Politics
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Funding transit in the GTHA, addendum: transit fare surcharge
One option that was not discussed in the CivicAction report on transit funding for the GTHA, but which I suspect will end up being part of the discussion...
By Dylan Reid -
Paying for transit in the GTHA 4: Regional sales tax
The last of the “big four” revenue tools for transit funding identified in the CivicAction report is a regional sales tax. In the increasing...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: The death knell of Metrolinx?
In case you didn’t notice it, that little puff of smoke receding over the horizon this fall is Metrolinx’s $50 billion Big Move investment strategy...
By John Lorinc -
Paying for transit in the GTHA 3: Gas tax
Continuing my series from last week on potential revenue tools to pay for transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area, today we come to a regional...
By Dylan Reid -
Paying for transit in the GTHA 2: Highway tolls
Road tolls are one of the oldest and most common forms of paying for transportation infrastructure — they go back millenia, and although they are...
By Dylan Reid -
Paying for transit in the GTHA,1: Commercial Parking Levy
In this series on the different options for raising the $2 billion/year needed to pay for new transit in the GTHA, I am starting with the idea of a...
By Dylan Reid -
Paying for transit in the GTHA: The big four
The Toronto region is very congested, and if it is going to continue to grow, it needs more and better public transit. At this point in time, most people...
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LORINC: Fantasy football with Rob Ford
(Warning: This column contains explicit football puns.) With the mid-way point of Rob Ford’s term fast approaching, I have one fundamental question about...
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LORINC: Q&A with TTC Chair Karen Stintz on transit funding plans
Here’s a short-term goal: With a little self-discipline, and a bit of focus on the part of the media, maybe we can get back to talking about the things...
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LORINC: Cue the lawyers of #FordCourt
Mayor Rob Ford left the court by mid-day yesterday, but the ghosts of his two predecessors – Mel Lastman and David Miller – made their presence felt as...
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LORINC: Strange times in #FordCourt
When you peel away all the political spinning, the legal wrangling and the sheer spectacle of what transpired in Courtroom 6-1 at 361 University Avenue...
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LORINC: Forgetful Ford gets his day in court
When the lawyers, the press, and the idly curious take their places in a University Avenue courtroom this morning, all eyes will be on the unprecedented...
By John Lorinc