Toronto commuters spend 98 hours annually navigating rush hour traffic and have the longest average travel time in North America. The challenges posed by the congestion crisis impact trade, productivity, and cost us over $11 billion annually in productivity losses. Our city is stuck. It's time to identify and harness both immediate and long-term solutions to get our region’s economy moving again.
The Board has convened a Task Force of senior business leaders to identify and champion practical, high-impact solutions to tackle our congestion crisis. These leaders have a strong history of problem-solving and implementing bold solutions.
Task Force outputs and recommendations will include immediate measures to reduce current congestion levels, as well as a comprehensive, forward-looking plan – one that considers projected population growth to guide the region toward a more efficient and integrated transportation system.
Task Force Members:
- Susan Allen, President and CEO, BOMA Toronto
- Shahz Beig, Vice President & Head, North American Corporate & Canadian Retail Real Estate and Transactions, TD Bank
- Angela Bhutani, VP, Investment Counsellor, Burgundy Asset Management
- Josh Colle, Senior Vice President, EY
- Teresa Di Felice, AVP, Government and Community Relations, CAA Club Group
- Gary Glasser, Managing Director, Head of Data Science and Strategy, Birch Hill Equity Partners
- Shadi Hagag, Founder and CEO, Trans-Plan
- Kevin Hardy, VP & Head of GTA Office Portfolio, Oxford Properties
- Grant Humes, Executive Director, Toronto Financial District BIA
- Doug Jeoffroy, SVP, Global Corporate Real Estate, RBC
- John Kiru, Executive Director, TABIA
- Kurtis McBride, Co-Founder and CEO, Miovision
- Laura Miller, Director, Public Policy and Communications, Uber
- Paul Morassutti, Chairman, CBRE Limited
- Brad Nicpon, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault
- Brian Salpeter, EVP, Development, Cadillac Fairview
- Rob Strickland, President, Fidelity Investments Canada
- Javier Tamargo, President & CEO, 407 ETR
- Ken Tsang, CFO, AGF Management Limited
- Chris Tyrell, VP, Planning, Transportation & Infrastructure, WSP Canada
- Nicole Wang, Partner, Infrastructure Advisory, Deloitte
From ongoing public transit infrastructure and much needed housing development, to replacing centuries-old water mains, Toronto is the busiest city in North America when it comes to construction.
APR 2024