Road Tolls
A new study concludes that cities in the GTA and Hamilton should levy road tolls and new fuel taxes to reduce gridlock and pay for better public transit. Harry Kitchen, an economic professor at Peterborough’s Trent University who authored the study, says it’s the best and fairest way to make much needed repairs to the quickly crumbling infrastructure. Right now, municipalities can only raise revenue from property taxes and user fees. His recommendations would require legislative changes by the provincial government. The study calls for road tolls on the Don Valley Parkway and the Queen Elizabeth Way. It also recommends a fuel tax of six cents a litre, as well as levies on non-residential parking spaces and motor vehicle registration fees in order to fund their road and public transit systems, reduce traffic congestion and cut greenhouse gas emissions. What’s your view? Do you think road tolls and fuel taxes are needed?
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A better ‘Better Way’
The TTC has announced $21 million in service improvements, consisting mostly of added bus service on some of the city’s busiest bus routes. Starting Feb. 18, the TTC will have 30 new buses on the street during the morning rush hour - 40 during the afternoon peak - and over the next year the commission is promising 500 new buses and 400 new drivers to help ease toronto’s transit crunch. “The new, improved service will result in less crowded vehicles and more convenience to our customers at all times of the week,” said TTC chair Adam Giambrone. “These increases are just the first in many that will be made this year.” What’s your view? Will the service improvements make any difference to your commute? Are you tempted to leave our car at home and take The Better Way?
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Sportscaster’s killer guilty of assaulting U.S. border guard
A man who killed an Ottawa sportscaster in 1995 and spent most of the next decade in a psychiatric hospital has been found guilty of assaulting a U.S. border guard.
