Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'gtaa>'
October 29, 2008
In typical fashion, we've all been talking for decades about a fixed rail link between the busiest airport in Canada and the busiest surface transit hub in Canada, but despite near-universal agreement on its necessity, the project is still vapour. The $200 million+ Blue22 plan designed in the mid-'90s was originally slated for completion right about now, but endless disagreements about how to implement it, who pays for it, and whose property values it......
Continue Reading "Link, Link, Nudge, Nudge"January 9, 2008
Apparently 6% GST is still being charged in parking lots at Pearson airport, in spite of the fact that the tax was lowered to 5% on January 1. The overpricing is being blamed on a system glitch that is being "worked on," but in the meantime, the GTAA plans to keep the extra cash for themselves. A spokesperson explained, "If you don't like it, then you can fly out of another international airport in......
Continue Reading "Overtaxed Cars, Not SARS, Hilary Stars"