Ontario’s suburban-based…

Ontario’s suburban-based drivers already now pay far less than their fair share of expenses in Toronto to pay for new infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance, road safety, traffic management, and accident cleanup in the city.

Along major TTC subway and dedicated streetcar routes (Bloor-Danforth, Yonge-University-Vaughn-Finch, St Clair, Spadina, Queen, King) there should be sufficient access for emergency vehicles and law enforcement vehicles; all other motor vehicles should pay a metered (time of day and trip length) charge for using those roads. This includes all private vehicles and delivery vehicles, including taxis and Uber, with separate arrangements for disabled travelers. Daily vehicle travel by vehicles based outside of metropolitan Toronto should be assessed charges at least double the charges assessed on Toronto residents.

Bike lanes seem to have improved safety on the roads, both between bikes and pedestrians and between bikes and motor vehicles. They may be necessary but are not sufficient to reduce congestion and to recover the fair charges for the costs imposed by suburban drivers.