Ford's streetcar study would be costly, ineffective: report
Etobicoke councillor still expected to push for comparison of buses versus streetcars on Queen St.
City and TTC staff say they won’t support
Councillor Michael Ford’s request to study whether buses would operate more effectively than streetcars on Queen St., after concluding that the exercise would be costly, logistically difficult, and unlikely to yield usable data.
“Due to TTC scheduling constraints, it is not recommended that this study be carried out,” said a
transportation department report that was made public Tuesday and is expected to be debated at this week’s council meeting, already in progress.
A spokesperson for the councillor said that Ford (Ward 2 Etobicoke North) would still urge his colleagues to vote for the study, which the report estimated would cost at least $681,100.
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