A Good Article by Christopher Hume on Toronto's High-Rise Phobia

In the light of the Higher Learning Symposium on Thursday, October 19, 2006, Toronto Star urban issues columnist Christopher Hume published a good article on the ignorant and NIMBY (not-in-my-backyard) attitutdes by some representatives of Toronto's inner-city neighbourhoods. Take a look.

Link to Article

"What can be said of a city that fears growing up?" Hume asks.

...Toronto views the tall building with fear and loathing — make that self-loathing. Truly, this is a city that doesn't want to be a city, that likes the amenities urbanity offers but would rather remain a small town.