Transit
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Viacom’s breaking all the rules
The Toronto Public Space Committee has researched the contract that Viacom has with the City of Toronto for ads on transit shelters and has found that...
By Dave Meslin -
12 Lessons from 12 Cities
The Globe and Mail’s Tralee Pearce offers Mayor Miller some tips from other cities ranging from free wireless networks, public events, wind powered...
By Chris Hardwicke -
Gas tax cometh
It seems like there has been a lot of transit-type news lately. So here’s another one, this time from today’s Toronto Star. “Nothing...
By Matthew Blackett -
Transit: York subway, new TTC initiatives, and VIVA’s growing pains
It’s only a matter of time before the TTC gets the green light to build its long-awaited subway to York University, says Ontario Finance Minister...
By Matthew Blackett -
York Region’s VIVA
The Toronto Star had some great coverage of York Region’s new VIVA transit system in the Saturday paper. Reading it online is fine, but the two page...
By Matthew Blackett -
No to TVs in subway cars
On Wednesday, TTC commissioners voted 4 to 3 against a pilot project that would place TV screens with endless commercial loops in our subway cars. Hats...
By Matthew Blackett -
Two new visions for the TTC
Vision #1: TTC commissioners will be debating on Wednesday whether Fleet Street should be home to the city’s next streetcar right-of-way (it would...
By Matthew Blackett -
The sights and sounds of the TTC
Toronto Star writer Joe Fiorito seems to be able to capture the pulse of this city in his columns. His latest piece deals with ad-covered subway cars and...
By Matthew Blackett -
How would you make Toronto a better city?
The final results of the “Think Outside the Box†initiative—a month-long chance to vote for the top priority among a list of issues are in...
By Chris Hardwicke -
TTC Rider needs tips
The TTC Subway Rider Efficiency Guide [ ttcrider.ca ] is putting out a call for Unorthodox Tips for Riding the TTC. They are looking for complicated and...
By Matthew Blackett -
iPod subway maps
An inventive web designer by the name of William Bright is making us transit geeks get all excited. He has developed a site where you can download images...
By Matthew Blackett -
Subways make underwater reefs
Not sure how many of you know this (we just found out, too): since 2001, a slew of New York City subway cars have been dumped into the ocean up and down...
By Matthew Blackett