Transit planner Michael Schabas says the TTC would get an eight out of 10 in the 1970s. The rest of the populace willingly supports transit spending with the expectation the expenditure will improve their commute. Similar projects all over the world suffer from delusionary projections from planners, false assumptions and political deception. In his book, The Railway Metropolis, available on Amazon, Torontonian transit planner Michael Schabas delves into the entrails of one of the world’s most celebrated systems, the London transit system over the last 35 years. Mayor David Miller proposes the return to the LRT idea in Transit City and the provincial government agrees, funding it 100 per cent.

Source: thestar April 21, 2017 16:18 UTC