Politics
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GTA Summit transportation notes: Radical McCallion, “Toronto’s Mohawk” and more
Figures are for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. From GTA Summit backgrounder, Keeping on Track (PDF) I was fortunate to be invited to take part in...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: One Question for Adrienne Batra, Mayor Rob Ford’s press secretary
Dear Adrienne, I’m sorry to hear about the mayor’s health problems, and I hope he’s making a swift recovery. I thought you might like to know what’s been...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Shilling for subways
According to the mayor’s, um, outgoing chief of staff Nick Kouvalis, the Rob Ford Uptown Express to Scarborough is expected to pull into the station any...
By John Lorinc -
Headspace: Mary-Margaret McMahon
This regular online series features interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a more...
By Luca De Franco -
TTC cuts its list of service cuts
Three weeks ago, Torontonians learned of a proposed TTC fare increase and a series of service cuts to bus routes across the city. The fare increase...
By Sean Marshall -
HEADSPACE: Economist Hugh Mackenzie discusses the City’s budget
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco -
LORINC: Pucks, periods, and penalties: Triple Ps for new arenas?
When Giorgio Mammolitti mused last week that council should turn to public-private partnerships to develop new arenas, he was, I’m guessing, thinking...
By John Lorinc -
Poll shows support for keeping some of Transit City
An interesting poll was released today (PDF) by Leger Marketing that looks at Torontonian’s opinions about our city’s transit options and...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: Even the right will raid the reserves
An eagle-eyed Spacing reader wrote this week to point out that Mayor Rob Ford and his chief bean counter Mike Del Grande are relying on a $25 million draw...
By John Lorinc -
TTC holds off on fare increase, service cuts
UPDATE – January 12, 5PM At the special meeting today, transit Commissioners deferred any decision on the proposed cuts to bus service until its...
By Sean Marshall -
LORINC: The new balancing act
Regardless of who’s in charge, the City’s budget launch is almost always an exercise in political performance art and yesterday’s fringe fest’ was no...
By John Lorinc -
Property tax “freeze” = tax cut
With the City of Toronto introducing a budget with a property tax “freeze,” it’s worth remembering that when it comes to property taxes...
By Dylan Reid