Gary Webster may or may not be fired from his position as chief general manager of the TTC on Tuesday. But for many people, the most dispiriting part of the political tussle over transit is the lack of sound journalism. We are swimming in “conflict” stories. Ford and his subway storm troopers against the Light Rail Transit troopers of Karen Stintz. Enough of this. Can the Star and Globe and Mail get below the surface for a minute to explain in an impartial way why people hold the views they hold? There are arguments to be made, it would seem, for both sides. What are they? The subway forces appear most concerned with keeping tracks off the streets. Any one who has driven along Spadina Ave or St. Clair Ave might guess why. The Stintz forces seem to feel that transit “bang for the buck” is more important. Maybe it is. If so, there are much cheaper ways than LRTs to get it. Natural gas-electric buses will carry passengers for a lot less money. Please, where’s the journalism?
the streetcar rights-of-way on st clair and spadina have been successfully imprinted on many people’s consciousness as what was planned for eglinton east
this misperception is called “playing politics”
another fine example of the shenanigans going on is here: The TTC subway report Mayor Rob Ford doesn’t want you to read