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In a lunchtime speech to the Empire Club at the Royal York today, mayoral hopeful Rocco Rossi laid out some of the key planks of his platform — promises that will likely set the tone and the dynamic of the race to come.<\/p>\n

He vowed to cancel all future bike lanes on major arterial roads, including Jarvis Street, and complete the balance of the city’s cycling plan on residential or secondary streets. He also promised to review existing bike lanes on arterials.<\/p>\n

As for Transit City, Rossi condemned the TTC and the city for allowing the St. Clair right-of-way to go over budget. “We can’t have another St. Clair fiasco.” He told reporters after the speech that if he’s elected, he will put all of the Transit City projects (except the Sheppard line, which is now under construction) on hold, pending a review of their projected capital and operating budget projects. Asked if he was calling for a moratorium, he initially replied, “On anything we can stop right now, yes.” Later, Rossi’s communications director Pat Best told reporters that he wants to put the projects “on hold.”<\/p>\n


\nAs regards the TTC, he pledged to replace the councillors on the commission with a private sector board of directors, as now exists at Metrolinx (which conducts its meetings behind closed doors).<\/p>\n

Finally, Rossi said he intends to pursue outsourcing and managed competition for city services, starting with garbage collection. He said public sector unions will be invited to bid for those contracts. “Getting our fiscal house in order is not a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have.”<\/p>\n

The crowd loudly applauded Rossi’s pledges on outsourcing, Transit City and the bike lanes.<\/p>\n

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