Each of the leading mayoral contenders is promising to ease gridlock in Toronto. We asked three transportation experts to assess their platforms.
Implement stronger traffic-law enforcement and heavier fines; fast-track construction downtown and on the TTC; prohibit lane closures on Richmond, Adelaide and Dundas between Bay and Victoria while the Ontario Line subway is under development; impose steep penalties on companies leaving construction debris; and improve transit, including cutting fares for single rides on the 501 Queen streetcar and Scarborough Rapid Transit to $2 until the Scarborough busway is complete.
Martin Horak, associate director of Western University’s Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance:
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