The brother of Toronto's newly elected mayor Rob Ford is backtracking on a campaign pledge to remove streetcars from city streets.

Doug Ford, who managed Rob Ford's campaign, told the Toronto Star Wednesday there were no plans to remove streetcars.

“That was [a rumour from] our competition,” the Star quoted Doug Ford as saying.

But a copy of Ford's transportation plan taken from his campaign website states "We will improve traffic flow downtown by removing some streetcars. Streetcars on downtown arterial streets will be replaced with clean buses that provide the same capacity on the same routes."

Rob Ford also told the CBC's Steve D'Souza during the campaign: "Eliminate them all, within, you know, ten years. Get rid of all the streetcars. We don't need them."

Another contentious Ford transit idea includes a proposal to scrap the current Transit City plan, which calls for the construction of new light rail lines across the city. Ford would rather build a subway line from Downsview Station to Scarborough Town Centre, and extend the Bloor-Danforth subway line to Scarborough Town Centre, as well.

Ford has estimated the cost of these initiatives at $4 billion. He has said he will find that money by reallocating funds devoted to Transit City.

Ford has said he knows he doesn't control those funds and has to receive assent from the provincial government first.

Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday he is open to proposals to amend transit plans for the GTA.