( Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press file photo )Have we reached the death knell for evidence-based planning in Toronto? The lure of evidence-based planning is that it is meant to support the rational, transparent and efficient allocation of scarce resources. Over the past decade, the Toronto planning establishment has seemingly embraced the mantra of evidence-based planning for large infrastructure projects, especially in the transportation sector. Short of a radical intervention, evidence-based planning in Toronto is dead. Matti Siemiatycki is associate professor of geography and planning at the University of Toronto and Canada research chair in infrastructure planning and finance.

Source: thestar September 03, 2017 04:07 UTC