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”
Tag Archives: Urban Transit
6 myths surrounding the Downtown Relief Line
A critical look at many of the myths surrounding the proposed Downtown Relief Line. Continue reading 6 myths surrounding the Downtown Relief Line
The D in DRL stands for disrespect and disappointment: James
(March 2, 2015) Consumer Policy Institute’s Executive Director, Brady Yauch, appeared in a column by Toronto Star’s Royson James on the Downtown Relief Line. Continue reading The D in DRL stands for disrespect and disappointment: James
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
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
Why It’s Time to Scrap Metrolinx
Metrolinx will create an inefficient, politically governed system that will result in higher fares and taxes. Continue reading Why It’s Time to Scrap Metrolinx
New panel, same transit problems for GTA
Premier Kathleen Wynne’s new transportation panel won’t help solve the GTA’s transit woes. Continue reading New panel, same transit problems for GTA
Drivers on board with dynamic tolling
The public largely backs a proposal to pay a toll to avoid sitting in traffic. Continue reading Drivers on board with dynamic tolling
Insurance for dummies
Lowering auto insurance rates doesn’t involve “rocket science,” Alberta Premier Ralph Klein scoffed last week. To prove his point, he vowed to sit his MLAs down together in the same room one day soon to lower rates for 80% of Alberta drivers. His ideal is one-size-fits-all insurance. “What we want to achieve is comparable levels of premium payments for the middle of the pack so to speak . . . you, me.”
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