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More Metrolinx New Math (Updated)
Updated June 8, 2013 at 12:05pm: Metrolinx has issued a correction via Twitter (where this discussion started) clarifying that, yes, it is person-years of employment, not jobs, that they are creating, and acknowledging that the graphics and tweets using them … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Finance, Transit
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TTC’s Five Year Plan Reviewed
TTC CEO Andy Byford was hired by former chief Gary Webster to modernize management practices and provide focus to an organization that had lost its way. Thanks to Webster’s ousting at the hands of the subway-loving, LRT-hating Mayor Ford, Byford … Continue reading
Can The Metrolinx Investment Strategy Succeed?
Yesterday, Metrolinx released their Investment Strategy, the scheme for funding transit construction in the GTHA over the next 15 years or more. I wrote an evaluation of their report which is posted on the Torontoist website. Please leave comments there. … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Finance, Transit
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Five Years, Seven Goals: Where Will The TTC Be In 2018
TTC CEO Andy Byford addressed the Empire Club on May 13, 2013 setting out a strong argument for political and financial support for the transit system (full text at the Torontoist site). After last week’s debacle at Council where almost … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Finance, Service Cost and Quality, Transit
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Irresponsible Madness at City Hall (Update 2)
Updated May 10, 2013 at 8:45 am: A consolidated list of Council actions has been added to show the net effect of many overlapping motions and amendments. Updated May 9, 2013 at 11:00 pm: After an extremely long debate and … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Transit
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City Hall’s Transit Gridlock Must End (Updated)
April 29, 2013: Now that the Scarborough Subway is back on the table, what are the implications of the LRT and subway options. See my comments on the Torontoist. (Original post from April 24 below.) Toronto Executive Committee’s vote to … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Finance, Transit, Urban Affairs
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Sabre Rattling in Halton?
Earlier this week, Tess Kalinowski reported in The Star that Halton Region, a fast-growing region west of Toronto, would simply stop approving new developments without more provincial support for transit and other services. Chair Gary Carr wants to see funding … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Beyond 416, GO Transit, Transit
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How Much Does Toronto Want to be Taxed for Transit?
The City of Toronto adds its voice to the debate over transit revenue generation with a report at its Executive Committee meeting on April 23, 2013. There are actually three sub-items on the agenda: The main staff report giving background … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Finance, Transit
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A Chat With Minister Murray (Part II) (Corrected)
Correction: April 16, 2013 at 5:45 pm: Responses to some questions (Q4-Q7) in this article were originally attributed to Metrolinx. In fact these responses came from the Minister’s office based on policy information collected there. Text of the article has … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Finance, Transit
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The Metrolinx “Big Conversation”: What are The People Saying?
Through early 2013, Metrolinx conducted roundtables across the GTHA to sound out interested citizens on the transportation plan, “The Big Move”, and on possible ways that this might be funded. A summary report consolidating the input from each area makes … Continue reading
Posted in A Grand Plan, Beyond 416, Finance, GO Transit, Transit
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