After a five-month search, Toronto has found its first “transit czar.” In a memo distributed to councillors and city staff Thursday, deputy city manager, Tracey Cook, announced the city had hired former Infrastructure Ontario executive vice-president Derrick Toigo to head up its new transit expansion office. He is tasked with overseeing the city’s efforts to advance new transit lines, and serve as the contact for all city divisions, the TTC, Metrolinx, and other levels of government. “Derrick’s prior experience and expertise will factor extensively into his new role, as he lays the foundation for the new transit expansion office,” Cook wrote. Article Continued BelowMayor John Tory announced last November the city was creating the office to speed up the construction of transit projects. A city spokesperson said it intended to fill the positions using city staff as much as possible.

Source: thestar April 18, 2019 22:07 UTC