They should take the entire TTC. Get the city out of it.
I'm tempted to agree, but there is a balance between the needs of *local transport* and 'regional'. Very few uploads of heavy rail systems (the term Light Rail is a misnomer in many respects) in cities that have successfully done this have taken the local transit with it. There's a case for the locals to subsidize or not what they want in terms of bus and streetcar service. But like highways, once it crosses municipal boundaries, it becomes a county or provincial responsibility, in effect if not in fact. And considering that QP is paying the bulk of the costs, it stands to reason that the collective tax base paying that should have a say in how it's apportioned.
The expansion of subways in the suburbs at the expense of where they're actually needed continues unabated.
And that's exactly the point. They're lost their immediate raison d'etre. But that comes down to funding, and like it or not, the City contributes dick to those costs, and yet wants to call the shots. Unless Tory et compagnes are willing to raise the tax base (and Ford has his own thumb up you know where on this), the status quo is untenable.
Addendum: In a number of systems, and Cdns aren't ready for this, but debacles like the King Street Project (don't kid yourselves folks, it's in trouble, it's not been financed, and doomed to fail), show that PPP models should be looked at. They may not be appropriate, a lot depends on the deal for all concerned, but the TTC has not been offering great returns per taxpayer investment of late. VIA is, Metrolinx is, time for the TTC, in whatever form is left.
So I challenge Ford (Mr. "Businessman" )(Gee, thanks Dad) to raise that subject! For once he might actually have to come up with a...wait for it...a *plan*...something a bit more meaningful than ferris wheels...
I have mixed feelings on P3, the Devil's in the details, London UK can be an excellent example for both stunning successes and dreadful fails.
It's time to start learning, but of course, Ford has all the answers already. Daddy bought them for him...Time for "Business Boy" to put his mouth where the dope is.