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Keeping them at Bay
Practices of municipal exclusion Download 917.65 KB31 pages Since the 1960s, planning for community-based care for people with disabilities has been a major focus in…
Keeping them at bay: Practices of municipal exclusion
Control over the use of land is politically charged, and has frequently led to cases of unfair treatment in the courts and human rights tribunals.…
CCPA-NS releases first ever Alternative Municipal Budget for the HRM
Halifax, NS—Now is the time to have serious discussions about what kind of community Halifax residents want for themselves and their neighbours. That’s why the…
A Sustainable Vision for Our Community
Alternative Municipal Budget for the Halifax Regional Municipality Download 1.82 MB80 pages A Sustainable Vision for our Community: Alternative Municipal Budget for the Halifax Regional…
Rising Rents, Condo Conversions, and Winnipeg’s Inner City
Download 1.99 MB48 pages This two-part report explores the impacts of condominium conversions and rent increases for low-income tenants in Winnipeg’s inner city. The first…
2012 Preliminary Operating Budget
Madly Off in All Directions Download 605.28 KB16 pages Winnipeg’s 2012 Preliminary Operational Budget lacks a central policy goal or cohesive vision for the future…
Winnipeg City Council Misses the Bus – Again
Council’s recent decision to increase bus fare by a total of 25 cents by June 2012 adds to a growing list of wrong-headed policies moving…
Going Nowhere Fast: The Kenaston Boulevard Project and the Inadequacy of Roadway Expansion in Reducing Winnipeg’s Gridlock
For many Winnipeggers, the news from Main Street last week was long overdue. On Wednesday, city council voted in favour of a preliminary design to…
Fast Facts: Selling City Golf Courses to Developers
A Permanent Loss October 26, 2011 was the deadline for developers to make proposals for seven large pieces of prime real estate scattered across Winnipeg. …
Countdown to Zero
Balancing Toronto’s Budget Download 539.03 KB10 pages This report looks at the city of Toronto’s annual budgeting process over the past five years and shows…
Transforming transportation will improve quality of life for all British Columbians
The 2010 Winter Olympics shone a light on one of the most fascinating experiments in transportation planning ever conducted in North America. Previously unthinkable measures…
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