Category: politics
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Sure I acknowledge the Ford administration is currently leading the largest transit expansion in Canadian history but the latest MTO news release bluntly titled, Ontario Fighting Gridlock and Making Life Easier for Drivers, shows not much has changed since the Premier’s days as a Toronto City Councilor, when he fought tooth and nail against any…
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Last week, the Ontario Government announced the Transportation for the Future Act, which will introduce a new funding tool called the Station Benefit Charge. This Charge, paid by developers at the building permit stage on lands surrounding a new/planned GO station, is intended to help municipalities offset the costs to build a new transit station.…
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Well I guess she is mortal after all. Upon hearing about her death yesterday, I couldn’t help but search the internet for whatever I could find on her century-long life and legacy. Despite all the conflict of interest claims and her reputation among my fellow planners as the “queen of sprawl”, I do admit she…
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Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, is an atrocity that will screw us over in many ways. I lightly touched on it a couple months ago in a little blurb, though I did not get into the full extent of how problematic it really is. Now that I’ve had the chance to listen…
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It may not reduce your commute time. Proponents claim it will save commuters 30 minutes each way, which is bullshit. The latest analysis summarized in an MTO briefing note prepared by a credible past colleague of mine states that this calculation doesn’t even take into account the 407 ETR, an underunderutilized east-west corridor which may…
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The Ontario government finally released its Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan, which sets out their vision for the region’s transportation system over the next 30 years. Although this Plan was initiated under the Liberal government in 2016, Ford and the PCs have now taken the credit. It’s a shame that a half decade’s work has…
James Pyo 