Posts Filed Under: Metrolinx

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Can the TTC Gain More Riders?

Why ridership has plateaued and what can be done about it

By Steve Munro Jan. 23rd, 1:57 pm

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Here’s what regional and local commuting looks like

An update to last week's transit column about local and regional commuting distances and the importance of local transit.

By Tricia Wood Dec. 21st, 1:34 pm

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The biggest transit need in southern Ontario is local, not regional

Local commuters aren't getting their fair share of transit attention in the province.

By Tricia Wood Dec. 15th, 1:14 pm

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Toronto’s transit ridership is in a league of its own

The TTC carries the more riders than other transit systems in the region, so why isn't it prioritized?

By Tricia Wood Nov. 22nd, 3:26 pm

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Cookie baron’s factory lands could become massive new development

The realty company behind Liberty Village is now eyeing 27 acres in south Etobicoke.

By Simon Bredin Oct. 13th, 4:30 pm

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Dear Metrolinx: The Problem Is Not Your Communication Strategy or Your Branding

The larger concern is a provincial government playing politics with Toronto's transit.

By Tricia Wood Aug. 14th, 12:15 pm

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It’s Not Me, It’s You, Metrolinx

New lines like the Eglinton Crosstown will be worth some inconveniences, but Metrolinx appears to be battling City Council for the title of most dysfunctional transit builder.

By Tricia Wood Jul. 20th, 10:45 am

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Metrolinx and the Surveillance State

To live in a modern city is to live in a state of near-constant surveillance, unequally applied across vectors of race and class.

By Kieran Delamont Jun. 17th, 1:42 pm

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Toronto’s Poor Will Shoulder The Pain of Mayor Tory’s Austerity

Even this early in the 2018 budget process, it's clear there is one singular goal: to keep property taxes low.

By Kieran Delamont May. 12th, 10:30 am

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Toronto’s Transit Planning Problem Isn’t Politics, It’s Governance

This City does it different than virtually every other jurisdiction in North America.

By Alex Gatien Apr. 20th, 8:15 pm

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Politics Should Be Removed from Transit Planning

The governance of public transit in Toronto is a bit of a shambles.

By Tricia Wood Mar. 30th, 8:54 am

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Fewer People Using Transit and More Cars On The Road Would Be Outcome of SmartTrack, Says Metrolinx Study

Unless GO Transit makes major changes, some new SmartTrack stations are almost useless.

By Sean Marshall Mar. 19th, 4:56 pm

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How to Turn the Province’s Rejection of Tolls on the DVP and Gardiner Into an Opportunity

The bar for good city-building ideas in Toronto is too low.

By Tricia Wood Jan. 31st, 11:30 am

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How Not to be a Transit Jerk in 2017

A list of New Year's resolutions to make everyone's transit experience better

By Tricia Wood Jan. 3rd, 1:00 pm

How Governments Force People to Sell Their Homes and Businesses

It’s called expropriation.

By Will Koblensky Nov. 14th, 2:00 pm

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Six Things We Learned from Ryerson’s Cycling Report

Here's what you need to know about cycling patterns in the GTA.

By Cayley James Nov. 8th, 2:15 pm

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Four Ways that SmartTrack Could See More Problems

It has political support, but it's still an unfunded plan with billions in questionable assumptions.

By Neville Park Nov. 4th, 11:00 am

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We Annotated Toronto Council’s Transit Report So You Can Follow Along

We make sense of the report with billions of dollars' worth of implications for Toronto's transit future. (You can suggest your annotations too!)

By David Hains and Neville Park Nov. 3rd, 1:30 pm