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Policy
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NEW) Analysis of Arguments Against Dedicating the Billboard Tax to Enhancing Public Spaces with a priority on Youth and High-Need Communities: http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bc/bcarguments.pdf
(UPDATED) Recommendation for Dedication of Billboard Tax Revenue through the Budget Process
http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bc/BC-BudgetProcess.pdf  (1 mb)
(OLD) Why Art in the Public Spaces Anyway? http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/BC-WhyArts.pdf
(OLD) Councillor's Brief (300 KB PDF) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/BCBF-Brief-v10.pdf
(OLD) Industry Arguments Against the Tax / Bylaw: http://www.beautifulcity.ca/What_Is_The_Industry_Saying.pdf  


City
Council Excerpts - PGM and Council: http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/PGMandCouncil.pdf
Appendix J - Economic Impact Analysis of Third Party Sign Tax, Professor D. Amborski
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/cc/bgrd/sign/Appendix%20J.pdf
Toronto Sign Bylaw Project (LINK)
http://www.toronto.ca/signbylawproject/

Strategies for Arts and Culture Funding Report Released: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-32905.pdf

Third Party Research
2009 EKOS Poll (CITY SUMMARY PDF) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/ekos.pdf 
2009 EKOS Poll (CITY DATASET) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/Ekos-CityData1.pdf
2009 EKOS Poll (G.T.A. SUMMARY) - Request for copy bcbf@beautifulcity.ca
2009 EKOS Poll (G.T.A. DATASET) - http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/Ekos-GTAData1.pdf

2007 Environics Poll (SUMMARY PDF) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/Environics.pdf
2007 Environics Poll (FULL)
http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/Environics-RawData.doc 
2005 Pollara Polls (183 KB PPT)
http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/POLLARA.ppt
Funding to Arts and Cultural Organizations by the City of Toronto 1990-2008 (Martin Prosperity Institute)
http://martinprosperity.org/research-and-publications/publication/funding-to-arts-and-cultural-organizations-by-the-city-of-toronto
A Business Case for Investment in the Arts (McKinsey & Co - 900 kb PPT
http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/CBAC.ppt


Tools
Action Kit (DRAFT PDF)
http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/ActionKit.pdf
Poster (800kb PDF) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/BCBf_Poster.pdf
Paper petition (100 KB PDF) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/BCBF-Petition.pdf
Facebook Group (LINK)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=4798915838&ref=ts
Printable postcard (480 KB PDF) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/postcard.pdf


Free Use Images (Print Quality)
Beautifulcity.ca Flickr Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/themanifesto/sets/72157622132233337/
Town Hall Photos Web / Preview (6 M ZIP)
http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/TownHallPhotos_web.zip
Town Hall Photos Print Quality (195 M ZIP) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/TownHallPhotos_print.zip
Old BCBF Animations Frames (ZIP) http://www.beautifulcity.ca/bcbf/oldimages.zip
Old BCBF Animation (GIF) http://www.them.ca/bcbf/animated.gif