The Toronto Board of Trade released “Toronto as a Global City”, its annual scorecard on prosperity and the city’s competitive position compared to various cities/city-regions around the world. Of particular interest, especially in light of the Ontario government’s move to slash delay funding for rapid transit, are these two indicators: the proportion of commuters by non-auto modes and average commuting time. These are not surprising results, but highlights how our mobility challenges are hurting the economy and our quality of life.

Thanks @MKofsky for forwarding me the link to the report

Over the next little while, inspired by Vision42, I’m going to write a series of posts dealing with two very important mobility corridors that no one seems to want to talk about: King Street and Queen Street. Before I start, I’d like to know: what issues do you see on these two streets, so important to our great city, but yet so dysfunctional?