Toronto city hall is looking to hire a “traffic czar.” But like Toronto traffic itself, the hiring process has been agonizingly, painfully slow.
The Star’s Ben Spurr reported last week that after Mayor Olivia Chow and Toronto council voted in April to create the car czar position — formally known as the Chief Congestion Officer — the job posting finally went up last month.
The delay in getting someone into this role is frustrating. The concept actually came from Coun. Brad Bradford, as a platform plank in his 2023 run for mayor, so it’s been more than two years since the idea was first floated. But the foot-dragging is not really surprising. Because deep down, I think even those doing the hiring know that this is a sucker gig.
The solution? Ban cars without saying you want to ban cars! Toronto sucks now it will suck worse forever.
