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Originally Posted by isaidso
It bears mentioning that US and Canadian metros were far more similar just 20-30 years ago. Since then, they've been diverging and it's largely due to a shift in Canadian urban planning policies. There are surely tons of Americans that want denser and more urban cities but the move in that direction has been far weaker. Perhaps in the US there's weaker municipal government, stronger self interest groups, and fewer regulations.
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With regard to the GTA and Ontario in general, much of the change in planning is coming from the province more so than the municipal governments themselves. The province in the end has all the power, and can force any policy on the municipalities if it wants to.