Historicist: "The city that nobody loves"
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Citing a $15-million shortfall in the city budget, TTC chief Rick Ducharme said the TTC may be forced to hike fares an extra ten cents. The cash-strapped public transit system could see the increase as early as next March.
It appears the subway (or metro) might turn back to the days of costing three coins again. I hate three coins! Every time the TTC raises its fares, like two years ago, we at Torontoist like to play a little game called "HERE'S A SOLUTION TO FINANCING THE TTC." It's very easy to play; just sit around and think of better ways to fund the TTC.
I'll start: I think David Miller should impose a levy to drive downtown, like Red Ken did in London. Or, just make drivers pay the ten cents to come into the city. I'm sure there are lots of people in Oakville who don't mind paying ten cents.
Or, better yet, close down all those cheesy clubs around the Adelaide-Richmond Club District and open up better bars.
In all likelihood, though, Ducharme and Dave Miller are playing this game right now, and hopefully coming up better ideas.
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Dude, how will closing Lucid help the TTC?
ooh, ooh! i've an idea...
every time a torontonian talks shit about montreal, they put $0.25 in a centre-of-the-universe-jar.
it's like a swear jar, but for torontocentrism instead of profanity.
anyways, i'm certain you'll have enough coinage from that project to save the TTC (and possibly also pay down the entire third world debt.)
I agree - make the 905ers pay. All they do is add to the problem of traffic congestion and complain.
Also, I have *never* heard fellow Torontonians bitch about Montreal. What the fuck are you talking about?!
Montreal is currently the host of Canada's most prestigious sporting event in the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix. It is a complete disgrace that it is not held in Toronto. We deserve the revenues!! Move the F1 to Toronto. That will make up for the extra dime and take a kick at Montreal at the same time.
Where do I deposit to this "Swear Jar"?
Love Cocknocker
xoxo
Just for yuks, I decided to make a list of all the times in the past two years I've heard people in Toronto say a discouraging word about Montreal, and here it is in all its glory:
1. At the beginning of autumn 2003, a deli owner who used to live in Montreal told me he'd moved here because Montreal was "damn boring".
2. A few hours ago, Cocknocker proposed moving the F1 to Toronto.