Toronto Sprawls: A History

Lawrence Solomon

Published by University of Toronto Press 2007

Toronto Sprawls

A History

Lawrence Solomon

In the series U of T Centre for Public Management Series on Public Policy & Administration

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442685062

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An illuminating read, Toronto Sprawls makes a convincing case that urban sprawl in Toronto was caused not by market forces, but rather by policies and programs designed to disperse Toronto's urban population.

Author / Editor information

Solomon Lawrence :

Lawrence Solomon is an urban affairs columnist with the National Post, a past member of the City of Toronto Planning Board, and the editor and publisher of The Next City magazine.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: Toronto circa 1900, before the Era of Sprawl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. How Private Transit Hobbled Sprawl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. Living at Close Quarters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3. Toronto the Good Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
4. Model People, Model Suburbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
5. Canada’s War Effort against the Cities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
6. CMHC and Cheap Financing Open Up the Suburbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
7. Partial Amalgamation, Full Sprawl Satish Dhar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
8. The Suburbs beyond the Suburbs Satish Dhar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Conclusion: How Toronto Might Have Been Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
Postscript: Toronto in 2020 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 128

eBook

Published: December 31, 2007
ISBN: 9781442685062