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February 12, 2012
New service cuts along TTC bus and streetcar routes are to take effect this week as the Toronto Transit Commission works to meet its reduced operating budget.
Council transit vote ‘helpful’ to premier
February 09, 2012
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has hit the brakes on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s subway ambitions as the mayor vows to take his fight to the court of public opinion.
February 09, 2012
People like to accuse Gen Y of suffering from bouts of extreme narcissism.
February 08, 2012
In an extraordinary dismissal of city council’s will, Mayor Rob Ford has called his resounding defeat on Wednesday over Toronto’s transit plan irrelevant.
A tale of two transit plans
February 07, 2012
An overview of competing plans for Toronto transit from Mayor Rob Ford and TTC chair Karen Stintz.
Ford’s transit vision headed for council showdown
February 07, 2012
Mayor Rob Ford’s plan to build the east end of the Eglinton LRT underground would cut travel time by 25 per cent, be more reliable and attract 30 per cent more riders, according to a report released Monday by Metrolinx.
Time to get on board the love train
February 07, 2012
Dozing off during your morning TTC commute could be the reason you’re still single, says a dating expert. Fact is, riding the subway can be good for your ‘heart.’
The Red Rocket takes off in San Francisco
February 07, 2012
The non-profit arm of the city’s transportation agency has painted one of its historical streetcars red and embellished it with the TTC logo to honour Toronto’s dedication to the distinctive Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) streetcar.
Old transit plan is the best, study says
February 06, 2012
Forget subways and going underground, a light rail transit network is the way to go, says a new study by the environmental think-tank the Pembina Institute, obtained by the Toronto Star.
Parking hikes, road tolls among ideas floated to fund subway
February 03, 2012
Gordon Chong’s 188-page report on ways to finance a Sheppard subway extension suggests a variety of revenue-generating tools. Almost all are contradictory to Mayor Rob Ford’s low-tax, car-friendly philosophy.
Mississauga mayor issues transit warning
February 02, 2012
Even if Rob Ford is legally allowed to change the Metrolinx game plan, he’d better not take away one cent of transit funding for the rest of the GTA, warns Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion.
Ford stands behind Eglinton LRT plan
February 02, 2012
One day after Mayor Rob Ford’s allies on the TTC board decided to block a report on the potential pitfalls of his plan to tunnel the entire Eglinton LRT, Ford himself went on the offensive to dismiss alternatives to his vision.
$4.25M-lawsuit filed in TTC bus crash death
February 02, 2012
The family of a woman killed in a Toronto Transit Commission bus crash has launched a $4.25-million lawsuit.
Vote by Ford allies creates more TTC confusion
February 01, 2012
Toronto’s transit plans are in tatters after the mayor’s allies on the TTC board moved to seize control of the transit agenda and block an attempt to halt Mayor Rob Ford’s demands that all Toronto transit be built underground.
'I did what the taxpayers want. They want subways'
January 31, 2012
Mayor Rob Ford denies that he was out of bounds when he unilaterally cancelled Transit City and made a deal with the province to pursue a new underground transit plan on Sheppard and Eglinton Avenues.
TTC chair’s stand wins some praise
January 31, 2012
Is TTC chair Karen Stintz committing political suicide or laying the foundation for a future run at the mayor’s office?
Transit plan jam continues after Ford rebuked
January 30, 2012
Ford Nation no more. The more appropriate name should be City Council Nation.
Video: Tracking the TTC morning commute
January 27, 2012
James Fisher wondered what more than 1,500 streetcars and buses would look like crisscrossing Toronto on the morning of Jan. 6, 2012.
Ford keeps a one-track mind on subway
January 27, 2012
In a decision fraught with political risk, Mayor Rob Ford is standing by his transit expansion plan even as a majority of council lines up in support of a rival plan pushed by his hand-picked TTC chair.
Eglinton LRT plan gets approval from all sides, but Ford still silent
January 26, 2012
TTC chair Karen Stintz’s new transit proposal is all but a done deal, save for one big hurdle: an exit strategy for the mayor from his flawed subway pledge.
New transit plan a three-route compromise
January 25, 2012
Commuters on Finch Avenue could have a new busway in less than three years and shovels could be in the ground on the Eglinton LRT and Sheppard subway by 2014.
New comments challenge Ford’s Eglinton tunnel vision
January 24, 2012
The head of Metrolinx has left the door open to the possibility of building about one-third of the Eglinton light rail line above ground rather than tunneling the entire length.
City debates how to make best use of TTC funds
January 24, 2012
Against the wishes of Mayor Rob Ford, council approved a motion increasing the TTC budget by $5 million “to prevent service reductions.”
How should TTC spend its $5M?
January 19, 2012
Dialysis patients who use Wheel-Trans, rather than TTC bus riders, could benefit most from the $5 million that city council restored to the TTC’s budget on Tuesday, if the chair of the transit commission has her way.
Mississauga becoming a beacon for transit
January 17, 2012
Mississauga Transit is preparing a modest bump in weekday bus service as part of the city’s quest to transform itself from a place of unsustainable sprawl to a more transit-oriented centre.
TTC spares rush-hour routes from service cuts
January 12, 2012
Thousands of rush-hour commuters on 21 of the city’s busiest bus routes, including those on Dufferin, Don Mills, Finch, Morningside and the 192 Airport Rocket, will have most of their threatened service spared in the latest TTC plan.
Female in hospital after being struck and pinned by streetcar
January 11, 2012
A 19-year-old female was rushed to hospital after being struck and pinned by a streetcar near Yonge St. at St. Clair Ave.
TTC chair goes undercover to do transit grunt work
January 09, 2012
Transit chair Karen Stintz finds out what it’s really like working for the system, in an episode of Undercover Boss Canada.
GO fares headed for three-tiered hike
January 09, 2012
Metrolinx has approved a GO fare hike that will cost most regional train and bus riders about 5 per cent more on average — 30 to 40 cents more per ride, depending on distance — effective Feb. 18.
Would extra parking fees keep 905ers away?
January 05, 2012
A controversial idea being tossed around in Saint John, N.B., might be a solution to the transit funding woes of Toronto.
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