Essays Tagged: "Downtown Toronto"

Land Usage from Suburban to Urban city of Toronto

IntroductionThe central area of downtown Toronto is the predominant centre consisting of major government, financial, medical and ed ... , while the outer municipalities are gaining residents but Toronto remains a highly populated city. Downtown Toronto is a fast paced area where people are rushing to either work or school mostly by fo ... eas. Gradual differences in roads, buildings and land usage are noticed heading towards the core of downtown Toronto.RouteThe 95 bus was taken to reach Scarborough Town Centre (STC) via Ellesmere Rd. ...

(4 pages) 65 0 3.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

The Effect of Changing Distance From Toronto's Central Business District on Parking Prices

ost culturally diverse metropolises in the world, with a population of over 4 million people, and a downtown area wielding much of Canada's financial, political, and educational power (United Nations) ... entertainment and shopping districts, and the availability of transportation in such a small area, downtown Toronto is quickly becoming very densely populated, with a population of 670,000 people in ...

(15 pages) 55 0 3.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Mischief Revealed A Novel Study on Alistair MacLeod's No Great Mischief By Alison Friedt

his eldest brother, Calum Ruadh's namesake, now a suffering alcoholic living in a rooming house in downtown Toronto. MacLeod's description of the highway linking the two men -- "It will be true to yo ...

(3 pages) 40 0 3.2 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Urbanization in Toronto (can be applied to basically any city in north america)

rought up as well.During the 1880 through to the 1920 before the automobile was generally used the "downtown" Toronto was a great mix of the poor and rich citizens. This was due to that fact that ther ...

(13 pages) 39 1 4.3 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

The increasing invisibility of poverty in Alistair Macleod's No Great Mischief based on the theories from The Rights Revolution

acters.At the beginning of the book No Great Mischief, Alexander goes to visit his brother Calum in downtown Toronto. On Queen Street, he sees "In the grimy windows hand-lettered cardboard signs offer ...

(5 pages) 17 0 0.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Area Study - Urban Regional Planning Critique: Toronto's Official Plan

rk locally, remain in question. In particular, the Plan's focus will be to redevelop and reurbanize Downtown by providing a full range of housing opportunities for Downtown workers, in addition to enc ... using opportunities for Downtown workers, in addition to encouraging residential intensification in Downtown's mixed-use and regeneration areas (Toronto, 2002). However, these policies could result in ...

(11 pages) 104 1 4.6 Jun/2006

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Turning Point

ife I can precisely identify the point where my life turned around. I was a young man growing up in downtown Toronto. My family wasn't very wealthy. We didn't have many luxuries. I remember how much I ...

(3 pages) 12 0 5.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Shouldice Hospital - Case Analysis

TAL LIMITED - A CASE ANALYSISBackgroundDr. Shouldice established a speciality hospital in 1945 near downtown Toronto, Ontario, for the treatment of hernia with a special focus on primary hernia. Start ...

(8 pages) 161 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Outsiders of a Neighbourhood

, the other set were given to the people who lived on the “outside” of the city which was Downtown Toronto. In order to receive a higher accuracy and relevance of this investigation, the two ...

(2 pages) 14 0 3.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays