ROAD TOLLS & TRANSIT FUNDING
• Mayor Ford won’t support tolls to fund Sheppard extension [The Star]
• Mayor’s transit plans lambasted [The Sun]
• Rob Ford calls toll road idea ‘nonsense’ [Globe & Mail]
• James: Sheppard subway? Not now, maybe not ever [The Star]
TORONTO POLICE
• Chief Blair told by civilian board to consider police layoffs [The Star]
• Consider reducing number of police officers in budget, Chief told [National Post]
• City Hall ponders cop layoffs [The Sun]
CAMPAIGN FINANCES
• Ford asks court to halt audit of his campaign finances [The Star]
• Mayor files appeal of campaign audit [The Sun]
• Ford wants court to delay review of his campaign expenses [Globe & Mail]
OTHER NEWS
• Pan Am Games can make Toronto fitter, smarter, says charities boss [The Star]
• Trow seeks re-election to the Toronto Humane Society [Globe & Mail]
• Q&A: The mayor that keeps on giving [National Post]
3 comments
Here’s another (unrelated) item on toll roads released today:
Toll roads will cut traffic, Environment Commissioner says [Toronto Star]
Here’s an article on improving transit across the GTA using existing infrastructure that is all too often ignored
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/999737–a-rapid-transit-fix-for-toronto
Samg,
thanks for the link. I think he has good point. Surface rail link via existing corridor is a much more practical option than subway to the burbs and can serve way more people.