As if we’re not taxed enough, now the powers that be are looking into a road congestion tax. How many more taxes can possibly be passed onto Toronto drivers?

It appears that Mayor Miller is sending someone to London, England to study their congestion tax. He will be briefed by London’s deputy mayor. Comparing the situation in Toronto to the situation in London is absolutely absurd. What Mayor Miller is really trying to do is punish Toronto drivers because the city has a totally inadequate transit system. If you want people to leave their cars at home, then you must offer an alternative, efficient, cost effective mode of transportation. London, England has a magnificently efficient system with a transit stop virtually on every corner that extends to the far reaches of this enormous city. Unfortunately if you live in Toronto and are not on the Yonge line or the Bloor/Danforth line, then you are out of luck. Perish the thought that you live outside the 416 area code and have to come into the city for work on public transit. So let’s leave the comparisons aside and call a spade a spade. Toronto is trying to pass the buck to the drivers instead of developing the necessary infrastructure.

 

To read more about this issue follow the link below.

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/183534

How do you think that a congestion tax will affect drivers? Will you leave your car at home if the tax is imposed? Do you think that this will drive more businesses from the downtown core into the suburbs, hurting Toronto’s economy?