Roads, sidewalks and transportation services. To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011, страница 118

161.  

Do not waste PPP funding on the Sheppard subway. There are not enough riders on that line to support a subway. It will need to be heavily subsidized, which is what we are trying to reduce. Use PPP on The Downtown Relief Line. People will use it in droves and it will actually reduce congestion on the Yonge Line. The business community will invest. They know it will be very heavily used. It will not need to be subsidized by the city. It will pay for itself.

162.  

Take the high road. 

163.  

is the installation worth the $ and effect. e.g. speed bumps r expensive but only slow down emergency vehicles and not regular traffic.

164.  

Reduce number of councillors.  Reduce traffic.  Reduce letting taxes paid by citydwellers go to other communities.  Write much better questionnaires than this one, which does not allow for pointing out which services/activities are already paid for nearly entirely by their users.

165.  

Contracting out costs more down the road in every other City - why is this issue being put forward as a huge "savings" - what would make us different ?  It is just a move to have a couple years of "perceived" savings so Councillors can pat each other on the back - very short sighted. 

166.  

In our neighbourhood it is made up of residential housing, however, vacant or old industrial lots are being purchased to build apartments/condo/s which are significantly larger than the rest of the neighbourhood.  While some increase in density can be accommodated  what cannot is the lack of parking that is being planned for these buildings.  If some developer wants to come in and make a bundle on building high density housing in a residential neighbourhood they have to be expected to build underground parking so that the streets are not taken up with additional vehicles due to lack of planning for parking.

167.  

Where most services are concerned, a cut in funding today equals greater costs down the road. It is extremely important to maintain and improve city services for the benefit of the city's future.

168.  

Police, Fire, EMS, Roads, are the important things - I agree that if the service can be obtained for less than the city should contract it out - get rid of the bloated public servants.

169.  

Remember what a service is and only get involved in city services.  DON"T OVERPAY.  It is not pestering us financially with no comeback or inventing fees.  Parking tickets on residential streets and pet licenses and the like are not services they are bugbears. 

170.  

Providing accessible off road pedestrian and bicycle paths.   

171.  

A great effort should be made to enhance services that will make it attractive for people to exercise, from bike lanes to recreation centres.  A healthy population will save huge amounts of money in health services and a healthy population is more inventive and creative, exactly what is needed for economic growth.  The funding for the Building Department should be increased in order to speed up Committee of Adjustment and Building Permits.  This is another way to increase economic growth.  The Police Force has to be cut down in size, it is way to big.  For example the Marine Police has at least 15 boats.  Vancouver has 2 with 160 KM of coast line to patrol and many more pleasure & commercial boats to look after and it is year round.

172.  

ROAD TOLLS.  Please.  Even if it's just the entrance to the Gardiner from the west, and the DVP from the north.

173.  

Use the ability to apply special taxes.  Hotel taxes, even toll roads.  

174.  

reduce over time/payouts, encourage staff to work from satellite locations to reduce traffic.

175.  

I would like them not to waste so many years working on one road, only for another service to come in a tear up the road again.  There is a lack of coordination between services.  / I would like more subways built ASAP. 

176.  

fix the roads and make more room for bikes - we want a safe, green city. room for cars and room for cyclists. 

177.  

People like to see an end goal in sight, a vision of what we could be in the future.  Given a compelling future and a well communicated road map of how we get there and regular reports on how we are doing on the journey, I think that most people would buy into higher taxes and other forms of city taxation.

178.  

make services equal in all the city (snow removal on sidewalks for example)

179.  

Laying off 2,000-3,000 City Staff will not help the City overall / 1) 3% salary roll back across the board  2) 3% attrition reduction for next 4 years  3) reduce current

operating budget by 2% in 2012(in addition to above), and 2013.  4)shutdown/reduce 50% of capital programs that have operating impacts for 3 years.  Only approve

Capital programs that will lead to operating cost reductions, or state of good repair.

180.  

The city could use its resources better if it planned for the future instead of reacting in the short term.  One instance of this is construction.  The city will pave roads only to have them torn up a few months later.  This is a gross waste of money and creates and eyesore in the city.  This does not happen to this extent in other cities.  It is shameful and frustrating.  It would also be good if the city demanded more of condo developers.  Developers are making tremendous amounts of money.  There should be more impetus for them to add to the local area.  They should have to pay to pave an area in front of their building as it often gets ripped during construction.

181.  

BIKE LANES BIKE LANES BIKE LANES BIKE LANES!!!!! BIKE LANES! - you must implement them

182.  

Look realistically at the amount a fee or increase in fee really costs individuals - ex. vehicle registration tax. ($60/ year - 16 cents/day for car users who - myself included - to help improve road conditions is well worth it. Cutting of important/essential funding through campaign promises should not be used.