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A training, advisory and interdisciplinary research hub at the University of Toronto’s School of Cities https://linktr.ee/infrastructureinstitute
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Caught most of Matti Siemistycki’s interview on Metro Morning talking about the problems and some solutions to combating traffic on our streets. That’s right, congestion charging is not evil. h/t @uoft.bsky.social @iiutoronto.bsky.social @uoftcities.bsky.social /End youtu.be/_JDJeU_p73Y?...
Metro Morning interview with Infrastructure Institute’s Matti Siemiatycki
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April 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Missed Connections
2025

This new report from the Infrastructure Institute explores the historical development of the city’s transportation infrastructure and its impacts on communities then and today.

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A B/W/image of people protesting with large signs Missed Connections - Locating Equity in Toronto's Transportation History. Missed Connections 2025 This new report from the Infrastructure Institute explores the historical development of the city’s transportation infrastructure and its impacts on communities then and today. The archival research explores over 60 years of Toronto’s history to understand if and how considerations of social equity shaped transportation decision-making. Tracing key events in three distinct eras of the City’s planning, it reveals a pattern of delayed and denied investment created by fiscal conservatism, stigmatization of density, deference to homeowners, and political strife, even as growing inequities were already apparent and acknowledged. Through case studies of three Toronto neighbourhoods – Flemingdon Park, Malvern, and Eglinton West, the report explores how these historical forces have produced lasting disparities in transportation access, leaving communities behind. This project was commissioned by the City of Toronto. This work was supported by Mitacs through the Mitacs Accelerate Program.
March 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Thank you!
November 26, 2024 at 3:46 PM