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City of Toronto Creative City Planning Framework Creative Clusters 2008

City of Toronto Creative City Planning Framework Creative Clusters 2008. Dr. Greg Baeker. Agenda for Prosperity . “Put creativity at the centre of Toronto’s economic development strategy” Mayor David Miller. Internationalization Business Climate Productivity and Growth

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City of Toronto Creative City Planning Framework Creative Clusters 2008

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  1. City of TorontoCreative City Planning Framework Creative Clusters 2008 Dr. Greg Baeker

  2. Agenda for Prosperity “Put creativity at the centre of Toronto’s economic development strategy” Mayor David Miller • Internationalization • Business Climate • Productivity and Growth • Economic Opportunity and Inclusion • World Cultural Capital • Culture, Place and Urban Design • Creativity and Innovation • Inclusion and Engagement

  3. Creative City Planning Framework “Toronto is at an inflection point, to strive for greatness as one of the world’s magnet creative cities or to be a really good second tier city. All the ingredients are here” Richard Florida Purpose: Build the capacity of Toronto to realize its potential as a creative city. • Principles and policy assumptions • Practices, processes and tools

  4. Place – Culture – Economy

  5. City Council Recommendations • Adopt “a cultural planning model to promote a place-based creative sector development.” • Planning Department to recommend how culture is better integrated in land use planning.

  6. Cultural Planning Approach • Strengthen cultural mapping systems and capacities • Placing Creativity Initiative • Partnership: City of Toronto +The Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto • Goal: strengthen cultural mapping as planning and policy tool • Members: researchers, policy makers, creative sector practitioners

  7. Culture and Land Use Planning • Financial Incentives Program • 60% rebate on increased property taxes over 10 years • Eligible sectors and facilities - Creative Industries, Convergence Centres, Incubators • “No-net-loss of non-residential space” policy • Residential (condominium) development pressures • Retain employment uses and protect space for arts and cultural industries

  8. Dr. Greg Baekergbaeker@mappingauthenticity.com

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