Ask most people and they’ll say getting around is our city’s biggest issue. That’s why transit needs a better plan that tells the truth.

And the truth is, we need to invest wisely to make progress. Starting right now — not years from now, but today.

So it’s good news the TTC wants to improve bus service.

It should. Doing just that was my first proposal of this campaign, because it makes sense.

Better bus service would make a difference for about 900,000 who ride one every day. We don’t need money from other governments. We can do it ourselves, right now.

We can find the buses. There are 200 due to come off the road soon. With some work, we can use them longer until we have new ones. I also don’t accept there’s nowhere to park. World-class cities don’t make excuses, they make things happen.

With a mayor who values transit and who will invest in it, and a TTC that wants to improve, we can boost bus service.

We should also be truthful about subways. We need more. We also need more above-ground rail, because world-class cities use both. Trashing everything but subways won’t get us moving.

We’re still debating what to do in Scarborough because Rob Ford made everyone frightened of supporting above-ground rail. But it works in cities like London and Tokyo; Hazel McCallion thinks it’s great for Mississauga.

We should build above-ground rail in Scarborough because it will move the most people. It has more stops. It’s longer. And it will be finished four years faster. It is also $1.7 billion cheaper.

We should talk about the cost of transit, because while it’s not free, it is a worthy investment. Part of the reason traffic is so bad is we’ve not invested, so let’s invest wisely.

I support investing to build new transit. I support the TTC’s number one priority: A subway relief line. I support new signals so more trains can run, carrying more people.

John Tory says because I don’t support only one thing, I have no plan. The opposite is true. His one line isn’t a plan. It’s the kind of sales job we’ve heard before — and know isn’t enough.

That’s why my plan is better. It improves buses, it builds new rail lines, it includes subways — which experts say is what we need to do. Tory wants to do only one thing. And it’s not even the thing he said was his top priority months ago.

If someone goes from one magic bullet to another magic bullet overnight, he didn’t do his research or will say anything.

A plan with integrity does more than one thing, because that’s how progress is made. A plan with integrity doesn’t say we can spend $2.7 billion without costing anyone a cent.

And integrity means agreeing that the provincial plan to electrify GO lines, so people in the city can use them, is part of the solution. I support it, and have for years.

How’s that for a change? Unlike Tory — and Ford — I won’t trash every aspect of his latest priority because it’s different from mine. He has many questions to answer, but GO lines are part of the solution.

Another part is improving bus service right now. That’s why my plan is better. Because it’s not one magic bullet. It does what a plan should: Get you moving sooner.

— Chow is a candidate for mayor of Toronto​