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All-day parking in downtown Toronto would be discouraged under a package of traffic-limiting proposals that includes higher parking rates. Three U.S. (...)
All-day parking in downtown Toronto would be discouraged under a package of traffic-limiting proposals that includes higher parking rates. Three U.S. (...)

All-day parking in downtown Toronto would be discouraged under a package of traffic-limiting proposals that includes higher parking rates. Three U.S. (...)

Date2/22/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: All-day parking in downtown Toronto would be discouraged under a package of traffic-limiting proposals that includes higher parking rates. Three U.S. cities that tried a parking tax found it fine for raising money but useless for cutting traffic without good transit.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0010817F
      Downtown is a big parking lot, On a clear day downtown, all you can see are cars-or parking lots
      Downtown is a big parking lot, On a clear day downtown, all you can see are cars-or parking lots
      James, Norman
      9/10/1969
      Where will all these cars be to-morrow? To-morrow, May 1, Toronto's new parking by-law comes into force with definite downtown banned parking areas du(...)
      Where will all these cars be to-morrow? To-morrow, May 1, Toronto's new parking by-law comes into force with definite downtown banned parking areas du(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
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      Bourassa, Jocelyne
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      Mimico. June 14-If Toronto were divided into 50 different school sections with tax rates ranging from three to 30 mills. It would be comparable to the(...)
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      Edwards, W. A.
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      Blair, Willis
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      Dennison, William
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      Proposals to 'downgrade' Queen come under fire from readers
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      Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
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      Ball perks: Business entertainment costs, like these box seats to Blue Jay games, will no longer be fully deductible under tax reform proposals
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      Dunlop, Al
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      Now you see 'em, now you don't, it took two hours of a busy business day to transform the packed downtown parking lot above to the tranquil scene below
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Fellow candidates are all ears as David Crombie waves Toronto Star story on Joe Clark's tax proposals while defending Conservative leader. Beside him (...)
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      Bull, Ron
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      Voting on two proposals to end the 18-day transit strike, Toronto Transit Commission workers gather at the Broom and Stone Club in Scarborough. Early (...)
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      Bezant, Graham
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