We’re talking mobility, not gravy - thestar.com: "There’s no gravy train in the City of Toronto, but there is a wrecking ball and it’s aimed directly at our transportation system. Since taking office last fall, Mayor Rob Ford has consistently shown a disregard for any notion of evidence-based planning of the city’s road and transit networks.
His bias against both streetcars and light rail transit (LRT) flies in the face of the fact that our current streetcar system carries many more riders a day than the entire GO Transit system and is essential to the daily functioning of the Toronto downtown."
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Toronto News: Is free transit the better way? - thestar.com [2008]
Toronto News: Is free transit the better way? - thestar.com: Is it time to consider offering fare-free transit as part of the solution?
Thursday, August 18, 2011
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
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
++ 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)."
Sunday, July 31, 2011
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."
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
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."
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