Category Archives: Transportation

Lawrence Solomon: Big Brother takes the wheel

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(October 17, 2013) ‘Smart roads’ would take the task of driving out of the hands of human drivers. Continue reading →

Posted in Toll Roads, Transportation | Tagged Cisco Systems Inc., Google Inc., Internet of Things, Lawrence Solomon, traffic flow | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Ontario’s environmental commissioner, serving the public or simply sucking up?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(October 14, 2013) On October 10, 2013, Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller released his 194-page annual report titled, “Serving the Public,” and backed it up with a “supplement” that ran to 247 pages. His press conference at 10 a.m. on that day attracted little attention resulting in only minor media coverage. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Privatization, Renewables | Tagged Climate Change, Crown land, Global Warming, Gord Miller, green energy, Ontario, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, wind power, wind turbines | 3 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(September 5, 2013) Satellite technology tracks traffic along all routes, changing rates on the fly. Continue reading →

Posted in Public Transit, Toll Roads, Transportation | Tagged Computer Technology, congestion, highways, public transit, Singapore, toll roads, transportation | 2 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Move into the fast lane

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(December 7, 2012) The U.S. has pioneered dynamic pricing of highway toll lanes. Continue reading →

Posted in Public Transit, Toll Roads | Tagged highways, Lawrence Solomon, markets, toll roads, transportation | 2 Comments

Could Toronto make 905ers pay more to park?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

Lawrence Solomon recommends a “user-pay” toll that could be used to lower Toronto taxes — so city residents still benefit and the free-riders pay. Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | Tagged Lawrence Solomon, parking fees, toll, Toronto, transit funding, two-tier parking, user pay | Leave a comment

Turning transit stations into profit centres: Ottawa Business Journal

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 4, 2011) Ottawa Business Journal discusses Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon’s proposal to sell transit stations to the private sector. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Privatization, Transportation | Tagged Energy Probe, Lawrence Solomon, P3, PPP, privatization, public transit, transit stations | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Transit competition

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 25, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon argues that Toronto should follow the UK’s example, and privatize the TTC. Continue reading →

Posted in Privatization, Transportation | Tagged Lawrence Solomon, PPP, privatization, public transit, Rob Ford, Toronto, transportation, TTC | 2 Comments

Energy Probe’s Executive Director Lawrence Solomon in Maclean’s article on road tolling

Posted on January 12, 2011 by energyprbe

(Jan. 12, 2011) Lawrence Solomon was mentioned in Andrew Coyne’s feature for Macleans about road congestion in Canada and the possibility of road tolls as a solution. Continue reading →

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Toronto’s Rush Hour Commute One Of The World’s Worst Says Maclean’s Magazine

Posted on January 11, 2011 by energyprbe

(Jan. 11, 2010)Energy Probe’s Executive Director Lawrence Solomon tells Citytv that the best way for Toronto to solve its gridlock problem is to introduce road tolling. Continue reading →