Canada

So basically, they're funneling tax money into holding lightly used parking lots right now. Yes, they should absolutely sell that land for someone to do something with, and then take the funds and put them into non-stupid programs.

More than $100 million in land value,

I know it's Toronto, but that still seems like a very significant amount.

Deputants also said New Toronto needs the parking lots due to poor transit access.

I bet people say they don't need public transit because there's so much parking, too.

New Toronto resident Matt Lawrence criticized the city-owned land-use policy, saying that “ rich neighbourhoods get pools and community centers. Poor neighbourhoods get subsidized housing and shelters.”

I'm kind of interested in this quote. Is Matt implying these are both bad things, or that it should be the other way around? It seems to me the latter, at least, is a good thing.