An eloquent roadmap and agenda for shaping Toronto.
David Crombie, former mayor of Toronto
Offers an astounding amount of accumulated wisdom that – if political stars align – could ensure a brighter future for the city.
Karen Chapple, director of the School of Cities, University of Toronto
The beauty of Saving Toronto is that it weaves multiple strands of progressive urbanism together. While there’s no shortage of books about affordable housing, urban transportation, technology or governance, Saving Toronto brings all of these issues — and more — into one package. The book reveals the interdependence of these issues, declaring that “everything is connected to everything else”. Saving Toronto is a valuable and comprehensive primer on the major challenges Toronto is facing, as well as the solutions.
Dave Meslin, activist and author of Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up
The many good ideas proposed in Saving Toronto are rational, straightforward, and affordable. They will make Toronto flourish and should be championed by political leaders at all levels of government.
John Sewell, former mayor of Toronto
Saving Toronto should be read by anyone interested in Canadian cities and the well-being of their residents.
Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa, founder and chair of 8 80 Cities
Saving Toronto has re-energized me, quickened my step and brightened my outlook. Greenberg and Golden, two visionary city-builders, have assembled a chorus of voices that inspire passion, purpose and optimism about the future of our city. As soloists, each one dives into specific urban challenges, while offering practical roadmap opportunities that will enhance our quality of life. As an ensemble, the group reinforces the importance of cities to the future of human connectivity, and through engagement and activism, to the future of our planet.
Mitchell Cohen, CM, CEO, The Daniels Corporation
In so many ways, Toronto is the hub of the Canadian wheel, through which people, ideas, and resources travel. Some stay, lots go: it’s a city in perpetual motion. It’s not — despite its critics who accuse it of thinking so — the centre of the universe. But it is the country’s urban crucible, always facing threats and challenges, challenged to tackle them at the neighbourhood, city and regional scale. Greenberg and Golden are old hands at Toronto urbanism, and in this volume they’ve corralled important voices to add to their chorus that the uniqueness of Toronto be set free from provincial impingement and fiduciary dependency, to — the reader hopes — a renewed reign as Toronto the great!
Mary W. Rowe, president and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute
Does Toronto need saving? It’s easy to believe that this bustling, thriving, and unique city is immune to deep-rooted problems we see around the globe, but Saving Toronto makes clear that we are at a critical moment. Ken Greenberg and Anne Golden have assembled a formidable group of urban thinkers who care deeply about the city’s future and offer a compelling path forward. From transportation plans to housing policies, from new governance ideas to emerging technologies, this book delivers a clear-eyed diagnosis of Toronto’s most pressing challenges, along with practical remedies that politicians, civic leaders, and residents alike can put to use.
Matthew Blackett, Publisher of Spacing
An eloquent roadmap and agenda for shaping Toronto.
David Crombie, former mayor of Toronto
Offers an astounding amount of accumulated wisdom that – if political stars align – could ensure a brighter future for the city.
Karen Chapple, director of the School of Cities, University of Toronto
The beauty of Saving Toronto is that it weaves multiple strands of progressive urbanism together. While there’s no shortage of books about affordable housing, urban transportation, technology or governance, Saving Toronto brings all of these issues — and more — into one package. The book reveals the interdependence of these issues, declaring that “everything is connected to everything else”. Saving Toronto is a valuable and comprehensive primer on the major challenges Toronto is facing, as well as the solutions.
Dave Meslin, activist and author of Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up
The many good ideas proposed in Saving Toronto are rational, straightforward, and affordable. They will make Toronto flourish and should be championed by political leaders at all levels of government.
John Sewell, former mayor of Toronto
Saving Toronto should be read by anyone interested in Canadian cities and the well-being of their residents.
Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa, founder and chair of 8 80 Cities
Saving Toronto has re-energized me, quickened my step and brightened my outlook. Greenberg and Golden, two visionary city-builders, have assembled a chorus of voices that inspire passion, purpose and optimism about the future of our city. As soloists, each one dives into specific urban challenges, while offering practical roadmap opportunities that will enhance our quality of life. As an ensemble, the group reinforces the importance of cities to the future of human connectivity, and through engagement and activism, to the future of our planet.
Mitchell Cohen, CM, CEO, The Daniels Corporation
In so many ways, Toronto is the hub of the Canadian wheel, through which people, ideas, and resources travel. Some stay, lots go: it’s a city in perpetual motion. It’s not — despite its critics who accuse it of thinking so — the centre of the universe. But it is the country’s urban crucible, always facing threats and challenges, challenged to tackle them at the neighbourhood, city and regional scale. Greenberg and Golden are old hands at Toronto urbanism, and in this volume they’ve corralled important voices to add to their chorus that the uniqueness of Toronto be set free from provincial impingement and fiduciary dependency, to — the reader hopes — a renewed reign as Toronto the great!
Mary W. Rowe, president and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute
Does Toronto need saving? It’s easy to believe that this bustling, thriving, and unique city is immune to deep-rooted problems we see around the globe, but Saving Toronto makes clear that we are at a critical moment. Ken Greenberg and Anne Golden have assembled a formidable group of urban thinkers who care deeply about the city’s future and offer a compelling path forward. From transportation plans to housing policies, from new governance ideas to emerging technologies, this book delivers a clear-eyed diagnosis of Toronto’s most pressing challenges, along with practical remedies that politicians, civic leaders, and residents alike can put to use.
Matthew Blackett, Publisher of Spacing