{"id":2078,"date":"2007-07-09T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2007-07-09T17:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:48:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:48:16","slug":"spacing-poll-do-you-think-gardiner-and-dvp-should-have-tolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/07\/09\/spacing-poll-do-you-think-gardiner-and-dvp-should-have-tolls\/","title":{"rendered":"SPACING POLL: Do you think Gardiner and DVP should have tolls?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I went on a quick road trip this weekend to Chicago. Our vehicle had to pay a few highway road tolls along the way — the only toll that was more than 50 cents was the bridge to get into Detroit. It got me thinking….<\/p>\n

I’m eternally frustrated with Toronto’s lack of gumption in dealing with serious congestion problems in our city, especially when it comes to road tolls. Based on the number of trips that residents make daily on Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway, Toronto could raise between $50-million to $70-million a year if it enacted a 50 cent toll. While it might be unpopular with drivers who are feeling pinched at the gas pump, cheap road tolls would be the first step towards finding an alternative way to fund our transit system. <\/p>\n

So the question Spacing poses to you today is: Do you think the City of Toronto should implement road tolls on the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway?<\/strong> Let’s hear your reasons for and against in the comments section<\/a>.<\/p>\n