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Iain Dobson
Co-Founder

Iain Dobson has devoted the last 16 years of his career to policy innovation in infrastructure investment. He has served on the Board of Metrolinx, Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel, a member of the CivicAction Commercial Building Advisory Panel, and on the Expert Panel on the Sheppard Transit Corridor. From 2000, he developed a world class real estate data company and for 25 years prior to that was engaged in the commercial real estate development industry.

Mr. Dobson has received numerous industry awards and has spoken at many of North Americas leading real estate associations, including NAIOP, SIOR, Canadian Land Economists, Real Estate Forums and has appeared on radio and TV programs such as Metro Morning and Cross Canada Check Up among others.

Active in the community, he is currently a member on the advisory panel of LIGHTS, which is a unique program working in partnership with Community Living Toronto stimulate independent Living by those with intellectual challenges

Iain Dobson has devoted the last 16 years of his career to policy innovation in infrastructure investment with an emphasis on the importance of aligning development and public transit. In 2006, Iain Dobson along with Glenn Miller and the Canadian Urban Institute formed a working partnership to develop solutions to the ever-growing problem of connecting home to work and solutions to congestion. This partnership of urban planning and commercial real estate knowledge prompted the creation of Strategic Regional Research Alliance (SRRA).

He has served on the Board of Metrolinx, Transit Investment Strategy Advisory Panel, a member of the CivicAction Commercial Building Advisory Panel, and on the expert panel on the Sheppard transit corridor.

During a career in commercial real estate development from 1975 to 2000 and the development of a world class real estate data company he received numerous industry awards and has spoken at many of North Americas leading real estate associations, including NAIOP, SIOR, Canadian Land Economists, Real Estate Forums and has appeared on radio and TV programs such as Metro Morning and Cross Canada Check Up among others.

Active in the community, he volunteers as a member on the advisory panel of LIGHTS, which is a unique program working in partnership with Community Living Toronto stimulate independent Living by those who would have to rely on others for housing. He has previously sat on the Alumni Board of the University of Toronto Schools and is former Chair of the Jackman Institute of Child Study Daycare.

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Glenn Miller
Co-Founder

For more than 20 years, Glenn Miller led the Canadian Urban Institute’s education and research program, focusing on growth management, downtown revitalization and the impact of demographic change. He is a co-founder of the Strategic Regional Research Alliance and a Senior Associate with the CUI. Glenn has published a great deal on planning policy in Canada and contributes to many notable publications on planning policy.

Glenn holds a Masters in Urban Planning from McGill’s School of Urban Planning and an Honours B.A. in Urban Studies from Concordia University. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners and for 25 years was editor of the Ontario Planning Journal (1986-2011). He has taught at Seneca College’s Centre for the Built Environment, Ryerson University’s School of Urban and Regional Planning and in 2012 was Planner in Residence at the University of Waterloo. Glenn is currently a member of the Editorial Board of Plan Canada, the national magazine of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

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Stephen Johnson
Director of Research

Stephen Johnson joined SRRA’s core team in 2016. He has worked at the Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels of government and has considerable expertise in intergovernmental relations, fiscal policy and transportation policy to complement SRRA’s established strengths in commercial real estate, transit planning and urban development.

Prior to his public service, Stephen was a Senior Associate in a Toronto based consulting and project management firm specializing in first of a kind and project recovery engagements in the energy, finance and public sectors.

Stephen holds a Master of Arts from the University of Toronto focused on international political economy and a Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science from McGill University. An incomplete PhD in comparative politics at the University of Toronto remains on his “to do” list.

Stephen is a Toronto native and proud father of 4 daughters and 2 stepdaughters.

Stephen Johnson joined SRRA’s core team in 2016. He has work at the Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels of government and has considerable expertise in intergovernmental relations, fiscal policy and transportation policy to complement SRRA’s established expertise in transit, planning and urban development.

Prior to his public service Stephen was a Senior Associate in a consulting and project management firm specializing in first of a kind and project recovery engagements in the energy, finance and public sectors.

Stephen holds a Master of Arts from the University of Toronto focussed on international political economy and a Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science from McGill University. An incomplete PhD in comparative politics at the University of Toronto remains on his “to do” list.

For more than 20 years, Glenn Miller led the Canadian Urban Institute’s education and research program, focusing on growth management, downtown revitalization and the impact of demographic change. He is now a Senior Associate with the CUI, which is co-founder of the Strategic Regional Research Alliance (SRRA), a not for profit organization dedicated to providing non-partisan research on the connections between infrastructure, land use and the regional economy.

Glenn holds a masters in urban planning from McGill’s School of Urban Planning and an Honours B.A. in Urban Studies from Concordia University. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners and for 25 years was editor of the Ontario Planning Journal (1986-2011), the professional practice magazine of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute. He has taught at Seneca College’s Centre for the Built Environment, Ryerson University’s School of Urban and Regional Planning and in 2012 was Planner in Residence at the University of Waterloo. Glenn is also a member of the City Institute External Advisory Board at York University.

 

Partners

Our Partners consist of corporations and organizations in the public and private sectors. Partners meet frequently during the year to discuss research, policy innovation and prioritize further study. Their contributions foster a meaningful exchange of insights, knowledge and expertise.

Acknowledgements

SRRA is grateful to the many other participants from all our associates, followers, friends and staff at SRRA for their contributions to the research conducted by SRRA. In particular, the following have either participated in our Forums provided editorial support for our publications or both. Without their continued participation and involvement our work would not be possible.

Many thanks to the following and our apologies to those we have omitted to mention here….

Janice Baker, City Manager, City of Mississauga

Paul Bedford, Consultant, Former Chief Planner City of Toronto & Metrolinx Board Member

Jim Berry, Senior Vice President, Hatch Infrastructure

Andrew Browning, Vice President, Valuation & Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield

Martin Buck, Director, Crossrail London UK

Andrea Calla, Chairman of the Operating Board SRRA, The Calla Group

Stephen Chait, Former Director, Economic Development, Development Services Commission, The City of Markham

Larry Clay, Former Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Graeme Craig, Commercial Director of Non-Fare Revenue, TfL UK

Stephen Diamond, CEO Diamond Corp. and Chair Waterfront Toronto

Angela Dietrich, Manager, City Wide Policy Planning, City of Mississauga

Steve Dorey, Former Chief Economist, Province of Ontario

Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton, City of Hamilton (former CEO, Canadian Urban Institute)

Jeff Evenson, VP, Partnerships & Strategy, Options for Homes, Former Director, Canadian Urban Institute

Drew Fagan, Munk Institute

Judy Farvolden, Director, UTTRI

John Genest, Principal, Malone Given Parsons Ltd.ret.

Angela Gibson, former Director for Corporate Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Durham Region. presently at Metrolinx

Phil Gillin, Managing Director, Real Estate, Sunlife

Geoff Goad, Director

Derek Goring, Vice President Development, Great Gulf

Jim Harbell, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP

Chris Lang, President Lang Marketing

Calvin Lantz, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP

Kathleen Llewellyn-Thomas, Chief Customer Officer, Strategy, Planning, Innovation & Customer Experience, Toronto Transit Commission

Tom McCormack, President, Metro Economics

Eric Miller, Director, UTTRI

Peter Moore, Formerly, Project Manager, City Planning, City of Toronto

Helen Murphy, Director Transportation for London, UK

Bob Onyschuk, Q.C. Onyschuk Partners

Lee Parsons, Founding Partner Malone Given Parsons Ltd., former Metrolinx Board Member

Bridget Rosewell, Director, National Infrastructure Commission, UK

Ed Sajecki, Sajecki Planning, Formerly Commissioner, Planning & Building, City of Mississauga

Michael Schabas, Partner FCP World UK

Caspar Sinnege, Director

Susan Tanabe, Manager of Transportation Planning, City of Mississauga

Steve Upton, Vice President, Development Planning, Tridel Corporation

Eileen Waechter, Director, Airport Planning and Government Relations, Greater Toronto Airport Authority

Stephen Waque, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais

Julian Ware, Director Corporate Finance, Transportation for London

 
 
 

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