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Urban Renewal AlterLinks Topic Index Beautiful Ruination Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 Iin the last half-century, even as the prophets of prosperity have spurred the U.S. on to ever more growth, ruins have become increasingly common features in the American landscape. Braddock, littered with decrepit hulks, is not alone. Canadian Information Sharing Service Pilot Copy, February 1976 Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1976 The first issue of the Canadian Information Sharing Service publication. The name of the publication was later changed to Connexions and then to Connexions Digest. Canadian Information Sharing Service Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1978 Cities and the Wealth of Nations Principles of Economic Life Resource Type: Book Published: 1984 Jacobs argues that virtually all economic life, no matter how geographically remote from cities, depends on cities to maintain it or change it. A Citizen's Guide to City Politics Resource Type: Book Published: 1972 Connexions Digest Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1992 Fighting Back Urban Renewal in Trefann Court Resource Type: Book Published: 1972 A detailed report on the conflict between city bureaucrats and residents of Trefann Court, a five-block area just east of downtown Toronto. Bent on tearing down as a step towards urban renewal, the planners and government officials met organized resistance by homeowners, landlords and tenants for over six years. How We Changed Toronto The inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980 Resource Type: Book Published: 2015 By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada's largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, high-rise apartments, and skyscraping downtown office towers were transforming the city. City officials were cheerleaders for unrestricted growth. Master builders meet citizen activists Trefann Court and beyond: from "urban renewal" to true civic life Resource Type: Article Published: 2001 Examining former Toronto Mayor John Sewell's role as a community organizer and advocate during the urban renewal of the Trefann Court neighborhood and the importance of community self-determination in urban planning. A New City Agenda Resource Type: Book Published: 2004 While Canadians have quickly recognized the importance of healthy cities in their own lives and communities, governments have lagged far behind. In A New City Agenda, journalist and former mayor, John Sewell answers the question: What would a new deal for cities look like? He articulates a new vision for Canada’s largest urban regions and the implementation of required changes in social services, public education, settlement, health, housing, policing, land use and governance. Off the Map: Disabilities and Just Mobility People with disabilities who rely on local public transit are getting squeezed between gentrification and austerity. Resource Type: Article Published: 2018 An examination of the tensions between investment driven public transit improvements and displacement of less affluent residents; with particular reference to people with mobility issues or disabilities. Poor fetishes, poor critiques: gentrification as violence Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 Hating on hipsters is not the answer to gentrification. If we want to reclaim our cities, we should organize for genuinely affordable housing in common, argues Gloria Dawson. Seven News Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1970 Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no longer publishing, but all issues of the paper have been scanned and are available on the Connexions website. Ward 7 covered the area of Toronto east of downtown, from Sherbourne Street to Logan Avenue, south of Bloor-Danforth, including Don Vale, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale, St. Jamestown. Socialist Register 2012 Volume 48: The Crisis and the Left Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 2012 University of Winnipeg Media Profile in Sources Resource Type: Organization Up Against City Hall Resource Type: Book Published: 1972 John Sewell describes his early life and explains how he accidentally got involved in politics. He tells of his experiences in Trefann Court, and how this opened his eyes to the realities of civic politics, and gives behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the major battles at City Hall.

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