Patricia McCarney announces new ‘Global Cities Institute’ advisor

November 24, 2015

Political Science Professor Patricia McCarney has announced the appointment of Joe Pennachetti, the top civil servant in Toronto, to the role of executive advisor to the Global Cities Institute at U of T, as well as the World Council on City Data (WCCD).

Speaking to U of T News, McCarney, director of the institute, said Pennachetti has joined the University of Toronto to focus on working with other global cities to solve problems that face them all. The WCCD was created in May, 2014 when the institute played host to a global cities summit. It measures 100 indicators that “peer cities” can use to compare their performance with other cities on issues such as public transit, housing, health, education, the use of bike lanes, waste disposal and diversion and even tree canopy. The full story is available here.