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- Governance Summit
- Mobility Seminar
- Goods Movement & Mobility Pricing Forum
- Mobility Pricing Stakeholder Forum
- Mobility Pricing Conference
- Smart Growth Forum
- Road Pricing & Leadership Summit
- Road Pricing and Public Acceptance Workshop
- Ontario’s Inaugural Road Pricing Forum
- Speakers (November 2008 - November 2018)
Road Pricing and Public Acceptance Workshop
A big thanks to everyone who attended this year's road pricing workshop on November 12, 2009! Almost 100 of us set out to drill deeper into public acceptance issues -- first discussed at our 2008 Forum -- and emerged with solid answers and some more questions. Based on the cutting-edge research and international case studies provided by our excellent speakers, we came up with a huge list of Ontario road pricing pros, cons and recommendations. This information will become the foundation of a communications strategy that will help elected officials, stakeholders and the general public better understand road pricing costs and benefits.
Here's a smattering of what delegates told us about Transport Futures 2009:
- “Discussion forums were great and in the right path to move the discussion forward.”
- “Fantastic job especially in the face of lukewarm support. It was definitely worth the fare and my time.”
- “I've been to a lot of these things and there are usually some boring or uninformative speakers. This time that was not the case.”
- “The information provided exceeded what I expected to receive.”
- “The opportunity to hear directly from world practitioners and experts was unique and valuable.”
- “The workshops were an excellent idea. Very helpful!”
- “This meeting explored a challenging topic and had plenty of audience interaction.”
- “Very thorough and meticulously organized. Interesting!”
- “You executed an event with a lot of complex moving pieces flawlessly and on time! You’ve really set the bar for future road pricing events.”
- “Great job!”
With the unexpected help of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Transport Futures also became a focal point of discussion in the media. Here is a list of articles, interviews, editorials and letters that resulted directly from the workshops:
- It may be the end of the road for road toll opposition - Toronto Star, Nov. 11, 2009 - Martin Collier and Robin Lindsey quoted
- CBC Radio Metro Morning - Nov. 12, 2009 - with Robin Lindsey
- It's time to talk about tolls - Globe and Mail, Nov. 12, 2009 - Martin Collier quoted
- Et tu, Toronto? Traffic a problem that Ceasar couldn't solve - Globe and Mail, Nov. 12, 2009
- Will drivers swallow road tolls' bitter pill? - Toronto Star, Nov. 13, 2009
- CBC Radio Metro Morning - Nov. 13, 2009 - with Martin Collier and Andrew Price
- Are toll roads the solution to traffic woes? - Toronto Star, Nov. 14, 2009
- For whom the road tolls - Toronto Sun, Nov. 15, 2009 - Martin Collier and Andy Manahan quoted
- World traffic report - A look at how other cities are using tolls on their roads - Toronto Sun, Nov. 15, 2009
- Speakers extol fee-based roads - National Post, Nov. 16, 2009 - Patrick DeCorla-Souza and Robin Lindsey quoted
- Dialogue, education key in getting public to accept road tolls, U.S. transit officials say - Daily Commercial News, Nov. 18, 2009, Patrick DeCorla-Souza and Ken Buckeye quoted
- Toll roads a bad idea for Toronto and the 905 - Toronto Star, Nov. 19, 2009
- Headline, Business News Network - Nov. 20, 2009 - TV interviews with Andrew Price and Ken Buckeye
- Road tolls create steady funding - Toronto Star, Nov. 22, 2009
Thanks again for joining us at Transport Futures on November 12th!