In it, he painted a picture of desolate tenement blocks that are car-dependent, soulless and condemn their inhabitants and their children to impoverished joyless lives, or worse, lives of crime and addiction. George’s United Church in Toronto last weekend. What are the implications of this kind of growth, and what can we learn from the experience of other communities?ĭarkness on the Edge of Town (a Bruce Springsteen song) is the title of a talk by Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail International Affairs writer and author of Arrival City, The Myth of the Muslim Tide, and Maximum Canada, in the Compassionate Justice series, held at Eglinton St. As Ontario moves to reduce the local influence on development and to increase the housing supply aggressively, Oakville is accepting new and unfamiliar housing forms. Low Density Development that Looks the OppositeĪround the world on the outskirts of large cities, affordable housing has often taken the form of tower block apartments, sometimes called “slab farms.” Originally designed for factory workers, these have evolved into immigrant communities, often with isolating effects that limit the opportunities for the residents to move out of poverty and integrate into the established society.
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