CURA newsletter, May 2010
House to House: Special Edition on Neighbourhood Change in Toronto, 2005
CURA newletter, May 2005
Disappearing Middle Class, CBC The Current, national radio panel discussion
CBC radio’s The Current hosted a panel discussion on the findings of the Three Cities research. “For the purposes of the study, David Hulchanski has defined the middle class in economic terms. But for a lot of people, the idea of middle class extends much more broadly than that. For their thoughts on what it means to be middle class and what role the idea of middle class plays in our society, we were joined by three people. Frank Cunningham is a professor emeritus of philosophy and political science at the University of Toronto’s Cities Centre; Linda Gerber is a Sociology professor at the University of Guelph. And John Ralston Saul is … well, John Ralston Everything. Philosopher, essayist, activist and novelist. He is also the president of International PEN, co-chair of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and author whose latest book is a biography of Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin.
http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=1700710950
Tale of Three Cities, CBC Toronto, Metro Morning
Matt Galloway, host of CBC Toronto’s Metro Morning, interviewed David Hulchanski on the morning of the release of the report, The Three Cities Within Toronto (15 December 2011). 6 minutes.
http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/2010/12/15/tale-of-three-cities/
Three Cities, video 3, Possible Solutions
A five minute review of how to begin to reverse the long term trends creating an increasingly divided city.
Three Cities, video 2, The Forces Dividing the City
A five minute explanation of the forces dividing the city, resulting in significant socio-spatial polarization in Toronto.
Three Cities, video 1, The Trends
A five minute explanation of the trends in socio-economic polarization in Toronto.
Toronto’s West-Central Neighbourhoods: A Profile of the St. Christopher House Catchment Area
Research Bulletin 29, June 2005, 8 pages. This research bulletin is contains a demographic profile of the catchment area of St. Christopher House, a neighbourhood-based, multi-service, non-profit organization in Toronto’s west end. The catchment area includes more than 100,000 people. The profile was prepared using 2001 census data, and includes data on population, household size and type, education, income, employment, immigration, ethnicity, and language. The information is also organized according to eight distinct neighbourhoods within the area: Dufferin Grove, Little Portugal, Niagara, Palmerston – Little Italy, Roncesvalles, South Parkdale, and Trinity – Bellwoods.
Taking the Pulse: Gauging Neighbourhood Change in Toronto’s Downtown West End
Research Paper 204, May 2005, viii, 68 pp. The authors of this paper administered and analyzed a household survey to provide St. Christopher House (SCH) with a better understanding of the issues facing the residents they serve. This research was designed to address three main questions: How do the residents perceive the changes occurring within the neighbourhood? How are these changes affecting their way of life in terms of housing, commercial activity, new residents, and safety? And what can be done to respond to these perceived changes? This research allowed residents to voice their concerns and views about neighbourhood changes. These concerns and views will be translated into policy and planning recommendations for the city, as well as for SCH, the main social service provider in Toronto’s West End.
Commercial Change in Toronto’s West-Central Neighbourhoods
Research Paper 214, September 2008, viii, 72 pp. This study explores how commercial change contributes to wider processes of exclusion and gentrification, as well as the resources available to counter this trend. The researchers studied three commercial strips in Toronto’s downtown West-Central neighbourhoods (West Queen West, Roncesvalles Village, and Bloordale Village), representing different characteristics and stages of commercial gentrification. The report focuses on themes such as ownership structure in relation to local investment; the politics of strip “branding,” and the role of immigrant-owned businesses in building social cohesion; the role of Business Improvement Areas in promoting local development and fragmenting the urban landscape; and the challenges and opportunities for business finance. The report concludes with some recommendations for policy and community organizing.