Planning Toronto: The Planners, The Plans, Their Legacies, 1940-80

by Richard White

Toronto is known for being the "city that works." In this lavishly illustrated, meticulously researched book, Richard White analyzes the city's planning and how it contributed to Toronto becoming a functional, world-class city. Focusing on the critical period from 1940 to 1980, he examines how planners sought to shape the city and the region amid obstacles and a maelstrom of local and international influences. "Planning Toronto" offers the first comprehensive explanation of how Toronto's postwar plans--city, metropolitan, and regional--came to be, who devised them, and what impact they had. As this definitive history reveals, planning matters--though not always as expected.

Genres: Canada

464 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Richard White is the author of many acclaimed histories, including the groundbreaking study of the transcontinentals, Railroaded, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Stanford University, and lives near Palo Alto, California.