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The Centre for Urban Research and Land Development is an expert-led research Centre, dedicated to formulating policies and solutions to address the concerns confronting urban growth and change within the Greater Golden Horseshoe, as well as educating students to take leadership roles in these pursuits. Its orientation is founded on uniting economics and market analysis within the context and understanding of social and environmental considerations.
In The News
July 3, 2025
TorontoToday.ca quotes Chris De Sousa, Urban and Regional Planning Professor and CUR Management Team, on the popularity of Toronto's tiny parks. With approximately 500 parkettes spanning the city, these green spaces can improve the psychological wellbeing of nearby residents, along with providing storm water management and property value increases.
By: Alex Flood
June 30, 2025
CBLT (CBC) Metro Morning (external link)
Metro Morning speaks with Chris De Sousa, Urban and Regional Planning Professor and CUR Management Team, about Rogers Stadium - Toronto's newest concert venue recently opened on the former Downsview airport lands. As an interim use of underutilized vacant land, De Sousa explains that the hope is that this will inject creativity, excitement and an influx of visitors to a part of the city that people may not necessarily be familiar with.
June 26, 2025
The Trillium quotes CUR Director, David Amborski, on the Ford government's promised $60-billion facelift to Ontario's health-care infrastructure. Amborski states that requiring municipalities to cover substantial costs for infrastructure they don't actually control appears to violate one of the 'pay for say' principles - that local governments should only have financial responsibility to fund services for which they determine what is provided.
By: Steve Cornwell
Advisory Committee
Staff and Management Team
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