Mayoral Race
• Posted Toronto Political Panel – Is John Tory really the last hope for mayoral race? [ National Post ]
• Tory remains mum on candidacy [ Toronto Sun ]
• The truth will be out there: Smitherman [ Toronto Sun ]
• Candidates respond to plastic bag fee [ Toronto Sun ]
Transit
• Ontario auditor asked to probe transit smartcard contract [ Toronto Star ]
• Riders can hope to discover the missing link by 2015 [ Globe & Mail ]
• TTC metropass users to get car-sharing deal [ Toronto Sun ]
• Wynne OK with audit [ Toronto Sun ]
City Building
• Leslieville beat the big-box, but may end up with auto dealerships [ Globe & Mail ]
• Condo sales drop in Toronto for the first time in 16 years [ Globe & Mail ]
• More delays after Dufferin job completion [ National Post ]
• Condo-naming contest tops 2,000 entries [ National Post ]
Other News
• Alcohol ban for young drivers faces charter challenge [ Toronto Star ]
• Sunrise blast caused by illegal ‘tank-to-tank’ transfer,’ report says [ Toronto Star ]
• Weather has Ontarians hoisting a glass [ Toronto Star ]
• Kiwanis club defies city in Casa Loma dispute [ Toronto Star ]
• Humber rock art mystery solved [ Toronto Star ]
• What should Toronto’s slogan be? [ National Post ]
2 comments
Am pretty appalled by Perks’ comment in the story on the Dufferin Jog. At least Giambrone admitted it was a City decision. Sloughing off what seems pretty clearly a political decision to get a ribbon cutting before the election (with GP and JP front and centre, doubtless) on Metrolinx which will net 4 extra months disruption and doubtless massive extra costs both direct and indirect.
While it was incredibly shortsighted not to add room on the Dufferin overpass for another track, I have to question why there needs to be 7 tracks in this area. The traffic consists almost solely of short passenger trains and a few switches would probably allow trains to flow through with ease.
I mean, if all of the traffic to Berlin’s central station can come in on a four track viaduct, and all the traffic from Penn Station out to New Jersey gets funneled through two single track tunnels, I think 7 tracks here is massive overkill.