Chris RickettYour City’s Innovation Play Starts on Main StreetPick up an economic development strategy for any city — large or small — and it will aim to attract and nurture a tech and innovation…4 min read·Jan 28, 2024----
Chris RickettAnswering the call for digital adoptionDigital Main Street tackles the digital divide6 min read·Nov 4, 2023----
Chris RickettData drives community economic development for Main StreetMain streets are meeting places within our communities. Whether it is a commercial plaza, a collection of two- and three-storey commercial…5 min read·Nov 4, 2023----
Chris RickettCreating a competitive auto manufacturing property tax regime in OntarioAs the federal and Ontario governments work to secure generational investments in automotive manufacturing capacity, the challenge of…5 min read·Nov 4, 2023----
Chris RickettNew housing is crucial, yes, but businesses also need urban landWe need to make sure housing doesn’t use up all available space3 min read·Nov 4, 2023----
Chris RickettIn Defense of Public Servants: We Need Government To Get Us Through COVID-19As we head into 2021, with the pandemic raging harder than it was in the early days of 2020, it’s hard not to get discouraged. Yes…5 min read·Jan 2, 2021----
Chris RickettThe Great Stratford Glass Debate of 2020As a former City Councillor in my hometown of Stratford, Ontario, I’ve had many reach out to ask my thoughts on the debate around the…9 min read·Nov 29, 2020--4--4
Chris RickettCanada’s COVID-19 Response is Frustrated by Short-Term ThinkingAs we almost enter the tenth month of the pandemic in Canada, we continue to be obsessed with short-term thinking. Instead of thinking…10 min read·Nov 16, 2020----
Chris RickettA Quick Thanks …Today I rejoin my team at MPAC after a six-month journey at the City of Toronto leading their efforts to support businesses during COVID.2 min read·Sep 14, 2020----
Chris RickettTech Moves Home and Toronto’s Commercial Office Market Faces Big QuestionsToronto’s downtown core has been on a tear over the last two decades. There are currently 121 cranes erected building both residential and…5 min read·Jun 13, 2020--1--1
