hiː ɹˈoʊt ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ tɹˈænsɪt kəmˈɪʃən tʃˈɛɹmən ɡˈoːɹdən hˈɜːlbɜːt ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ ðætðə kˈɔst əvə sˈʌbweɪ ˈɑːɹt ænd ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ pɹˈiːvjuː wʌz ʌnwˈɔːɹəntᵻd.
He wrote a letter to Toronto Transit Commission chairman Gordon Hurlburt in early 1978, arguing that the cost of a subway art and architecture preview was unwarranted.