Olivia Chow isn’t the mayor Bay Street wanted. She might be the mayor Bay Street needs
The answer for a better future for Toronto’s downtown, and all downtowns, may lie in the history of King-Spadina. A generation ago, the city made a miracle happen. It did it, mostly, by getting out of the way.
Ms. Chow touched the third rail of Canadian politics by promising higher taxes and still won. Good. If you wonder why most Toronto libraries are closed on Sundays, or why the TTC has cut back service, lack of money is the answer.The King-Spadina area became increasingly run down and empty in the 1970s and 1980s because city zoning, in a bid to retain industry, prevented the conversion of vacant industrial buildings. The main thing standing in the way of a better city was the city itself.
Simply ditching that rule isn’t the answer to everything that ails downtown. But it is a piece of the puzzle. Why wouldn’t we want more people to live downtown, near offices? Ever heard of New York City? A few years ago, Toronto sped up service and boosted ridership on the King Street streetcar – Canada’s busiest surface transit line pre-pandemic, carrying more people than the Sheppard subway – simply by limiting cars on the highest-volume stretch of route. Cost: A few concrete barriers and some cans of yellow paint.
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