Once celebrated as the city that works, Toronto is a city on the brink.

Strained by urban sprawl, crumbling infrastructure, and outdated governance, Toronto is coming apart at the seams. Its promise — of livability, opportunity, and innovation — is being undermined by years of inaction and political gridlock.

But all is not lost.

In this book, ten leading City Builders set out a bold, practical roadmap to turn things around. Together, they show how we can:

• make local government work


• find the money to fix what’s broken


• solve the housing crisis


• unclog our streets and transit


• confront the climate emergency


• navigate the rise of big tech


• foster social solidarity


• and design spaces that bring people together.

This is a wake-up call — Toronto’s future is still ours to shape.