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Understanding the Commons

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• To support the facilities for Torontonians, lots of work goes into creating ideas and organizing staff, volunteers and money.

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·1· A better taxonomy for the Toronto Operating Budget Based on 2015 Operating Budget Summary direct link (BetterCityBudgetTaxonomyFebruary2015.pdf)	·2· Helmets and Risk Management	·3· Financial View Where the money goes Citywide, in parks, and the example of Ward 18
·4· Elinor Ostrom Governing the commons theorist, particularly dealing with conflict	·5· The Legal and Regulatory Framework Laws, Regulations, Policies, Enforcement and Justice There's a TON of great reference material in here that we have hardly begun to sort through.	·6· Accessibility and Disability
·7· Information Technology	·8· Courts Much of how we relate to each other is revealed in our courts (and justice) system. See Nils Christie's paper "Conflicts as Property" for some insight.	·9· Information and Transparency Freedom of Information
City of Toronto Financial Trends Apparently overall city costs, employee pay, and user charges have all gone up in the 40% range in real costs (inflation adjusted dollars) from 2001 - 2011, after amalgamation.	PFR Financial Trends Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation budget has been rising steadily (and substantially) whether in absolute or inflation-adjusted terms. The question is: why?	Picture Albums Thousands of pictures spanning a decade or more
Understanding the Toronto Budget (2013) - Summary This analysis of Toronto's top-level budget items takes a natural functional view of what City Government does for its people.