Friday, October 31, 2008

We Can Live Without These..........

The city has lots of ways to spend your money

In 2009, the city is poised to spend $1.6 billion on capital projects. Here is a list of just a few of them:

- $173 million for road and bridge work

- $3 million towards two new police stations

- $17 million towards four new community centres

- $24 million for underpass to eliminate Dufferin St. Jog

- $3 million towards three new ambulance stations

- $2 million to improve Emergency Services communications between Fire and Police

- $105 million towards 360 new subway cars

- $81 million towards 204 low floor accessible Light Rail Vehicles

- $93 million towards 410 new buses

- $14 million to complete St. Clair West dedicated transit way

- $6 million towards revitalizing Nathan Phillips Square

- $56 million for waterfront revitalization

- $8 million for the city's Bike Plan, including more bike lanes and paths

- $22 million to cut greenhouse gas emissions

$2 million to begin installing self service check-out systems at nine libraries

- $9 million for city's new 24 hour 3-1-1 call centre for general city info

Over the next FIVE years, proposed spending for the city includes:

- $836 million to maintain 420 kms of roads and rehabilitate 80 bridges.

- $61 million to build two police stations

- $57 million to build four community centres

- $26 million to eliminate the Dufferin St. Jog.

- $5 million to build three ambulance stations

- $70 million to improve Emergency Services communications between Fire and Police

- $728 million to buy 360 new subway cars

- $656 million to buy 225 low floor accessible Light Rail Vehicles

- $14 million to complete St. Clair West dedicated transit way

- $38 million to revitalize Nathan Phillips Square

- $280 million for waterfront revitalization

- $70 million to complete the city's Bike Plan, including 410 km of bike lanes

- $103 million to implement "world-leading" action plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions

- $6 million to install self service check-out machines in nine libraries

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