Roads, sidewalks and transportation services. To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011, страница 88

Roads, sidewalks & traffic - Financial Advice

266.  

road tolls for the 905ers!!

267.  

Greater use of user fees in two scenarios: / 1. Where clientele using the services has the ability to absorb the cost and those that cannot still maintain access to basic level of service. For example, increased late fees at libraries would still allow everyone to access the library) / 2. Targetting people who use services may reside outside

Toronto and do not contribute through property taxes. E.g. parking services.  

268.  

Road tolls. A bigger land transfer tax and less rebates for first time owners. A tax on the real estate agents commission since they make so much!

269.  

I went to the old toll house this weekend at Doors Open T.O.  They did it back then, and cities all over the world do it.  Let's bring it back.  Think of all the things you can pay for with a set of tolls throughout the city.

270.  

Why does the roads department own sidewalks? Shouldn't sidewalks be their own department?

271.  

I think you should seriously consider road tolls (i.e. Don Valley Parkway) that is mostly used by non-residents of the City as well as other major arteries that are mainly used by non-residents.

272.  

Decrease Police Services salaries/overtime. Charge user fees. Increase parking fees. Road tolls. Charge a tax for vehicles entering the city core area. 

273.  

Toll roads entering city. / Tax special events / Tax GO and Via train arrivals

274.  

Increase Car License Fees / Increase Property Tax Rate for  $500K+ HHI / Implement Road Tolls  / Increase involvement of Public - Volunteer Work

275.  

BIKE LANES!!!

276.  

There is no doubt that essential services must be maintained by the city, and that taxes must be maintained at a level sufficient to cover these services. / Some services - certain areas of cleaning and repair, certain IT and systems or contracts services - could be privatized.  If this saved dollars, great, but quality needs to be assessed and maintained, and people need to be respected and engaged.  / People care about their neighbourhoods and their city, and can contribute in many ways, not just through taxes. / 

277.  

Yes.  use the taxing powers--other than property tax that city currently has- at its' disposal- e.g.  vehicle registration tax,  land transfer tax,  congestion tax for driving in city core.  More of a contribution from developers towards social and public space and infrastructure when building office and condos.  These means are vastly preferable to me --over increasing property tax  charging or increasing user fees or contracting out, -- However,  there was no option earlier in the survey to mention this / which partly invalidates my earlier choices.  I would also like to say here that discontinuing the vehicle registration tax was extremely short-sighted and has contributed to financial problems that we are now facing.   / Also continue to lobby, pressure provincial and federal governments to invest in cities.  Toronto absorbs a lot of cost that in other countries  have significant national investment and support

278.  

Many other revenue generation ideas - sale of recycled materials, greater provincial, federal transfer payments due to size of population in our city, telecommunications