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All aboard: come ride Toronto’s newest white elephant
TTC customers will be on the hook for years to come to cover the growing cost to build the Downtown Relief Line (DRL).
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The “Queen Street” subway line that ignores Queen Street
Recent media reports of a Queen Street subway line are off the mark. Continue reading The “Queen Street” subway line that ignores Queen Street
LA’s transit plans falling well short of expectations
Transit officials in Los Angeles spent billions of dollars on a massive transit expansion, but the results have failed to live up to their expectations. Continue reading LA’s transit plans falling well short of expectations
HOT lanes should be just the beginning
Converting carpool lanes across the GTA to dynamic toll lanes will benefit all commuters. Continue reading HOT lanes should be just the beginning
TTC customers on the hook for congestion “solutions”
Solving traffic congestion through uneconomic transit expansion leaves transit customers picking up the tab for a problem they didn’t create. Continue reading TTC customers on the hook for congestion “solutions”
The time is now for Toronto to look at off-peak transit fares
Any study of SmartTrack should also look at how off-peak fares could be used to reduce overcrowding on the TTC. Continue reading The time is now for Toronto to look at off-peak transit fares
Mississauga City Council balks at true cost of transit mega project, for good reason
Politicians in Mississauga say they’ll support a light rail project, but only if somebody else picks up the tab. Continue reading Mississauga City Council balks at true cost of transit mega project, for good reason
Subways, profitable subways
Politics have transformed once economic subways into an unaffordable public transit option. Continue reading Subways, profitable subways
Light rail on a road to nowhere
While politicians rush headlong into expensive light rail projects, transit riders and taxpayers are being taken for a ride. Continue reading Light rail on a road to nowhere
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