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Don’t Just Ride the Subway—Drive it

A first-year university student created a TTC train simulator that puts you in the virtual driver's seat.

By Courtney Greenberg Mar. 3rd, 8:57 am

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Goin’ Down the Gardiner Expressway

In light of the latest study on the Gardiner, a look at how the expressway developed.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 7th, 9:03 am

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New Report: Tearing Down the Gardiner is Our Best Bet

It's falling apart, and now the officials who have been charged with examining the road's long-term future say we should just remove the eastern leg of the Gardiner altogether.

By David Hains Feb. 5th, 5:42 pm

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Soon Our Cabs Could Be More Accessible, Smell Less Like Vomit

New taxi report proposes major changes to the industry, but fares won't budge.

By David Hains Jan. 17th, 10:40 am

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Toronto’s Bad Year for Traffic Fatalities

Toronto had its worst year for traffic fatalities in nearly a decade—especially for pedestrians—and nobody's quite sure why.

By David Hains Jan. 16th, 9:00 am

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Ontario Has Yet Another Proposal for Transit Funding

A provincially appointed panel has issued a set of recommendations on which new taxes would be the best for transit funding.

By Steve Munro Dec. 13th, 9:00 am

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Poll Position: Province’s Subway vs City Council’s Subway vs LRT for Scarborough

LRT, it turns out, is not a four-letter word in Toronto.

By Hamutal Dotan Sep. 25th, 1:30 pm

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How Not to Announce a Subway

The many missteps that got us to the current two-stop subway mess.

By Steve Munro Sep. 5th, 11:00 am

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Scarborough to Get a Two-Stop Subway

Province decides to go it alone on transit and give Scarborough a shorter subway, rejecting both the City's subway plan and the original LRT plan.

By Hamutal Dotan Sep. 4th, 2:31 pm

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Historicist: Soaring Into the Jet Age

How Avro Canada's Jetliner almost ushered in the age of passenger jet travel in 1949.

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 10th, 12:00 pm

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Duly Quoted: Rob Ford on Bixi

Mayor thinks we should give up on the bike-sharing program.

By Hamutal Dotan May. 6th, 12:46 pm

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Ontario Budget 2013: One Small Step Forward for Transit Funding

Proposal calls for high occupancy toll lanes.

By Hamutal Dotan May. 2nd, 4:45 pm

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Duly Quoted: Metrolinx on a Scarborough Subway vs LRT

Regional transit agency not interested in reopening the debate about Scarborough transit.

By Hamutal Dotan May. 1st, 5:13 pm

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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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City Council to Debate Island Airport Expansion Within Weeks

Mayor Rob Ford wants to reopen the legal agreement that governs Billy Bishop to let Porter fly jets off extended runways there.

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 23rd, 10:18 pm

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Executive Committee Defers Debate on New Revenue Tools for Transit

Committee rejects opportunity to give Metrolinx their advice.

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 23rd, 6:38 pm

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Kathleen Wynne Takes on the Future of Transit (Sort Of)

Our one-on-one conversation with the premier.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Giordano CiampiniApr. 22nd, 8:30 am

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One on One: Our Conversation About Transit With Kathleen Wynne

The full transcript of our interview with the premier on the state and future of transit in Toronto.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Giordano CiampiniApr. 22nd, 8:29 am