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Topic: Public Transit to Begin, What Do You Think Are the Most Important Issues Facing Our City in 2011? Please List up to Thre Topic: Public transit This document contains public input on public transit. The public input was collected through open-ended questions in the Toronto Core Service Review Public Consultation Feedback Form. Information about the consultation as well as other data sets and results is available at http://www.toronto.ca/torontoservicereview/results.htm. Because of the large volume of comments received from 13,000 participants, multiple keyword searches were used to identify the information for this document. The comments below are in the order in which they were received, are listed by the question on the Feedback Form that they were responding to, and show the full response to the question which may include input on other topics. Responses: • To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011? Please list up to three issues. • Are there any other important city-wide issues you think the City of Toronto should consider? • Do you have any other comments on how the City should fund services? • Is there anything else you would like City Council to consider when making decisions about services in the future? To begin, what do you think are the most important issues facing our city in 2011? Please list up to three issues. Return to Top Transit - Important Issues 1. Public Transit 2. Improving TTC - NOT cutting routes 3. Transit planning 4. Public Transit 5. decline in TTC service 6. Transit development 7. Transit, LRT, Bus cancellations 8. TTC - public transportation 9. Public Transit Sucking Hard. 10. Tran sit 11. Transit 12. Transit 13. Transit 1 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 14. transit 15. Transportation/TTC 16. transit 17. Rapid transit needed ALL over the city 18. Transit 19. Transit 20. Public transit (TTC) 21. reduced transit service for 2011 22. inadequate capital funding for public transit 23. Public transit 24. The need to ensure that pedestrian paths and routes through the City are accessible, timely and effective, regardless of cost. 25. Transit 26. Transit 27. Transit 28. ttc 29. Transit 30. Poor transit 31. crime on the ttc 32. ttc 33. TTC 34. transit 35. a modern user-friendly public transit system 36. TTC 37. public transit 38. Public Transit - TTC coverage & expansion 39. transit 40. Transit 41. Transit 42. Public Transit 43. Transit 44. Public Transit inefficiencies 45. public transit 46. transit 47. Good public transit 48. Improved public transit 49. TTC 50. Public Transit 51. ttc.... Garbage......Road Repairs? 52. Diesel trains proposed by Metrolinx 53. Transit 2 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 54. Transit 55. transit 56. Lack of good transit outside City centre 57. public transit 58. lack of planning in public transit 59. Improving public transit 60. TTC 61. Transit 62. Poor Public Transit System 63. No more ttc strikes, and more wheelchair accessibility 64. Lack of a cohesive transit plan 65. Public transit 66. Transportation (both TTC and bicycle infrastructure) 67. Contracting out T.T.C. routes due to numerous employees on the sunshine list with only requirement being grade 12 diploma and a license. 68. transit 69. Commute times [traffic + transit issues] 70. Transit 71. transit 72. Public Transit 73. Unreliable street cars and buses 74. Small subway system 75. need to expand public transit 76. Public transit 77. TTC 78. Traffic/Transit 79. Decongestion of traffic, i.e., via delivering promised TTC Subway extending past Morningside Ave. on Sheppard Ave. 80. Public Transit 81. Eroding support for public transit 82. Public transit 83. Lack of proper bike routes and safe bike lanes. 84. Improving Transit - includes subways and streetcars 85. TTC 86. public transportation (TTC) 87. TTC 88. Public Transit 89. transit 90. Improve TTC and Wheeltrans 91. Transit 92. More public transit 3 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 93. Public Transit 94. public transit 95. Transit 96. public transit 97. Transit 98. Transit 99. Transit improvements. 100. Mass transit 101. TTC 102. affordable public transit 103. Public Transportation / Subway 104. Transit 105. Transit 106. Transit 107. Transit 108. Transit / traffic 109. Downtown rapid transit expansion to reduce traffic 110. transit 111. transit 112. Public Transit - moving more people better. 113. insufficient transit 114. transit 115. Transit 116. Proper funding for transit 117. Transit 118. Public Transit (TTC, Buses, Streetcars and BIKES) 119. Affordable & Accessible Transit 120. transit 121. transit 122. public transit 123. Inadequate and overburdened transit 124. Public transit 125. Transit 126. Maintenance and improvement of the transit system 127. Public Transit 128. transit - we need more subways and to get rid of streetcars 129. Improving Public Transit 130. TTC monopoly 131. public transit 132. TTC 133. Public Transit 4 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 134. public transit 135. Transit 136. Transit 137. Public Transit 138. Transit 139. transit 140. Transit 141. Horrible Public Transit 142. Public transit 143. Transit 144. New Subway 145. Transit 146. Public Transit 147. improving TTC 148. Cleaner public transit 149. transit 150. Transit & Traffic 151. Sheppard subway extension 152. Transit inadequacies 153. Transit 154. Transit 155. Lack of affordable transit 156. Downtown traffic/transit 157. Commute - Public Transit 158. Public Transit 159. Lack of funds for TTC improvements 160. ttc 161. Transit Services 162. Improving/enhancing public transit 163. Transit 164. Need for more transit equity 165. transit 166. Transit 167. Transit 168. better transit 169. Transit 170. Transit 171. TTC expansion 172. Transit 173. transit 174. transit 5 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 175. transit! 176. transit 177. Mass transit, including bike lanes 178. Public transit - poor service and facilities, high fees 179. Union entitlement (Garbage, TTC, city hall) 180. Public Transit 181. affordable public transit 182. transit investment / plan 183. transit 184. Traffic and transit 185. Public transit 186. TTC 187. need better public transit 188. Transit - public transportation 189. transit 190. public transit 191. Public Transit 192. Transit 193. Badly managed TTC 194. TTC 195. Lack of affordable transit 196. better transit 197. transit 198. Transit 199. Transit 200. Transit 201. Don't make David Miller mistakes such as the St. Clair dedicated street car line, costing millions of dollars to save streetcars 3 1/2 minutes of travel time, and causing many stores on St. Clair Avenue to close for good. St. Clair Avenue also lost two lanes to the streetcars on the dedicated line, leaving less space for cars that should be sharing the road with streetcars as on Queen, King Streets, Lakeshore Boulevard, Dundas Street and more. 202. public transit - lack thereof 203. Transit 204. public transit 205. Public Transit 206. Pubic Transit 207. Transi t too expensive 208. enhancements to the TTC 209. Ford killing transit contracts 210. Transit 6 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 211. Transit 212. Transit infrastructure/rail link to airport 213. Transit 214. Mass Transit 215. Public transit--Finch line needs more buses 216. public transit 217. Transit 218. Transit 219. Impro ving public transit 220. Transportation infrastructure: roads, TTC, etc. 221. Transit 222. Public transit 223. Transit 224. Transit 225. Transit 226. Safe, reliable, cost-effective transportation for EVERYONE, including cars, bicycles, TTC and pedestrians 227. Public Transit - Fewer Buses; Better Alternatives 228. Transit 229. transit issues 230. lack of good public transit 231. Transportation, roads and transit 232. Transit 233. Lack of accessible and city wide transit 234. transit 235. Transit Subway Expansion (when will it be done?) 236. Stopping / slowing down this slash and burn mentality that seems to have hit Council; for example, allowing for careful, thorough investigation of situations rather than changing the time period and finalizing poorly-thought out decisions. E.g. Transit planning - throwing 237. Public transit 238. Public transit 239. transit 240. Transit 241. improving public transit 242. Transit 243. transit 244. Good transit to all areas of the city 245. Transit costs 246. The need to promptly and without delay build the Finch West LRT 247. Public Transit 7 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 248. more public transit 249. lack of mass transit 250. TTC 251. reduction or limiting of public transit. TTC is no longer dependable to get to one's destination in a timely way. One must allow a substantial margin and arrive early or one hopes, on time. 252. TTC 253. Public Transit 254. transit issues 255. transit 256. deteriorating public transit 257. Transit 258. Lack of east-west rapid transit downtown 259. Public Transit 260. public transit 261. public transit 262. poor transit 263. transit 264. Transit 265. Public Transit 266. Public Transit 267. Transit 268. public transit 269. transit 270. Public Transit 271. Transit 272. Transit 273. Accessible Public Transit 274. mismanagement of TTC and similar city run organizations, not to mention use of paid duty cops 275. Public transit: significant increase capacity, make more affordable, need significant expansion of bike lanes and locks. 276. Transit 277. public transit 278. Transit 279. public transit expansion 280. transit 281. funding public transit further 282. Transit 283. Transit 284. ttc 8 – Theme Reports Transit - Important Issues 285. transit 286. Roads/transit 287. transit 288. Transit 289. public transit 290. Public Transit 291. TTC 292. Public Transit 293. Public Transit - Accessibility 294. Transit 295. ttc cost and service 296. transit 297. Transit - lack of capacity on Yonge subway 298. public transit 299. Transit 300. Equitable access to affordable public transit 301. public transit 302. Transit 303. public transit 304. public transit 305. Transit 306. Transit - we need more public transit now! 307. Transit 308. Transit Expansion 309. Lack of TTC funding. 310. cancellation of transit plan 311. transit 312. Transit 313. transit 314. transit 315. Transit 316. Stagnating Transit 317. Public Transit to inner suburbs 318. Transit 319. Breadth of mass transit network 320.
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