Gary Webster is the general manager for the
Toronto Transit Commission. Last year, Mayor Rob Ford (
previously), after cancelling the Transit City light rail expansion in favour of a subway into Toronto's east end (
also previously), asked Webster to prepare a report on the viability of such a subway line. Webster did so, and gave his honest opinion, which was that the Sheppard subway was not economically viable. Ford
buried the report, and after the
Toronto Star discovered its existence, Ford then requested that Webster speak to City Council about the pros and cons of subways and light rail. Webster advised against subways as City Council
overruled Ford and reinstated a light rail-based transit plan. Ford's allies on the Toronto Transit Commission then petitioned for a
special meeting to fire Webster (despite severance clauses that could cost the city more than a million dollars).
They
voted 5-4 to fire Gary Webster this afternoon. (Torontoist's
liveblog of the meeting.)
posted by mightygodking
on Feb 21, 2012 -
89 comments
If you're planning a visit to Stockholm, Munich, Bilbao, Shanghai, Dubai, Tokyo, Prague, Moscow, Toronto, and/or Barcelona, don't miss the chance to check out some of
these amazing subway stations.
posted by brain_drain
on Dec 8, 2009 -
57 comments
NYC Subways and then some. This has been one of my favorite sites for a long time. It's amazingly comprehensive, and not just being content with New York, it covers nearly every other subway in the world as well. If you're not into the technical details, just enjoy the thousands of pretty pictures.
posted by The Michael The
on Sep 26, 2002 -
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