City Of Toronto Case Analysis

From 1948-1953 the Housing Authority of Toronto had consistently suggested to the City of Toronto that the southern section of Dundas street needed to be redeveloped to reduce slums and use it for public housing programs. It was not until November 1949, that the Federal Government had become embroiled under the National Housing Act. In 1950 the Province of Ontario became directly involved as a participating partner in the provision of public housing. Until August 1953, a request was made by the Board of Control of the City of Toronto to have a meeting between members of that Board, along with representatives of the Federal-Provincial Partnership to discuss the possibility of undertaking the redevelopment of Regent Park South*. Many third parties were involved in the meeting, including the Housing Branch of the Department of Planning and Development, the Department of Education and the Department of Municipal Affairs and Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. All together they presented a memorandum and presented it to
This report was prepared by an expert in architect and urban planning Mr. J.E. Hoare, Jr. who was also the architect for Regent Park North, along with 20 other Federal-Provincial selected officials. It was understood that as a top-down planning process the redevelopment under the National Housing Act was primarily the Federal Government’s concern, but it was agreed that Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Ontario Regional Office and the Province would work closely together throughout the redevelopment plan, since, the benefits of both parties were closely correlated. All planners and architects were locally chosen, with a strong sense of belonging towards this space, and have better understanding of the space compared to outsiders. At the same time, they know the needs and wants of the