Transit
-
LORINC: Memo to Tory — find a transit quick win
Last week, mayor-elect John Tory went out of his way, via drive-time interviews on talk radio, to assure drivers that their commute would be easier by...
By John Lorinc -
EARLY BIRD SALE: Spacing + City of Neighbourhoods transit toques
WHAT: Streetcar and Subway toques WHO: Spacing + City of Neighbourhoods COST: $35 WHEN: Wed., Nov 5 – Fri, Nov 14 A Spacing exclusive! Spacing has...
By Mike Bulko -
Does Toronto need a transit referendum?
Transit referendums are a common tool in the US to raise money for infrastructure investment. I have not found evidence of them being used to date in...
By Shoshanna Saxe -
LORINC: Can Tory get SmartTrack off the launch pad?
Toronto’s last two mayors, though polar opposites, both began their terms of office almost identically — with short, crisp council meetings designed to...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: What we didn’t talk about during this election
Remarkably, given the duration of the campaign and the sheer number of debates, the mayoral candidates managed to either completely ignore or give the...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Tory has out-smarted Chow
As the major ed-board endorsements start to flow in John Tory’s direction, it seems increasingly clear that his campaign, which focused so tightly on his...
By John Lorinc -
REID: Election survey shows strong support for sustainable transportation among candidates
This morning, the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) released the results of a survey of council and mayoral candidates that asked 12...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: The insanity of the election season transit debate
According to all the polls and the pundits, transit has become the top-of-mind issue in this year’s municipal election, and the candidates are all talking...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: John Tory’s not-so-hypothetical Scarborough Subway problem
After Olivia Chow’s horrible week last week, John Tory has seen his transit platform placed under a high-power microscope in recent days, with skeptical...
By John Lorinc -
Philadelphia’s airport rail link: what could have been
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is intended as a follow up to Glyn Bowerman’s commentary from yesterday on the high fares planned for the...
By Sean Marshall -
The UP Express: has Metrolinx overpriced new link to airport?
By next spring, business class jet-setters who rely on Pearson Airport will be able to enjoy a direct, 25-minute link between Toronto’s largest...
By Glyn Bowerman -
Playing underground: a retro board game about the Toronto subway
At first glance, the Subway Toronto board game looks every bit of its 20 years of age. Its appearance is dated and a little dull, having been discontinued...
By Sarah Stinchcombe