Is Toronto Mayor deliberately sabotaging #transit ?

Subways are justified in only the most dense population areas. They make people go underground so that buses and streetcars may have the streets. But should we make people go underground so that a few private autos may have the street? Studies show that a new subway in Toronto is a bad investment. This should raise suspicion about the motivation of its promoters.

"If you compare a Sheppard subway line to all of the other transit options that have been brought to the table over the past couple of years, a subway line for Sheppard would cost the most per kilometer and serve the fewest number of Torontonians per dollar invested...." Pembina

++ Go Evergreen! ++: Canadian transit ridership reaches new milestone in 2010

++ Go Evergreen! ++: Canadian transit ridership reaches new milestone in 2010: "TORONTO, July 25, 2011 /Canada NewsWire/ - Public transit ridership across Canada showed very strong growth in 2010, with an increase of 4.1% nationally over the previous year. This represents an all-time record with 1.9 billion trips taken, as reported today by the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)."

Living a Car Free Life | LONDONFUSE

Living a Car Free Life | LONDONFUSE: "But today this all changed. We finally managed to sell our car and now we are in fact Carless, and I must say that it feels liberating."

Jane Jacobs on Neighborhoods

Fake "shortfall" excuse to cut services

Toronto to consider $740M in major service cuts - Toronto - CBC News: "Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is set to consider cuts totalling more than $740 million to police, transit, public health and environment programs."

The Radio Ecoshock Show: KILL THE CAR

The Radio Ecoshock Show: KILL THE CAR: "Most people will work until mid-April just to pay their car costs. That's just their personal share. More is paid by all levels of government, to keep the road network going."

TTC - Make it Free