TRANSIT
- TTC report calls for a $3.2-billion downtown relief line [The Globe and Mail]
- TTC makes the case for downtown relief line [Toronto Star]
- Downtown Toronto need a relief line to ease transit traffic: Study [National Post]
- Subway vibrations meeting draws huge crowd [Toronto Star]
- Does stalled Metrolinx need a boost? [Toronto Star]
CITY HALL
- Toronto committee to look at licensing hookah establishments [The Globe and Mail]
- Casino at Exhibition Place would kill CNE, board says [The Globe and Mail]
- Toronto ombudsman grilled over expenses [Toronto Star]
- Toronto ombudsman defends using taxpayer money for trip to Azerbaijan for conference [National Post]
- City of Toronto may bid on Wellesley St. W. lot in hopes of creating Jane Jacobs Park [Toronto Star]
- Committee gives green light to plan to buy Wellesley lot to create park named in honour of Jane Jacobs [National Post]
- Rob Ford is correct … Ana Bailao after drunk driving charge [National Post]
- Quote of the day: ‘I’m the only person [in Toronto City Hall] that doesn’t drink – ever’ [National Post]
ZOO
- Council could make a new elephant decision in next month [Toronto Star]
- Pandas in Toronto: Michaelle Jean asked Chinese president three times before getting OK [Toronto Star]
GARDINER
- What makes aging gardiner crumble? [Toronto Star]
- Gardiner Expressway: ‘Significant hazard to public safety’ found by outside inspectors [Toronto Star]
The DRL estimate is $3.2 billion, not $32 billion
Your G&M link says $32-billion instead of 3.2
Re: Jane Jacobs Park
There is a bit of irony here, that despite the legend, she really wasn’t too big on parks. She was more concerned about the uses around the parks than the parks themselves.
Ben, you are spot on. From my read of her works, she is not a really a fan of large urban park. I think this initiative is really misguided. Why do you need to dedicate almost a full city block to park when Queen’s park is just 6 minutes walk down the road (based on google map). A strip of green space or better yet, a small, intimate piazza would suffice,