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Current Issues Papers

Selections from 2007
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A room of her own: The costs and benefits of providing long-term
supportive housing to women at risk in Toronto
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Bridging divides: An examination of the 1998 Parkdale
conflict resolution process
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Challenges to meaningfully engaging youth: An exploration
of the Toronto Youth Cabinet
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Community gardening to benefit the marginally housed
and homeless: A fresh idea for faith institutions
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Community solar energy initiatives in Toronto:
Potential for city involvement
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Hope for Toronto's avenues: What City of Toronto planners and
policy-makers can do to make the avenue policies more effective,
efficient, consistent and accountable
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Out of the car and into a healthier lifestyle: A provincial role in
promoting municipal investment in active transportation infrastructure
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Public space planning in the GTA: Goals, processes and outcomes
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Redeveloping greyfields in the GTA
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The missing leg: The experience of walking to public transit
in Sao Paulo
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Towards inclusive public transport: Immigrant mothers and their
daily mobility
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Urban Design studios

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Planning workshop

The Workshop in Planning Practice is a group project completed by second-year master’s students during the fall term. Students work with advisors in the community on real-world projects. Some past projects have contributed to program improvements or policy planning in the non-profit and public sectors.

 

Workshop 2007
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A Collaborative Approach to Social Service Delivery
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Planning for Older Adult Clusters in Mississauga
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Redeveloping and Reconnecting Alexandra Park
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Quay Connections: Revitalising Toronto's Central Waterfront
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Wellington Place Renewal Plan
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In previous years, student workshop projects have included:

Workshop 2006
  • Waste Diversion Options for Toronto’s Community Environmental Assessment Team
  • Seniors and Mobility in Toronto’s Inner Suburbs
  • Urban Design Guidelines for the Bay Street Corridor
  • Forecasting Social Planning Needs for Dixon Hall
Workshop 2005
  • Dixon Hall and the Redevelopment of Regent Park
  • United Way: Action for Neighbourhood Change in Scarborough Village
  • “Edgeless City” versus Mixed-Use Centres: Policy Options for Concentrating Employment
  • Creating a Friendly Downtown for Families with Young Children
Previous Years
  • Taming Big-Box Retail in the Suburban GTA
  • Recommendations for the Toronto Portlands District for Creativity and Innovation
  • Strategies for Integration and Co-Existence of Condominium Residents and Existing Communities in Downtown Toronto
  • An Analysis of the Impacts of Fast Food Drive-Through Facilities on the Urban Environment
  • Survey and Analysis of Volunteering Patterns in the St. Christopher house Catchment Area
  • Access to Affordable, Nutritious and Culturally Appropriate Food in the City of Toronto
  • Stelco Lands Development: Implications for Public Consultation and Site Remediation
  • Warden Station Area Plan: Guidelines for Development