Mayor Tory, speaking to reporters ahead of the last executive committee meeting of the year, is making the case for a vacant home tax by listing newspaper editorials and op-eds that support it.
On province's unspent $12B COVID contingency, Tory
says governments are required to have reserves. "I don’t expect them to have every penny of that allocated to us."
says governments are required to have reserves. "I don’t expect them to have every penny of that allocated to us."
Tory says neither government has committed to funding shortfalls in 2021. Says he's not happy about that and has written to prime minister and premier to take up that issue
BREAKING: Mayor Tory confirms, ahead of a pending report from the TTC, that the SRT will not be operational until the Scarborough subway is finished and transit agencies are actively discussing "alternate transit" (read: buses)
Tory: "There are very active discussions going on now between the TTC and Metrolinx with respect to exactly how long we have to provide that alternate transit service for because it will not be the case that we can keep the SRT going until the Scarborough subway is finished.”
The TTC, which is working on a delayed report on their review of the SRT's lifespan, refuses to answer my questions today. Spokesperson says report will be tabled in February.
For a decade, Scarborough residents have been promised improved transit. Ground has yet to be broken on a subway, which is not fully funded. A key argument for subway over approved LRT was it wouldn't disrupt SRT service. That is no longer true. My story: thestar.com/news/city_hall…
Matlow: “The 7-stop Scarborough LRT that I advocated for, along with being approved, funded & able to serve more neighbourhoods, would’ve already been built & operating by now. Today, the worst outcome has happened and Scarborough residents are being left on a very long bus ride"
In city staff's own words, from a 2016 business case: "The SRT shutdown would also result in slower and less reliable
transit service, which would be likely to deter users from using public transit."
transit service, which would be likely to deter users from using public transit."
One year ago: thestar.com/news/city_hall…
Almost four years ago:
https://twitter.com/jpags/status/847067617210892288?s=20
Also almost four years ago: fb.watch/2i0jn2mrtj/
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