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Jayx1
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada
Thumbs up Rob Ford's transportation platform, more subways and buses, fewer streetcars!

I love it!!!

Its everything ive been saying for years and more!

-subways not streetcars
-removing streetcars and replacing with buses
-making parking signs easier to read
-SCOOT technology to synchronize traffic lights
-Bike lanes along corridors and only when they add to, and not reduce capacity
-raising extra money through private sector deals
-keeping the gardiner (all that tearing down the portion east of the DVP has done is given us more red lights and easier access to canadian tire!)

And something i never thought of which i love:

Colour coded curbing to make it easier to determine if you can or cannot park on the street.

Love it!!

http://www.robfordformayor.ca/wp-co...ation-Plan4.pdf


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haus
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Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Toronto

arn't they already in the process of building new streetcars?

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Jayx1
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Registered: Feb 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by haus
arn't they already in the process of building new streetcars?


one line has been started but its preliminary and can be stopped before nov.


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Everything in this country is illegal.

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‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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FunkyCrew
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Registered: Feb 2006
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streetcars > buses
leave the buses for the boonies, downtown is doing great with the 'cars


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mute79
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lol we can't even get funding for streetcars, how will we finance subways? this just reeks of political posturing

meh

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Jayx1
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada

quote:
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lol we can't even get funding for streetcars, how will we finance subways? this just reeks of political posturing

meh


read the funding formula. Its already paid for with existing allocated money for the most part.


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Rob Ford is the Man!


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Jayx1
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
streetcars > buses
leave the buses for the boonies, downtown is doing great with the 'cars


how?

Streetcars cause traffic congestion. They are slow. And they are expensive to maintain (tracks etc)

How are they better?


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quote:
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how?

Streetcars cause traffic congestion. They are slow. And they are expensive to maintain (tracks etc)

How are they better?


agreed fully, down with street cars, nothing worse than getting stuck behind them and them taking up both lanes when you stop.

I like what Ford has to say here, I doubt it will ever come to fruition when/if he's elected.

I think he's just saying what people want to hear to get elected, Miller did the same thing.


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VDub
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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Toronto

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
how?

Streetcars cause traffic congestion. They are slow. And they are expensive to maintain (tracks etc)

How are they better?


I agree with your points on streetcars Jay but I still love the way they look and sound.

I really wish they could find a way to make them work...


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Jayx1
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Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada

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Originally posted by urban_legend
agreed fully, down with street cars, nothing worse than getting stuck behind tehm and them taking up both lanes when you stop.

I like what Ford ha sto say here, I doubt it will ever come to fruition when/if he's elected.

I think he's just saying what people want to hear to get elected, Miller did the same thing.


i believe him. He has 10 years record on council that backs him up as well. Oh and Miller did most of what he promised to do as well and much more. The problem is that no one paid attention during the campaign. He never tried to hide that he was a champagne socialist in the least!


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Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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Jayx1
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Originally posted by VDub
I agree with your points on streetcars Jay but I still love the way they look and sound.

I really wish they could find a way to make them work...


they are cool in that sense. But nostaligia isnt worth destroying our economy, not in this case. But at least we would still have them on spadina queens quay and st clair.


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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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