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Rob Ford’s decision to cancel Transit City now comes with a $65-million price tag

By Stephen Spencer Davis
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TTC riders forced to pay increased fares for decreased service might be just a little bit perturbed to know what their money is going toward: light-rail lines that, technically speaking, don’t exist. The Globe and Mail reports that Rob Ford’s decision to unceremoniously kill Transit City is now pegged at $65 million. Of course, TTC riders’ extra dimes won’t actually be earmarked directly for a funeral fund for Transit City, but the timing of the news is still significant. Transit users are paying more and getting less, and Ford is clinging to his Sheppard subway dreams. That the transit debacle hasn’t resulted in serious implications for the mayor—like pitchfork-and-torches kind of implications—is really kind of remarkable. Read the entire story [Globe and Mail] »

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