Not that any other project can receive immediate funding given the state of development but SOGR is usually not in any politician's menu because there is no ribbon cutting.

AoD
 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Toronto will receive up to $840 million for transit out of $3.4 billion in transit money announced in March's federal budget.

Trudeau said while the money "won't solve every funding challenge the TTC is facing" the announcement is unique in three ways:

  • Toronto will receive the money this year.

  • The federal government will fund up to 50 per cent of cost of the projects.

  • How the money will be spent is up to the city, not Ottawa.

Anything then Dundas West to Don Mills Station via Downtown will be a disappointment and a slap to the face of Torontonians. Everyone, tell your councillor that you want the full line submitted to the Feds all at once!!! Up to 50% of the tab....Don't miss the boat Toronto
 
Cobra said:
Anything then Dundas West to Don Mills Station via Downtown will be a disappointment and a slap to the face of Torontonians. Everyone, tell your councillor that you want the full line submitted to the Feds all at once!!! Up to 50% of the tab....Don't miss the boat Toronto
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With what's going on in Montreal, I see no reason why Toronto just publicly ask Ottawa for 50% of Dundas West to Don Mills Station.

This puts Trudeau and Ottawa in the hotseat, not Queen's Park or City Hall. Where is the downside?
 
The office was on high alert for this one but it was "announcing" what we already knew a month ago. I have chased the Ontario Transportation Ministry to see whether this amounts to a promise by them to match the funding so the money would actually flow. And what Toronto will/would kick in is anyone's guess.
 
Cobra said:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Toronto will receive up to $840 million for transit out of $3.4 billion in transit money announced in March's federal budget.

Trudeau said while the money "won't solve every funding challenge the TTC is facing" the announcement is unique in three ways:

  • Toronto will receive the money this year.

  • The federal government will fund up to 50 per cent of cost of the projects.

  • How the money will be spent is up to the city, not Ottawa.

Anything then Dundas West to Don Mills Station via Downtown will be a disappointment and a slap to the face of Torontonians. Everyone, tell your councillor that you want the full line submitted to the Feds all at once!!! Up to 50% of the tab....Don't miss the boat Toronto
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Dundas West to Don Mills would take about 20 years to build as a subway. We have more pressing needs
 
smallspy said:
Uhhhh, you may want to check the 5 and 10 year budget forecasts....

The TTC is tentatively scheduled to start working on a new signal system for the B-D in something like 2019 - basically as soon as the YUS resignalling is completed.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.
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Tentatively. The budget forecast gets shuffled around every year. I'm not convinced upgrade to ATO would be required once the Relief Line is built, and wouldn't be surprised if the ATO upgrade is removed (or delayed indefinitely) from the budget forecast once the Relief Line gets a funding commitment.
 
Hope most of the money will be spent on wages and pensions for the hardworking members of the TTC union. Our transit wouldn't be possible without them. They should be paid much more than they are now.
 
hawc said:
Hope most of the money will be spent on wages and pensions for the hardworking members of the TTC union. Our transit wouldn't be possible without them. They should be paid much more than they are now.
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and maybe pay for the raccoons who ride TTC a ticket!
 
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