TheTigerMaster
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David Miller tweeted:
1. The Finch LRT serves many of the lowest income people in Toronto. Connects Jane/Finch, Rexdale, Humber College to rapid transit.
2. Premier McGuinty canceled agreed upon, and announced, funding in 2010 budget. If not, Finch LRT would have been running long ago.
3. Province insisted on Metrolinx creating a new procurement process despite TTC design being complete, ready to go in 2010.
4. Province/Metrolinx responsible for nearly all the delays to Finch LRT construction. Some gall to blame others.
#3 is the same reason why the Crosstown LRT was delayed by a year, btw. Metrolinx knew the switchover would delay the Crosstown, and pushed ahead anyways. I wonder how much money that move cost taxpayers, seeing how quickly the costs of delaying the SSE added up.