Transit
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Scarborough subway dreams
City councillors from Scarborough were out yesterday on the RT handing out flyers to get local residents on-side in transforming the aging transit line...
By Matthew Blackett -
TTC Ridership on the Up-and-Up
We’ve been hearing for so long about the decline in public transportation, from ridership to funding, so it’s especially nice when it seems...
By Shawn Micallef -
Car Free Kids
Gideon Forman writes about raising kids without a car in the city in today’s Toronto Star. The story is personal and a bit sappy but his emphasis on...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Pimp my subway ride
If the new streetcar designs that we posted about yesterday weren’t enough to get you hot, check out what the TTC is considering to replace their...
By Matthew Blackett -
While we’re talking about streetcars…
We’ve been talking about the crappy side of streetcars for the last week. Here’s something that might cheer up the transit geek in you: On...
By Matthew Blackett -
More St. Clair ROW stuff
The Globe and Mail wrote about the City of Toronto’s plan to challenge the three-panel judges decision to stop construction of the St. Clair...
By Matthew Blackett -
The Cold War Against St. Clair
How is your St. Clair boycott going? Mine is going just fine — I even (mostly) shut my eyes yesterday as I crossed the pariah avenue while out for...
By Shawn Micallef -
The Toronto Effect
According to the Star today: Toronto is becoming more architecturally diverse and denser which is helping some people give up their cars with the added...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Metropass Affinity Program
File this under: WHY ISN’T THE TTC COMING UP WITH THESE IDEAS? The Metropass Affinity Program (MAP) is an initiative by the Sierra Club of Canada...
By Matthew Blackett -
Miller, City react to St. Clair stoppage
Here are a few more links to give you an idea of what is going on with the St. Clair right-of-way battle. The City of Toronto has 15 days to appeal the...
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More on St. Clair
Some folks are writing letters and calling up the SOS group to voice their displeasure in the way they’ve stopped City building. They list their...
By Shawn Micallef -
St. Clair streetcar construction stopped by judges
A three-judge panel ruled Tuesday that the TTC must stop construction on the St. Clair dedicated streetcar lanes. The group Save Our St. Clair (SOS), who...
By Spacing