City of Victoria Regional Cost Sustainability Analysis

The City of Victoria would like to review all costs associated with supporting the downtown core, and to determine which services are regional in nature. The City would also like to determine what the impact of supporting the core is to Victoria residents compared to residents in the rest of the CRD. The proposed research project will examine these costs and services, and identify possible mechanisms for sharing costs and fostering collaboration among jurisdictions. The focus of the study will be on the City of Victoria and its relationship with the surrounding municipalities with City and regional data being used in the analysis. The final report will include an overview of the research literature, and conclude with concrete recommendations (cost shares, total spending levels, distribution of services etc.) for the Greater Victoria area. The goal will be to provide balanced and reliable information for use in future…

Faculty Supervisor:

Elisabeth Gugl

Student:

Partner:

The Corporation of the City of Victoria

Discipline:

Sociology

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University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate