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Arriving in Munich last spring after a flight from Toronto, I was immediately struck by the city’s lack of potholes. There aren’t any, even in the oldest part of the city. Munich is amazingly clean, too, with beautiful buildings, museums and the Englischer Garten (bigger than New York’s Central Park). Despite Germany’s recent economic challenges, you feel you are in a vibrant city.

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Not so with Toronto. Driving down streets like Bathurst or Davisville, we’re whipsawed as we veer to avoid car-jarring potholes. Our own residential street, in bad need of........

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