Posts Filed Under: “public transit”

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How Public Transit Plays a Role in Traffic Safety

Your children are safer on the TTC than in your car. And so are you.

By Tricia Wood Nov. 23rd, 9:30 am

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How New Technology is Redefining Buses

Mexico City and York Region have more in common than you might think.

By Emily Macrae Oct. 25th, 9:00 am

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How Presto Could Improve Transit Service and Ridership

Turning commuters into all-purpose riders is the brass ring.

By Tricia Wood Oct. 12th, 9:00 am

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Why Public Transit Must Be Fast, Cheap, and Convenient

I want to talk about the morality of driving.

By Tricia Wood Sep. 28th, 9:00 am

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How Public Transit Helps Us, and Our City, Flourish

Cutting the transit budget is like planning to shrink the economy.

By Tricia Wood Aug. 31st, 9:00 am

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For Torontonians with Disabilities, Riding the TTC is Still A Struggle

It will take nearly a decade for the entire system to be accessible.

By Jessica Geboers May. 30th, 1:00 pm

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Public Works: The App That Shows You How And Why to Commute Without a Car

The Washington, D.C.–area tool maps your route and explains how healthy, wealthy, and green it will make you.

By Peter Goffin Jun. 9th, 9:00 am

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Scarborough Gets an RT

Thirty years ago today, Scarborough entered a new chapter in its public transit history that was proclaimed at the time as the greatest day in its history.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 22nd, 9:30 am

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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair on his Urban Agenda

We sat down with Mulcair to ask about his party's plans for Toronto and the GTA.

By Desmond Cole Mar. 17th, 1:30 pm

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Public Works: Maps for the Blind

A San Francisco group is creating tactile and audio maps of transit stations. What measures has the TTC taken to accommodate the visually impaired?

By Peter Goffin Feb. 10th, 12:45 pm

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New Year’s Eve, 1976

A racist attack on the subway sent shockwaves through the city, and put a stop to free New Year's Eve rides on the TTC for the next 30 years.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 30th, 12:20 pm

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TTC to Accept Debit and Credit Payment for Fares

Starting January 1, all subway stations will accept plastic payment on transactions of $10 or more.

By Graeme Bayliss • Photo by Christopher DrostDec. 16th, 1:10 pm

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Lekan Olawoye Makes Council Bid in York-South Weston

The youth-agency director is looking to unseat incumbent councillor Frank Di Giorgio in Ward 12.

By Desmond Cole Sep. 2nd, 4:20 pm

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Anshul Kapoor Making Council Bid for Trinity-Spadina

Former No Jets T.O. organizer says grassroots credentials set him apart in a crowded downtown race.

By Desmond Cole Aug. 25th, 3:30 pm

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Liz West Doubles Down in Toronto-Danforth

The TV broadcaster who lost to Paula Fletcher by 259 votes in 2010 takes a second shot at the Ward 30 council seat.

By Desmond Cole Aug. 20th, 2:30 pm

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Duly Quoted: Josh Matlow, on Union-Pearson Express Train Fare

The councillor believes the anticipated $20–30 ticket price is unaffordable and unfair.

By Graeme Bayliss Aug. 19th, 12:27 pm

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Making Toronto Safer for Pedestrians

How improving infrastructure for drivers, walkers, and cyclists can make our streets more pedestrian-friendly.

By Olivia Chow (guest contributor) Jul. 25th, 12:35 pm

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Meet a Toronto Mayor: Horatio Hocken

A social reformer who championed an underground transit system decades before the subway was built.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 6th, 4:10 pm