Miller eyes parking lot tax (Toronto Star)Mayor floats possible surcharge as one way to use city's new taxing powers to fulfill his green agendaVoices: Parking tax (Toronto Star)
The intent of this proposal is good, but a toll on all private automobiles and light trucks entering the city would address the problem more directly. Such a toll in London, England seems to work well; Toronto should do the same.Eighteen Lost Years (SteveMonro.ca)
My friend Bob Brent put together a spreadsheet listing many TTC operating and financial statistics for 1988, and 1996 through 2005. Our ridership high came in 1988 just before the early 90s recession. Service was mercilessly slashed in the nadir of 1996 thanks to funding cuts.For a man without a car, Rick Mercer gets around (Toronto Star)
Television host has driven just about everything, but at home in Toronto, he rides the Red Rocket(He also rides his bike...)
Mayor Livingstone: $50 to Drive an SUV into Central London (Streetsblog)
THIS is what Miller should do, in addition to the Parking Tax mentioned above.
Rip them out (Telegraph.co.uk)
Traffic lights are an unnecessary evil, says Martin Cassini. We should let human nature take its competent course instead and cut down on stress and pollution.
Traffic Lights Replaced By...Courtesy? (TreeHugger)
Drachten, a small Dutch city with around 50,000 residents has removed almost all of its traffic lights. Major intersections have been converted to roundabouts, smaller intersections just let drivers work make decisions on their own. Basically, it's anarchy. Anarchy that has completely eliminated dangerous crashes and road fatalities and created a surge in bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
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