The rumblings of what Mayor Ford's new Transportation Plan to replace Transit City might look like is clearly leaving out people along Finch West, who were promised a Finch LRT. Mayor Ford's plan takes money allocated to Finch West and buries it underground along Eglinton, according to Bruce McCuaig of Metrolinx.
Toronto has spent years dealing with the consequences of underfunded public transit. Aging infrastructure, delayed repairs and subway slow zones have all placed pressure on a system that millions of Torontonians rely on. These problems cannot be fixed overnight and require sustained investment in the workers, vehicles, tracks and infrastructure that keep transit moving.