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Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry G. Cisneros returned to the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) last night to discuss the undeniable increasing presence of America’s Latino population and the issues pertinent to what he calls the “Hispanization of the United States.” Cisneros, who received a Masters in Public Administration from the KSG in 1973, spoke in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum room to kick off the 10th Annual Latino Law and Public Policy Conference, which will last until tomorrow night. “The Latino future...
...Liberty International Airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation is reviewing the application, and will factor in objections from Air Canada, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines, among others, which argue Porter has an unfair "monopoly" on flights from Toronto City Airport. These airlines also want to compete for the urban traveler. Torontonians may accept a downtown airport from its cherished island respite, as long as its only tenant is a struggling, regional airline. But one that services the big North American airlines will be about as welcome in the city as the creature on Porter's logo...
...commuter gridlock caused by urban sprawl has turned downtown Toronto into a hot real estate market. Once affordable middle-class neighborhoods such as family-friendly High Park and artsy Annex are suddenly seeing homes sold for as much as $900,000, while new condos sprout almost weekly from former downtown parking lots, barely staying ahead of demand. Even Donald Trump has been drawn to the party: In the financial district, condos at Trump Toronto start at $1.6 million...
Future City: Experiment and Utopia in Architecture (Thames & Hudson) Jane Alison, curator of London's Barbican Art Gallery, and her fellow authors explore works by architects Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and other urban-planning innovators...
...strategic plan was never intended to be a zoning document. It has suggested height,” he said. “I think the intention was to create a certain kind of atmosphere along Western Ave. I’ll leave this to the urban designers to consider how successful this is. That’s their job not mine...