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WATCH: Road Tolls, Extra Taxes Proposed to Ease Gridlock

Posted By: Dave Bradley · 3/18/2013 11:59:00 AM

If you want better transit, you may have to pay for it yourself.

The Toronto Board of Trade has asked the province for two new taxes, along with a parking levy and even road tolls, to help fund transit expansion in the GTA.

The proposal was unveiled on Monday, and could generate as much as two billion dollars annually.

Metrolinx has already plotted a 25 year plan, called the Big Move, which would create a transportation network which would extend beyond the borders of Toronto, into Hamilton in the west and Durham Region in the east.

The President and CEO of The Toronto Board of Trade, says the new regional sales tax could bring in as much as $1.6 billion a year, while a tax on fuel could add an extra $840 million to the totals.

Road tolls and a parking levy would generate the rest.

Mayor Rob Ford has been quite vocal in the past against road tolls and the idea of any sort of transit tax.

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  1. Angry Bill posted on 03/18/2013 12:39 PM
    The number of businesses who think it's a good idea to be located in downtown Toronto has GOT to be getting smaller and smaller.

    A toll road should give even the most brain-damaged businesses that are left a reason to leave.

    A road toll plus $20+ parking, plus a $60 parking ticket from some quota-happy green hornet, plus aggravating traffic (made even more aggravating by people attempting to avoid the toll roads).... Someone explain to me again why I need to drive to Toronto?
    1. Palma posted on 03/18/2013 12:59 PM
      @Angry Bill Then stay where you live and find work there instead of Toronto, You are mistaken. More companies s are locating to Toronto such as the devlepepment along the waterfront.
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  2. proton posted on 03/18/2013 12:41 PM
    want to decrease gridlock?

    get rid of the idiots that gave us st. clair streetcar, disabled street light synchronization, the stupid pedestrian right-of-way at yonge-bloor and bloor-bay for starters.

    then get rid of the idiots that are wasting our tax dollars forcing us to overpay for subway cars (likely the same idiots), and many other boondoggles.

    then get rid of the idiots voting against subway (likely the same idiots)

    reduce waste to an acceptable level then come to the taxpayer for more money, if needed. don't forget to go after the feds and province too

    who has the guts to tackle the heart of this problem, outlined above?
  3. capitalism posted on 03/18/2013 05:45 PM
    tax the people of the roads and into there transit through tolls and taxes on gas.

    Businesses are like women they use sharp tools and many small cuts to deal their damage
  4. john posted on 03/19/2013 01:59 PM
    now theres another dumb ideal man thse leftlys are so stupid instead if cutting some stuff thay need to go raise taxes and tolls . lets make a list of those aholes and not vote for them in the next election what a bunch of blood sucking leaches .
  5. john posted on 03/19/2013 02:01 PM
    now theres another dumb ideal man thse leftlys are so stupid instead if cutting some stuff thay need to go raise taxes and tolls . lets make a list of those aholes and not vote for them in the next election what a bunch of blood sucking leaches .
  6. Pettie posted on 03/20/2013 12:28 PM
    Some sort of tax will come eventually if we like it or not, then again this deabte could be part of the spin doctors wnating to put pressure on the city to accept a casino then all troubles would be solved. The problem with any new taxes with the city is that the money never goes where it is supposed to go and unless you could have some outside arm that is truly accountable for the diversion on the monies going to the right place the city will always be in the whole.. Just look at the money they collect on the water bills for the sewers.

    The 10 cent gas tax is a farce will only hirt the people who can least afford it as the chain will afftect food costs and more. Trinnidad has a good tax on cars. The gas is state owned and if you want to drive a larger engine car you pay for it. Why should a person who uses 20 liters a week pay the same tax as someone who drives a mercedes?

    The $1 parking levy is reasonable cant see a problem with that. Maybe one of the best ideas whould be to have a scratch lottery ticket. They could fund all the transit they want off that. But then again how much would go to say parks instead?

    The little guy is getting dwindled and fast and if anyone is watching around the world it will be in no time that you wil see carnage here. Credit is holding everyone up. Do I like more taxes? Of course not!.. The GTA will need to raise further taxes in a few years to viuld more hospitals if you do the math in the next 10-20 years this city will have close to 8 million people!..

    The system is broken..it must be fixed and fast but the people calling the shots have no clue they are still in denial.

    The TTC trumps horns for the new extended streetcar.. ermany has had them for the last 15 years..HELLO TORONTO!!!! What's new???!!!
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