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Bye-bye parking, hello housing?

City Hall Watcher #272: A look at Council's decisions on FIFA, parking-versus-housing, parking ticket hikes, and more, plus a look at where donations came from in last fall's Scarborough by-election

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Matt Elliott
Mar 25, 2024
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Hey there! Another Toronto Council meeting is in the books, which means it’s time to look at what happened — and what mattered.

This issue has notes on the FIFA World Cup—and its mysterious provenance—and why Council delayed increasing the penalties for parking tickets.

But the main event is a look at Council’s debate on trading parking lots for housing…

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