Posts Filed Under: Transit City

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A New Transit Deal For Scarborough?

Everyone's now re-debating the subway vs. LRT question, but true fairness and sensible transit planning for Scarborough demand that we think about a whole network for the area, not just one line.

By Steve Munro Apr. 29th, 5:15 pm

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Spotted: Tunneling the Crosstown

A glimpse at one of the giant machines that will dig the future beneath Eglinton Avenue.

By Steve Kupferman Apr. 9th, 12:30 pm

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Duly Quoted: Dwight Duncan on Toronto’s Gridlock

Our congestion has national ramifications, the outgoing provincial finance minister maintains.

By Hamutal Dotan Jan. 23rd, 1:00 pm

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Resurrecting the Scarborough Subway

A new TTC report on the idea that won't go away.

By Steve Munro Jan. 18th, 5:33 pm

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TTC Backs Downtown Relief Line, Reopens Sheppard and Scarborough Subway Debates

A series of symbolic votes, not entirely consistent with one another, coming out of the TTC board.

By Hamutal Dotan Oct. 24th, 6:54 pm

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Metrolinx Dumps the TTC as an LRT Partner. What Does that Mean for Us?

This week's announcement that Toronto's new light rail lines won't be operated by the TTC leaves us with more questions than answers.

By Steve Munro Sep. 21st, 3:15 pm

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Scene: Light Rail at the Ex

CNE-goers can get a glimpse of the light rail vehicles we'll be getting over the coming years.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Nancy PaivaAug. 27th, 9:00 am

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Liveblog: Debating OneCity and the Future of Transit in Toronto

Council once again looks at the long-term prospects for building transit in Toronto.

By Hamutal Dotan Jul. 11th, 7:00 pm

A Guide to the OneCity Transit Debate

An ambitious transit plan and the troubles it's encountered on its way to city council.

By Hamutal Dotan Jul. 11th, 2:04 pm

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Will OneCity Unify Council on Transit?

What the transit plan might mean for Toronto, and for Toronto politics.

By Steve Munro Jun. 28th, 9:00 am

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Queen’s Park Watch: Provincial Pols Pick Sides in Transit Wars

With the future of transit in Toronto far from decided, even the politicians at Queen's Park are jumping—or being pushed—into the debate. Will the senior level of government bring a new maturity to the discussion? In a word: No.

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew DaleyMar. 1st, 4:30 pm

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A Hot Time in the Old Town Hall Meeting Last Night

Scarborough's transit desires and the St. Clair construction bogeyman loomed over last night's transit forum in North Toronto.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 29th, 12:30 pm

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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 Feb. 8th, 7:00 pm

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Minding the Gap

A new report authoured by 44 average Torontonians sheds light on Toronto's growing economic inequality.

By Jess Davidson Feb. 8th, 2:30 pm

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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 Feb. 5th, 12:03 pm

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Cost Confusion on the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown

Why can't reporters seem to agree on how much Toronto's most important transit project is supposed to cost?

By Steve Kupferman Feb. 1st, 1:30 pm

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Legal Opinion Contends Rob Ford Did Not Have the Authority to Cancel Transit City

The full text of the opinion, and an analysis of what it might mean for Mayor Ford

By Hamutal Dotan Jan. 30th, 11:15 am

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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 ChoiJan. 25th, 4:00 pm

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