Stunned is hardly the word for it. The provincial agency known as Metrolinx has decided that the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will be built, maintained and operated by a private agency and not the TTC. For the first time in 90 years the city will not have control of a transit line inside its borders. We have known for many months that there has been a nasty little behind-the-scenes struggle about just who will make the decisions for the LRT construction. But whoever thought that Queen’s Park would tell Canada’s largest City to just buzz off. Liberals to TO: Drop Dead. This is the town that was given the right to function practically as a separate province under the City of Toronto Act, passed by the Liberals. Too much infighting at City Hall? Past TTC administrations have slipped the leash in a way that brought disaster. Is this the result of the TTC’s out-of-control and quite mad boondoggle on St. Clair Avenue a couple of years ago? Next: A naming contest for the LRT, We can see MUD emblazoned on the new LRT cars. (McGuinty Underground. Department). Or, GLT (Get Lost Toronto). Send your suggestions.
