kEiThZ
Superstar
Toronto is supposed to be a city on a path of global giants
I know people criticize the hysteria. But I don't see Toronto advancing much in global competitiveness.
Quite simply, there's no national support for Canada's cities. Provincial support is tepid at best and will get worse after the next election. And the people living in the city won't support the tax increases necessary to build the infrastructure that's necessary. And in the information age, mediocrity won't cut it.
Ans since we have self-imposed scarcity of transit dollars, there's simply going to be constant fighting between the core and outlying areas. The core faces overcrowding. The outlying areas have 1.5-2 hr commutes which destroy their quality of life. And neither side seems willing to understand each other.
Everybody needs to listen to these interviews:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/commute-from-hell-1.3927434
2 hrs each way? That's been my mom for over 20 years. These people are fed up with the state of transit in Toronto. And a huge part of the problem is the political class and transit advocates not understanding that the commuting time/speed is very relevant to the discussion for them.
Comfort? Also an issue if you're putting in 3-4 hrs each day on transit. Nobody cares about crowding too much if they're travelling for 10 mins. Different matter if you're spending 1.5-2 hrs on there.
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