Ray Tomalty Author

Ray Tomalty is principal of Smart Cities Research Services, a research consultancy specialising in urban sustainability, including growth management, active transportation, green infrastructure, community energy planning, housing affordability, fiscal issues, and urban governance. He is the author of many research papers and policy reports prepared for federal, provincial and municipal governments and the non-profit sector in Canada. He is an adjunct professor at McGill University's School of Urban Planning and sits on the editorial board of Alternatives Journal, Canada's foremost environmental magazine. Alan Mallach is a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and at the Center for Community Progress. He is the author of many works on housing and planning, including Bringing Buildings Back and Building a Better Urban Future: New Directions for Housing Policies in Weak Market Cities. He served as director of housing and economic development for Trenton, N.J. from 1990 to 1999 and is currently a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.