The movement of some residents from downtown may be a good thing for the City of Toronto, says UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shoshanna Saxe in a radio interview for CBC Metro Morning, January 19, 2021.
Saxe holds a Canada research chair in sustainable infrastructure. She points out that a mild exodus might be good for Toronto because it would “slow things down a little bit.”
“It could provide us with a real opportunity to catch up. Toronto has underinvested in its infrastructure, and Ontario has underinvested in Toronto’s infrastructure, for a long time. And so there are places where we’re really under pressure.”
It could also be a good thing for smaller communities to build in ways that may attract residents away from big cities, says Saxe.
“There’s an opportunity for medium-sized cities to choose to build vibrant, sustainable, walkable, affordable places. And that would attract people from cities where that type of living is in deficit.”
Listen to the interview and/or read the transcript.