Roads, sidewalks and transportation services. To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011, страница 79

Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Financial Advice

wisdom regarding needs and resources of Toronto. 

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Road Tolls / Vehicle Registration Tax / Other taxation powers granted under the City of Toronto Act

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Reduce the police budget...crime is on the decline! Install Tolls on DVP and Gardiner and 401.

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Eliminate all high school football programmes, as they are expensive and cause excessive injuries; / Impose congestion charges on motor vehicles entering the city;  / reinstate the tax on motor vehicle registrations

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Put pressure on the province and feds for more tax money. Look to installing toll roads.

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I think that it is important to, in part, concentrate not on where the new money will come from, but to review and reflect on how the money that is there is currently being used.  /  / What builds a city, one that is prosperous, diverse and respected, is not greater police presence. It is not more parking lots.  /  / These things are of course important to a degree. But what builds a real city that works is investment in communities. Investing in community run initiatives and projects is the best (and often cheapest) way to improve and sustain a healthy city. It often costs very little to run these projects, with great and lasting benefit to communities and their inhabitants. Of course there are a great many of these that need funding. I respect that it is not the best of economic times. But arts, and community, and heritage, and our children - concentrating on these build cities that people can live in. A city that not just runs efficiently, but operates with respect for its citizens. A city that recognizes that all people, if given half a chance, want to contribute what they can and make a positive difference in their own lives, and the lives of those around them. In saying this, we must remember that, although absolutely important, there are other ways to make a positive difference in someone's life than by giving them a job.  /  / So here is how you should fund services: fund the arts. Fund communities. Fund programs like community gardens and senior in-home services. Fund low-income housing projects, and shelters.  /  / When you fund these things, the city will naturally grow and prosper. Help people to help themselves - and they will. Make the city a beautiful place to live in with an activity community presence in all areas - and crime will go down. Expand art programs and fund artists - and they will help with the beautification process, help to turn around downtrodden areas, and uplift lives when that uplifting is needed most. Fund literacy programs, and don't make overly rigid and baseless demands for accountability - let them do what they do best, and people will learn, and again, they will help themselves. Fund seniors at home - and save thousands upon thousands when they are not forced to move into a senior retirement or long-term care facility, and even more when they are encouraged to remain contributing members of their community. Fund community gardens and education programs and realize that people with low-income need the chance to help themselves retain healthy eating habits, often rendered impossible by food bank handouts and money consumed by rent and clothing. Save money in the long run,