Moving forward in Canadian communities: Soliloquy of an urbanist

Plan Canada

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 16-19

  Beasley, Larry ^a  

^a Department of Planning ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 54749121295     PISSN: 00320544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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References (9)

1. Greenberg K. Ken Greenberg is the former Director of Urban Design and Architecture for the City of Toronto and is now the Principal, Greenberg Consultants, 603-20 Niagra Street,Toronto, Ontario.
2. Jacobs J. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. New York (NY):Vintage Press; 1961.
3. Jacobs AB. Great Streets. Cambridge (MA): MIT Press; 1991.
4. Lerner J. Refers to keynote speech made at 2004 CIP National conference, Toronto, Ontario.
5. Cooperative Planning Model: the process in Vancouver where citizens, developers, politicians and city officials interact collaboratively to conceive and then build the residential city.
6. CityPlan: the city-wide plan, adopted in 1995, which provides a framework for deciding City programs, priorities, and actions over the next 20 years. In 1997, the Community Visions program was launched to bring CityPlan to the neighbourhood level. As local neighbourhood plans are approved, work starts on making the Approved Visions a reality.
7. New Deal: In the lead-up to the 2004 federal election, PM-Elect Paul Martin promised a "New Deal" for cities that included new arrangements for cost-sharing, tax breaks, and infrastructure funding mechanisms for urban areas across the country.
8. Vancouver Agreement: a commitment by the federal government, the Province of B.C., and the City of Vancouver to work together to support sustainable economic, social and community development in Vancouver. Although the agreement affects the entire city, the initial focus of work is in the Downtown Eastside.
9. Toronto's Waterfront Initiative: Following the release of the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Task Force's report in March 2000, the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and the City of Toronto jointly announced their support for the creation of the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) to oversee and lead waterfront renewal.