The case for congestion pricing in Canada
Less than a month after New York City kicked off its congestion pricing plan, roads are already clearer. The first week saw a 7.5 per cent drop in traffic representing 43,800 fewer vehicles per day, along with an uptick in subway ridership.
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After seeing the success in New York I would love for something like that in Toronto’s downtown core; however serious and aggressive improvement of the TTC would be needed.
Right now a small power outage can cause massive delays. We need more lines, redundant systems, and a diversity of routes to let people redirect themselves when necessary.
I think we also need more strategies to keep the trains moving, especially during rush hours. I think the most common reason I hear for unplanned subway downtime is "security incident" and "medical incident". I think the (increasing number it seems of) fare enforcement officers is bad spending. As a TTC user they're of no benefit to me, and I don't think they effectively reduce fare evasion either - I think the value is crap. I'd rather see security and medical/nursing personnel on trains or at stations to intervene sooner (security and medical incidents, respectively) and keep the trains running.
The crowding at St. George station is getting nuts