Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Marcus Gee
Publication Date: May 25, 2024 - 07:00
Toronto is failing on the small details that make cities work
May 25, 2024
Cities spend a lot of time, energy and money on the big things that make them livable: roads, public transit, policing, public health. They often forget that, as the saying goes, it’s the little things that count. This is especially true in my city, Toronto.While city hall splashes out on things like subway lines and public-housing projects, garbage bins overflow, pavement crumbles and fountains stand dry. When things aren’t breaking down, they are often simply ugly. For all its glories, today’s Toronto has an air of neglect and disorder.
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