How many of you actually wait for a handout from your relatives/work/friends before making a large purchase such as a house or a new car , instead of planning ahead, saving,/mortgaging
Yes Rossi's plan might take 30 years, but that's based on NO funding from province/feds... if ANY funding is received, that timeline is drastically shortened.
Sarah thompsons plan? my inital rough calculations would cost approx 1150 dollars per car per year (5/day*5 days a week * 46 weeks)... you think that's something that will be easily absorbed by drivers? and that's assuming ALL drivers adhere to the current plan and no costs to maintaining/building the tolls. Yes she has the idea, but her plan is a tad bit overzealous and unrealistic.
It's unfortunate that politics divides such great ideas.... if you take Rossi's independant style of self-financing , supplement with a MODEST form of tolling by Thompsons , and partner with provincial/fed levels, and also with private sectors (if they are willing to build 20 portapoties at 400k a pop) we would have an amazing subway system!