Dark Age Ahead for Toronto? - Dundurn

Dark Age Ahead for Toronto?

Reversing the Downward Spiral — Ten City Builders Weigh In

Available Apr 7th 2026

Paperback
$ 24.99

Description

Once celebrated as the city that works, Toronto is a city on the brink.

Strained by urban sprawl, crumbling infrastructure, and outdated governance, Toronto is coming apart at the seams. Its promise — of livability, opportunity, and innovation — is being undermined by years of inaction and political gridlock.

But all is not lost.

In this book, ten leading City Builders set out a bold, practical roadmap to turn things around. Together, they show how we can:

  • make local government work
  • find the money to fix what’s broken
  • solve the housing crisis
  • unclog our streets and transit
  • confront the climate emergency
  • navigate the rise of big tech
  • foster social solidarity
  • and design spaces that bring people together.

This is a wake-up call — Toronto’s future is still ours to shape.

Contributors

Anne Golden

Anne Golden is past President of the United Way of Greater Toronto and of the Conference Board of Canada. She gained national recognition as a policy expert for her reports on the future of Greater Toronto (The Golden Report), homelessness, and transit investment. She is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario, and has received the Couchiching Award for Public Policy Leadership as well as eight honorary doctorates.

Ken Greenberg

Ken Greenberg is an urban designer, teacher, writer, former Director of Urban Design and Architecture for the City of Toronto and Principal of Greenberg Consultants. He is the author of Walking Home: The Life and Lessons of a City Builder and Toronto Reborn; Design Successes and Challenges. He was selected as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Toronto.

 

Book Details

ePub
April 2026
-
200 pp
9781459756809
ePub
April 2026
-
200 pp
9781459756816
Paperback
April 2026
5.5x8.5 in
200 pp
9781459756823