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…Jan 28Jan 28
Chris RickettAnswering the call for digital adoptionDigital Main Street tackles the digital divideNov 4, 2023Nov 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…Nov 4, 2023Nov 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…Nov 4, 2023Nov 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 spaceNov 4, 2023Nov 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…Jan 2, 2021Jan 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…Nov 29, 20204Nov 29, 20204
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…Nov 16, 2020Nov 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.Sep 14, 2020Sep 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…Jun 13, 20201Jun 13, 20201