Monday (and weekend) headlines

A compendium of articles from the weekend and Monday.

TRANSIT ISSUES
• Mind the transit funding gap [ Toronto Star ]
• Toronto transit dream needs cash, mayor says [ Globe and Mail ]
• COYLE: Escape to an oasis transit tranquility [ Toronto Star ]
• TTC plan hinges on Queen’s Park, Ottawa [ National Post ]
• Light rail popular in Europe, US [ National Post ]
• Some businesses, residents fear disruption from Transit City plans [ National Post ]
• Happy being in transit [ National Post ]
• The good new: it’s fast; the bad news: it’s fast [ Globe and Mail ]
• Success driven by TTC [ Toronto Star ]
• Transit strategy could benefit from US-style funding [ Globe and Mail ]
• Early end to TTC repairs mean ‘ghost’ stop vanishes [ Globe and Mail ]
• TTC looks to reduce sick-time costs [ Toronto Star ]

CITY HALL + OTHER ISSUES:
• INSIDE CITY HALL [ Globe and Mail ]
• Who are the big spenders at City Hall? [ Toronto Star ]
• City about to flex its tax muscle [ Globe and Mail ]
• Toronto tax hikes on the table [ Toronto Sun ]
• City shops for tools to grease tax wheels [ National Post ]
• A prisoner’s box plea [ Toronto Star ]
• Unintended facts of knocking down buildings [ Toronto Star ]
• Should this old house be saved? [ Toronto Star ]
• Beach residents try to save 100-year-old house [ CBC.ca ]
• Design with a built-in philosophy [ National Post ]
• Corktown: the panic in needle park [ Globe and Mail ]

photos form Toronto Star