Roads, sidewalks and transportation services. To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011, страница 104

Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Other Advice

1.         

More funding for Dufferin grove park and city park bike lanes

2.         

Protect those most vulnerable. Too much is spent on policing and roads

3.         

That a city is more than garbage, sewers and potholes. That a truly good city looks beyond this to see what makes it good - its diversity, its culture, its green space and the way it treats its citizens (NOT "customers") through transparency and accountability.

4.         

Toronto's roads are a disgrace and need fixing especially tourist areas like Yorkville, Entertainment districted.

5.         

There should have been questions specifically about the public realm. Enhancing the public realm (sidewalks, squares, etc) is a core service for all cities and Toronto needs to continue to improve its public realm. /  / By making it easier for people to walk and cycle for transportation, the city saves money because they are very inexpensive to support. Investment in walking and cycling needs to continue, and it will produce long-term savings. /  / Short-term cuts will often lead to long-term expenses. I will be living in the city for many decades. Saving a bit of money now does me no good if it means I will have to spend a lot of money later to compensate.

6.         

More transport. Have road tolls. 

7.         

Toll roads to charge those who drive on the roads with out a downtown city address. As more people drive in to work that have an outside address.

8.         

Yes. There is a very obvious source of revenue which the Ford brothers seem incapable of seeing: Overtime for police. My crossing guard is capable of safely delivering children to school, for about 12 bucks an hour. Why does it cost 65 - 95 per hour to guard a hole at the side of the road? And I don't mean just the five million Doug Ford talks about: I mean the big bucks which are billed back to the city from the outside contractors. Nearly 30 million going out the door.   Big dough, folks. Soaking up a lot of gravy. 

9.         

Build more subways, streetcars. Enhance services like Bixi. Increase bike lanes. 

10.       

No city manager should be paid more than an elected official.  e.g. Chief Blair is paid more than the mayor and the premier of Ontario. Anyone who does not pay property tax should pay user fees to use any service provided by the city which they do not now do.  The Toronto Taxpayer is paying through property taxes and user fees to subsidize free service for non Toronto taxpayers.  There should be tolls for on highways such as the Gardiner and the Don Valley Parkway for non city taxpayers and residents