Glen
Senior Member
Spun off from another thread...
Post your idea's to make Toronto better. From putting this city on a sustainable fiscal path to any other improvements. Please try to include information on how things will be paid for. Suggesting a major expansion to Toronto's subway system without offering details on how to fund it does not do any good.
From my post in another thread (new additions are in bold)
Cost savings (some would require Provincial approval):
- Move all traffic related enforcement from police to bylaw enforcement.
- End the fair wage program.
- Require that TTC construction be contracted out.
- Contract out TTC station management.
- Modify Transit city to have a shared track, with passing sections.
- Ensure that all infrastructure programs are co-ordinated so that redundancies are eliminated. (eg. replacing water mains on a newly paved street)
- Have specified garbage pick up areas between houses. So if one house places its garbage for pick up at the right side, the neighbouring house on the left would place theirs on the left, Being side by side would eliminate the number of stops needed for collection.
Taxation and revenue:
I would completely revamp the current system. To be replaced with the following:
A single class of property, no more beggar they neighbour polices.
A minimum tax of $1,500 for the first $250,000 of assessment value.
A yearly parking tax of $500 per spot.
A Drive Through tax (city supplied meter) of $.25 per transaction.
The balance of property tax revenue would be generated from a single tax rate, applied equally to the assessed values over $250,000.
Have a single LTT rate for all properties.
End tax cancellations for seniors and change to a deferral.
Move to have TTC fares paid by distance.
Niceties
Potted palm trees on the beach, with a contained water area that could be cleaned and heated.
Seasonal bike lanes and pedestrian areas via lane closures on certain streets (Queen St. comes to mind).
Consider making the TTC free after 7:30 pm (excluding routes that cross city borders)
Graffiti cleanup.
Post your idea's to make Toronto better. From putting this city on a sustainable fiscal path to any other improvements. Please try to include information on how things will be paid for. Suggesting a major expansion to Toronto's subway system without offering details on how to fund it does not do any good.
From my post in another thread (new additions are in bold)
Cost savings (some would require Provincial approval):
- Move all traffic related enforcement from police to bylaw enforcement.
- End the fair wage program.
- Require that TTC construction be contracted out.
- Contract out TTC station management.
- Modify Transit city to have a shared track, with passing sections.
- Ensure that all infrastructure programs are co-ordinated so that redundancies are eliminated. (eg. replacing water mains on a newly paved street)
- Have specified garbage pick up areas between houses. So if one house places its garbage for pick up at the right side, the neighbouring house on the left would place theirs on the left, Being side by side would eliminate the number of stops needed for collection.
Taxation and revenue:
I would completely revamp the current system. To be replaced with the following:
A single class of property, no more beggar they neighbour polices.
A minimum tax of $1,500 for the first $250,000 of assessment value.
A yearly parking tax of $500 per spot.
A Drive Through tax (city supplied meter) of $.25 per transaction.
The balance of property tax revenue would be generated from a single tax rate, applied equally to the assessed values over $250,000.
Have a single LTT rate for all properties.
End tax cancellations for seniors and change to a deferral.
Move to have TTC fares paid by distance.
Niceties
Potted palm trees on the beach, with a contained water area that could be cleaned and heated.
Seasonal bike lanes and pedestrian areas via lane closures on certain streets (Queen St. comes to mind).
Consider making the TTC free after 7:30 pm (excluding routes that cross city borders)
Graffiti cleanup.
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