An artist's rendering shows the future Union Pearson Express train to be run by a division of Metrolinx, is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho
April 02, 2013 - 8:48 AM
TORONTO - Metrolinx, the agency created by the Ontario government to help co-ordinate and integrate all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area, has released a short list of possible investment tools to help pay for transit upgrades in the region.
Here are the suggestions:
— Development Charges
— Employer Payroll Tax
— Fuel Tax
— High Occupancy Tolls
— Highway Tolls
— Land Value Capture
— Parking Space Levy, including pay-for-parking at transit stations
— Property Tax
— Sales Tax
— Transit Fare Increase
— Vehicle Kilometres Travelled Fee
News from © The Canadian Press, 2013