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Transit Debate Crib Sheet: Key Votes and Reaction Roundup

By Hamutal Dotan

Rob Ford and some allied councillors as a press conference after the transit vote yesterday.
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Liveblog: Transit Showdown at City Hall

After months of debate and weeks of mounting tension, city council meets today to decide what transit plan they support.

By Hamutal Dotan

The transit plan currently on the books for Toronto, based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the mayor and the province.
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Newsstand: February 8, 2012

What's German for Wednesday? Mittwoch. Now that you know, some news: the battle over transit continues (though some councillors just want to know WTF is going on), drivers everywhere groan as parking fines threaten to rise, Toronto schoolkids turn reading into a sport, and Toronto Hydro equipment is likened to dinosaurs.

By JodieShupac

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Ontario Court of Appeal Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Regarding St. Clair Transit Construction

Decision states that the matter of damages must go to the OMB, and no evidence was presented in support of alleged misconduct by the City.

By Hamutal Dotan

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Rebellion at City Hall: Everything You Need to Know About City Council’s Special Transit Meeting

In which we explain just what a "special meeting" is, and how this one came to be.

By Hamutal Dotan

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Transit Pros Support Eglinton Subway-Surface LRT Plan

More details on the letter that calls for a return to "sensible" transit planning in Toronto.

By Steve Munro

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Planners, Urban Designers, Academics Call for Restoring Sense to Transit Planning

Paul Bedford, Ken Greenberg, David Crombie among those asking councillors to return to planning a transit network rather than pursuing individual and often politicized projects.

By Hamutal Dotan

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Duly Quoted: Doug Ford

"I believe we need some business folks involved in the TTC. As far as I am concerned the TTC needs a complete enema."

By Hamutal Dotan

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Ford Attempts Coup to Stall Debate on Transit City

TTC commissioners are now in open revolt against Chair Karen Stintz.

By Steve Munro • Photo by Andrew Louis

Karen Stintz at the preview of the TTC's new streetcar design, in November 2011.
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Saying Goodbye to the H4 Subway Cars

The last of the H4 trains—comfy orange seats, but no air conditioning—took its final run this morning.

By Steve Munro • Photos by Corbin Smith

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Duly Quoted: Doug Ford

"There is no pot of gold at the end of this rainbow for $2 billion to fund something else. This conception we’re getting a whole bunch of money if we go another way is just not facts."

By Hamutal Dotan

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Seizing the Transit Initiative

This week, news came out that plans to bury the Eglinton LRT may be revised. Does this signal a break between TTC Chair Karen Stintz, council, and Mayor Ford on the transit file?

By Steve Munro • Photos by Harry Choi

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Colour Coding Your Commute

How fast or slow is your TTC route?

By Hamutal Dotan

All TTC buses and streetcars, traced for six hours during the morning of January 6, 2012. Average speed is indicated by colour: red is the slowest, followed by orange, yellow, green, and blue. Image by James Fisher.
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Duly Quoted: Karen Stintz

"It makes more sense not to bury it."

By Hamutal Dotan

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Karen Stintz Says $5 Million Re-added to TTC Budget Will Not Be Going to Restore Service After All

Ford administration fires back at councillors who tried to reverse budget cuts.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Harry Choi

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Rocket Rhythms: Guitarist and Singer Adam Solomon

Ever wonder about the stories musicians you see playing in the TTC could tell? A new series in which we chat with some of the people who bring much-needed sanity to your morning commute.

By Bronwyn Kienapple • Video by Dean Bradley

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LEAF Brings a Bit of Wilderness to the TTC

A not-for-profit organization takes small, unused spaces in the city and re-imagines them as gardens.

By Jake Tobin Garrett • Photos by Andrew Louis

The newest Urban Forest Demonstration Garden at the Walmer entrance to Spadina Station
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Fighting for the TTC: Meet CodeRedTO

CodeBlueTO fought for a measured, evidence-based approach to developing our waterfront—and won. Can CodeRedTO do the same for transit planning?

By Hamutal Dotan

The newly launched CodeRedTO website.
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Ride the Rocket For Free After Midnight This New Year’s Eve

By Torontoist

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2011 Villain: The Underground Eglinton LRT

Nominated for: costing more and delivering less.

By David Fleischer • Illustration by Sasha Plotnikova

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