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Market Squared by Adam A. Donaldson

We came. We saw. We pledged. Now what?

We came. We saw. We pledged. Now what?

This week's Market Squared assures you that if you think that council's housing pledge this week was a work of performance art, it is.
Is a bad week of driving stories a sign?

Is a bad week of driving stories a sign?

This week's Market Squared looks at how a week of different news segments tells the same story about our four-wheeled Achilles' Heel of modern life
The 'do we look stupid' challenge at planning meetings

The 'do we look stupid' challenge at planning meetings

This week's Market Squared will consider the games we all play in this dangerous new era of planning.
Some concerning trends emerging with operations campus

Some concerning trends emerging with operations campus

This week's Market Squared will look at the worrying signs that the city's new infrastructure project is walking a disappointingly familiar path
The State of the City is also the State of Criticism

The State of the City is also the State of Criticism

This week's Market Squared looks at one mayor's speech, and another mayor's death, to see the whole picture of modern municipal pressures
Budget 2023: 9 hours in 900 words

Budget 2023: 9 hours in 900 words

The budget is over, except for Market Squared's last words about the 2023 budget in this week's column!
The property tax squeeze is not what you think it is

The property tax squeeze is not what you think it is

This week's Market Squared talks about why your property tax bill tells an entirely different story than we usually talk about.
I'd rather pay for good transit, than get bad transit for free

I'd rather pay for good transit, than get bad transit for free

This week's Market Squared is about why free transit for teens and seniors is a nice idea, but I'd rather have a transit system that works
Rodrigo Goller's tiny house is not the enemy

Rodrigo Goller's tiny house is not the enemy

This week's Market Squared recaps a week that showed us why life is so unaffordable right now (and why it's beyond one city councillor's control)
New Year's suggestions for Guelph

New Year's suggestions for Guelph

This week on Market Squared, we don't call them resolutions!