Transit Infrastructure and Downtown Relief Line

downtown relief line: 1. Build a downtown relief line: Better rapid transit will create a chain reaction of happy consequences. Downtown commuters who currently drive will begin to leave their cars at home, saving gas money and easing congestion. This will make room on the roads for those who have no choice but to drive. And everyone will save time in the process. The relief line will not just help downtown dwellers, but also commuters from the inner suburbs and neighbouring municipalities. For Toronto to reach its potential, major investments in rapid transit infrastructure are required. While the costs are high, and the timeline decades long, building a downtown relief line is the most important transit policy for the city, according to The Toronto Star, Canada. 2. Reform development charges system: Increased development on major transit lines benefits the city as a whole, but places greater stress on existing infrastructure. Yet, development charges, the citys tool to cover the costs of serving new building projects, are evenly applied across the city. This allows condominium developers to build up certain neighbourhoods while paying only a fraction of what their projects are likely to cost the city. The system should be changed to ensure that developers pay directly for pressure added to surrounding infrastructure, specifically to the TTC and Christopher Hume weighs in on how these ideas will transform Toronto (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.