Roads, sidewalks and transportation services. To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011, страница 82

Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Financial Advice

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While all of the city's 28 service areas may be valuable, there are components within each of these categories that are of lesser value. Those low value service components should be eliminated or reduced. For example, while police officers are essential to investigate crime, it is not necessary to pay them to stand guard at construction projects or appear in court for minor parking violations.

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Work with the Province to find new revenue streams, including sales taxes and road tolls.  Re-introduce the vehicle registration tax.

221.  

Consider tolls on the Gardiner Expressway and DVP as many of the people using these pieces of infrastructure live in the 905 and don't pay taxes into the city. Bring back automobile registration tax, as this was a small but useful fee.

222.  

We want toll roads. And increase property tax! It's really low as it is now.

223.  

Road tolls, especially for the many who use our roads but do not live or pay taxes here.

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charge parking for motorbikes, road tolls, land transfer tax, vehicle registration fees

225.  

Road tolling downtown like London.

226.  

Bring back the vehicle registration tax; 5 cent bag tax should be higher and be an actual tax that the city collects for its environmental programs; parking tax; junk food tax; cutback in mayors salary; look for the actual "gravy" that supposedly exists at city hall which none of these services in this survey can be considered - every one is necessary for a healthy city to function and flourish.

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The City has a lot of expertise and experience in the running of a large municipality; it could look at more revenue generating activities for that knowledge and expertise. The City could also consider raising taxes to fund specific services that are key to its role and in need of restoration -- e.g., renewed sewer/watermain infrastructure, better roads, better response times for emergency medical services.  Thank you for the opportunity to provide our input.

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DO NOT sell off public housing to the private sector. NIBMY will surface and no building will want to take in welfare recipients...as well I live on ST CLAIR and the road is a mess...we need subways---we are 40 years behind

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Some of each income from events/festivals or investments should go into a contingency fund to cover unexpected legal costs.  Fund can be invested in various short and long-term items as long as they can be cashed out when need is determined. Festivals that lose money more than one year in a row can expect to be cut or revised to maintain profitability.  What kinds of festivals are Toronto's and not an imitation of some other city's festivals?  Winterlicious/Summerlicious ought to go (what does the promotion cost the City?)-let hospitality sector run that kind of program. / Road closure permits-what is the real cost to close a road then re-open it?  Maybe a real cost based on the road size and importance and detour of services and labour involved will be attached to a permit.  Maybe fewer events will want road closures and seek properties they can rent instead. / Library cards-I notice that Toronto does not list any reciprocal borrowing policies with library systems outside of Toronto.  Keep the $25 for 3-month card policy-great way for an out of towner to