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What Other Cities Can Learn from Toronto's Sprawl

Hassan Arif | Posted 09.22.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Plan Saint John, Mississauga, Fredericton, Ontario Greenbelt, Milton, Toronto, Downtown 21, Erin Mills Mall, Matthew Hayes, Sprawl Toronto, Toronto Sprawl, Sprawl New Brunswick, New Brunswick Sprawl, Canada Politics News
Hassan Arif

Toronto's downtown has become an increasingly desirable place to live with a recent RBC-Pembina poll showing that 81 per cent would choose a smaller house if amenities such as shopping and mass transit were accessible by walking and if commutes to work were short. Are there any lessons here for New Brunswick?

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A Tale Of Two Municipal Elections in New Brunswick

Hassan Arif | Posted 07.28.2012 | Canada
Read More: New Brunswick Politics, Saint John, Kate Rogers, Greg Ericson, Matthew Hayes, Mel Norton, Fredericton, Leah Levac, Brad Woodside, Canada News
Hassan Arif

With some time having passed since the municipal elections, there is some space from the euphoria (or disappointment depending on the candidate) of election time to assess what the results mean. Saint John is a city beset by significant challenges -- including a costly pension plan, the need for social housing, cuts to mass transit that hurt the poor and the costs of maintaining city infrastructure.

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