Roads, sidewalks and transportation services. To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011, страница 68

Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Financial Advice

73.      

Request more further tax revenue from surrounding municipalities who greatly benefit from the services Toronto offers (e.g., roads travelled by commuters around the GTA).

74.      

More innovative taxation methods such as congestion charges. 

75.      

Road Tolls and reinstate the vehicle registration fee.

76.      

The city needs to be more creative in its revenue generation.  Perhaps a sliding scale for user fees, such as for permits or cultural programs.  For example, theatres charge a variety of prices with options for those who are unable to pay full price.  Or levies on parking during peak hours.  The city should also lobby the province regarding provincial programs that are being delivered by the city - these costs should not be incurred by the city.

77.      

One should tax the higher income individuals a higher percentage than the lower income individuals but everybody should pay something. Charge cars that come into the city core to help maintain the roads etc.

78.      

Charge 10 times more for a commercial boulevard parking permit. Charge more for an on street parking permit Charge 10 times more for a newspaper box on the street.

79.      

you cannot cut taxes and expect to deliver the same services. Perhaps those who can afford to pay more should. /  / Tolls on highways leading into the city.  / Fee to enter the downtown area by car such as in London England

80.      

Sell off more public housing located in high-value neighbourhoods. / Install toll booths on 401, 404 and Gardiner Expressway for those who commute into city, use our roads, and don't pay property taxes to maintain them.

81.      

Property taxes and user fees are only two ways of finding revenue. The City of Toronto Act granted the city the ability to introduce new taxes. The city needs to consider new taxes or road tolls such as a congestion fee. Most of the services mentioned in this survey are important to the day-to-day life of the city and we should be building on them, not cutting. If this means having to pay more taxes, I'm completely fine with it. 

82.      

By charging some type of tax or fee to people who live in the suburbs but use

Toronto's services. This could be done by installing tolls in places like the Gardiner or the DVP

83.      

I wish that I had more in-depth knowledge about city expenditures to be able to make concrete suggestions such as cutting back in one area to avoid increases in user fees.  Generally, I think user fees could be increased in less essential services such as the vehicle registration tax, parking, building permits, liquor permits as opposed to hiking up fees for children's swimming lessons, for example.

84.      

Congestion pricing. 

85.      

Eliminate useless services such as sidewalk snow removal.

86.      

Make permits for communications work on roads and sidewalks more expensive, and require that the companies responsible for damage foot the bill for "restoration" of roads/sidewalks that are left in terrible, unsightly condition.

87.      

City should ensure that all funds raised through new billboard tax are invested in arts