By Glyn Bowerman
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Time to take the politics out of transit planning
Funding public transit is essential to a city’s economic growth. Doing this, however, requires the support of the general public and, often, the...
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Growing car sharing industry takes-on changing tastes in transit
More young urban dwellers don’t want to own a car — which is bad news for the automotive industry, but good news for the burgeoning car sharing...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
PAN AM GAMES Wynne raps Pan Am organizers over ‘ridiculous’ expense spending [Globe & Mail] Pan Am 2015 CEO making $477,000 expenses...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
POLITICS Rob Ford staff emails, phone records released from time following crack video allegations [The National Post] Former Ford chief of staff’s...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
TRANSPORTATION Feds pledge $660 million for subway [Now Magazine] Ford says Sheppard subway is next on plate [Toronto Sun] Council’s Scarborough...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
TRANSPORTATION Feds to help fund Scarborough subway [Toronto Sun] Ottawa leaves it to provinces and municipalities to handle railway safety [Globe &...
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Sam’s Sign: Giant neon records need good home
“We had a deal,” was the constant refrain as city councillors and deputants alike grilled representatives of Ryerson University and Heritage Preservation...
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Q&A with Josh Matlow: #TOpoli meets #BOpoli
There’s something different about Josh Matlow. The conciliatory-or-die Toronto city councillor has been a little more blunt, as of late. “Toronto...