Roads, sidewalks and transportation services. To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011, страница 51

Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Other Important Issues

365.     

Traffic congestion and environmental protection is important, we have to start putting money into research on how we can resolve these issues. Focus on research and development should be a key aspect of city expenditures. There should also be more funding to community based programs, like the BIA's. Our Wexford BIA wanted to do many things this year for our community but we are strapped for cash. 

366.     

Adding road tolls to enter into Toronto on the DVP, 425 and QEW

367.     

more bike lanes to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by cars and improve overall quality of life and health of the population of toronto

368.     

Air quality - smog / traffic gridlock

369.     

Traffic congestion

370.     

I think we have to consider congestion taxes/toll roads, reinstating the Vehicle Registration Tax and looking at other ways to restore the revenue that has been cut over the last year. 

371.     

Promoting equity and participation; encouraging civic engagement and more bike lanes

372.     

the need for the city to increase revenue - road  tolls; taxes / vulnerability of the poor  / the decrease in the middle class

373.     

Heritage (don't tear down Casa Loma), end street parking and sidewalk shovelling inequities between wards

374.     

fix the roads that are in need of repairs

375.     

Traffic congestion

376.     

not privatizing services. being nice to unions. not ramping up the police force.

supporting public space. bike lanes.

377.     

Improve budgets for essential 911 (Police fire ambulance) -Fill back log of hiring / Improve roads / Get on with improving subways - not LRT and Bike lanes

Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Other Important Issues

378.     

1.  People who own property in Toronto are way below the norm when considering how much they pay in property tax.  Might I suggest that you bring them up to par with the surrounding areas?  For example, my sister lives in Toronto in a home that is almost exactly the same price as mine...I live just north of the city.  My property taxes are more than double hers????  I don't understand how that can be.   It just doesn't make sense.  I would raise property taxes to reflect the value of the home and land people own.  There is a lot of money to be gained, and is fair to do so.  Raise property taxes. /  / 2.  TRAFFIC !!!  No matter what time of day you start work, if you work in Toronto, if you live north of the City, you have to leave home by 6am in order to avoid morning rush hour traffic and to ensure you arrive at work on time.  And then driving home after work is a nightmare.  On a good day you might make it home in  an hour and forty five minutes....but, as usually happens, there is a car stopped , an accident, etc.  it just takes one thing and then your drive home becomes over 2 hours.   I don't know if anyone has ever suggested this or not, but, what if, in the morning, you made ALL LANES of the DVP heading SOUTHBOUND, say from 6am to 9am....then , in the evening, ALL LANES of the DVP go NORTHBOUND ONLY from say 330pm until 6pm.  In Hamilton, ON, they do something similar.  On the Kenilworth access, they have one lane going up the mountain and one going down...they split and then 2 lanes head down the mountain and 2 head up the mountain (where the split occurs, you can go left or right, taiking you either to the east or west of the city). 

However, during the morning rush hour, I think for 2 hours, they have ALL LANES GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ONLY...and then again at evening rush hour, they have ALL LANES GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN ONLY.  It has been this way for many, many years, and works wonderfully !!!  Although it might only be a short term solution, I think it would be effective to use the roads you currently have, and make them work more efficiently.  Since it would be impossible to build more lanes on several parts of the DVP, perhaps you could consider building UP, and having a 2 tiered roadway.  

379.     

Fair treatment by Parking Police

380.     

Planning for the city's future needs and responsibilities. i.e. long-range infrastructure repair and replacement program.

381.     

Development of bike lanes (a la Montreal). More HOV lanes, Dedicated delivery times  for business (i.e. midnight to 5:00 am)

382.     

Subsidizing rain barrels to reduce water consumption. - this saves water resources long term / Subsidize capital cost of green roofs - reduces electricity consumption.  Work with the province on this one. / Improved bike paths (not just trails) for commuters to get to and from places of work, living, and play. This will help reduce congestion. / Road tolls - we need to start collecting revenue from people who live in other municipalities but use our roads. /