Tolling the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway is an idea “whose time has come,” those at city hall say. “Tolls on the Gardiner/DVP are an idea whose time has come in Toronto. Pasternak said he’ll only support tolls if the revenues are earmarked for repairs and transit — as will be Tory’s pitch. Councillor John Campbell (Ward 4, Etobicoke Centre), who asked for staff to report back on road tolls, says he supports the mayor’s plan — saying the revenues should go to both road repairs and transit improvements. Councillor Jim Karygiannis (Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt) said his reaction to Tory’s road tolls was: “Are you crazy?”“We’ll create the biggest gridlock there is,” he said.

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 15:42 UTC