christiesplits
Senior Member
Ford could argue that Vester was Wynne's hand-picked appointee, and that the procurement and financing was mostly under the Liberals' watch.
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Ford could argue that Vester was Wynne's hand-picked appointee, and that the procurement and financing was mostly under the Liberals' watch.
ARG1
Senior Member
If all other executives get a free 12k to use on their car, Verster should be able to get access to it despite not even having a car. Its only fair really.
The real news here is the fact that Verster is like the only transit CEO on this continent who doesn't drive, which is frankly a breath of fresh air next to folks like Leary.
stevedean
New Member
Completely agree.
1st off, most of the PC voters live outside of Toronto.
And even for people who live in the GTA or Toronto, unless you live on Eglinton or follow the development of Transit projects, you really don't care about this project... it won't have a significant impact on any elections
Rogue2016
New Member
The latest speculation from the Star's Edward Keenan:
www.thestar.com
For the benefit of those who can't access the page, the key points are:
"And then there’s another thought that might temper the celebration some are tempted to feel. It’s the same one I raised a few months ago when those directly in charge of the Crosstown left their jobs in a shakeup intended to break the construction logjam.
Verster is reportedly leaving to take another job. Is that something he would likely do right now if he were on the verge of having good news to announce? There have been growing hints that maybe, finally, the Eglinton Crosstown and/or the Finch West LRT might be ready to open sooner rather than later. But if it were a matter of a few months, wouldn’t Verster try to stick around to make the announcement, cut the ribbon and go out on a high note?
I mean, is it possible he is leaving to avoid having to stand up in front of the cameras again and deliver even worse news? After 14 years of Crosstown construction futility capped by two full years of “we don’t have any idea when it will be done, and we aren’t even willing to propose a target date,” it’s hard to even imagine what worse news would be.
Whatever news, it will be announced by Infrastructure Ontario CEO Michael Lindsay, who is taking over as interim Metrolinx CEO. He’ll be the third Metrolinx boss in the Eglinton Crosstown era, since construction on that line started. We can only pray he will be the last."
Opinion | Is Phil Verster leaving Metrolinx good news — or a sign something bad is coming down the track?
Edward Keenan: Is Phil Verster leaving Metrolinx good news — or a sign something bad is coming down the track?
It’s hard to hope that whoever is coming in to take over from Phil Verster will do a better job.
www.thestar.com
For the benefit of those who can't access the page, the key points are:
"And then there’s another thought that might temper the celebration some are tempted to feel. It’s the same one I raised a few months ago when those directly in charge of the Crosstown left their jobs in a shakeup intended to break the construction logjam.
Verster is reportedly leaving to take another job. Is that something he would likely do right now if he were on the verge of having good news to announce? There have been growing hints that maybe, finally, the Eglinton Crosstown and/or the Finch West LRT might be ready to open sooner rather than later. But if it were a matter of a few months, wouldn’t Verster try to stick around to make the announcement, cut the ribbon and go out on a high note?
I mean, is it possible he is leaving to avoid having to stand up in front of the cameras again and deliver even worse news? After 14 years of Crosstown construction futility capped by two full years of “we don’t have any idea when it will be done, and we aren’t even willing to propose a target date,” it’s hard to even imagine what worse news would be.
Whatever news, it will be announced by Infrastructure Ontario CEO Michael Lindsay, who is taking over as interim Metrolinx CEO. He’ll be the third Metrolinx boss in the Eglinton Crosstown era, since construction on that line started. We can only pray he will be the last."
T3G
Senior Member
I 100% agree with you. There is a conversation to be has about whether CEOs get far too much in compensation (I feel they almost always do), but whatever way one cuts it, or how they feel about Verster, the fact is that any car owning CEO that got the 12k allowance would then be left with an extra 12k of their own personal money that they wouldn't have to spend on their car and could use it for whatever they want. It's as though that expense doesn't exist. Why should someone who doesn't own a car not be entitled to that same amount of money? Why penalize someone for not clogging our roads? As far as I am concerned this is a non story.
Having a car specific allowance was a stupid idea to begin with. Just pay the guy whatever and then he can use whatever portion of that money on a car, or not.
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rdaner
Senior Member
The more I see what is happening in the GTA and especially in the central area the more I see the (eventual) opening of Eglinton as a major milestone in our history similar to the opening of the Yonge Line or the Gardiner. I look forward to reading Micallef’s and Bozikovik’s thoughts on that day!
Coolibop
Active Member
bono47
New Member
@Northern Light do you think that Verster's exit has an impact on the timeline you were quoted? tyia
Northern Light
Superstar
No, I don't.
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Do watch for dropping shoes, for better and worse..... but on this one (fingers crossed)..... I think we can see the horizon.
stevedean
New Member
Doug Ford: “On the Eglinton Crosstown, I have come out a hundred thousand times. We inherited a mess, it’s our issue and finally it’s complete. Now they’re training drivers and so on, so forth”.
toronto.citynews.ca
Phil Verster resigning as head of Metrolinx, new interim CEO to take over as early as Dec. 16
Phil Verster has been the president and CEO of Metrolinx since 2017. Opposition politicians have repeatedly called for changes at the agency.
toronto.citynews.ca
rdaner
Senior Member
Of the urban rail systems in NA I tried to think of those that are grids rather than just hub and spoke and I got NY, Montreal, LA (kind of) and now Toronto. Did I miss any? I don’t think a lot of people are ready for the amount of change the opening of this line and its interchanges is going to have!
ARG1
Senior Member
LA Metro when considering their expansion plans will probably be one of the best examples of a Grid Network in NA. Aside from that, I'm not 100% sold on calling NYC a grid network. Its a weird hybrid where every route except for the Nassau St and Crosstown Lines all end up in Midtown Manhattan.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Railrunner
Active Member
What's holding up Line 6? They are coupling the opening dates for PR and to not draw attention to Line 5 being so behind? June 1 2025 assuming that it's not actually opening then is disappointing for Line 5 and shocking for Line 6.
Jonny5
Senior Member
14 years of construction for Eglinton Crosstown. They should have a cake and birthday party instead of a ribbon cutting, it will officially be a teenager.