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Posts Tagged ‘Public transport’

2010 Toronto Road Tolls – Congestion Tax

2010 Toronto Road Tolls  – Congestion Tax

We have been hearing about an increase in parking taxes and now there is a lot of discussion around introducing road tolls. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion suggests the new revenue source is necessary to fund the expansion in public transit across GTA. This is a solution to partially address structural funding shortfall. We have a lot to [...]

Toronto Transit Budget Gap

Toronto Transit Budget Gap

Image by Allan Rostron via Flickr The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates 3rd busiest transit system in North America. Ridership 280M per year Annual Operating budget 1.4B Employees 11,861 This would make the cost per ride about $5. If you compared this against New York Public Transportation [...]