TTC Streetcar Named King Running (on) Empty

An almost full page in the National Post today tries one more time to make sense of Toronto's budget woes. CFRB talk show voice John Moore, makes excuses for the 3,200 new jobs at the city, and their cost, by saying "Streetcars don't drive themselves". The Post's photo editor helped drive that point home better than he probably expected. The accompanying photo shows a lonely streetcar on King, one driver and only three passengers. Assuming the accompanying article's claim of an average TTC wage of $60,000 applies to drivers, and that the ride was 20 minutes, it cost $15.00 plus electricity plus infrastructure costs to take these three passengers for their leisurely ride down King.

The answer to Toronto's budget crisis is illustrated with photographic clarity.

The online Post article may be gone by the time you read this and does not show the photo.