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A compendium of articles from the weekend and Monday.<\/p>\n

TRANSIT ISSUES<\/strong>
\n• Mind the transit funding gap<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]
\n• Toronto transit dream needs cash, mayor says<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]
\n<\/span>• COYLE: Escape to an oasis transit tranquility<\/a> [ <\/span>Toronto Star<\/span> ]<\/span>
\n<\/span>• TTC plan hinges on Queen’s Park, Ottawa<\/a> [ National Post ]
\n<\/span>• Light rail popular in Europe, US<\/a> [ <\/span>National Post<\/span> ]<\/span>
\n• Some businesses, residents fear disruption from Transit City plans<\/a> [ National Post ]
\n<\/span>• Happy being in transit<\/a> <\/span>[ National Post ]<\/span>
\n<\/span>• The good new: it’s fast; the bad news: it’s fast<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>• Success driven by TTC<\/a> [ <\/span>Toronto Star<\/span><\/span> ]
\n<\/span>• Transit strategy could benefit from US-style funding<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<\/span>
\n• Early end to TTC repairs mean ‘ghost’ stop vanishes<\/a> [ <\/span>Globe and Mail<\/span> ]<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>• TTC looks to reduce sick-time costs<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><\/p>\n

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CITY HALL + OTHER ISSUES:<\/strong>
\n<\/span>• INSIDE CITY HALL<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]
\n<\/span>• Who are the big spenders at City Hall?<\/a> [ <\/span>Toronto Star<\/span> ]<\/span>
\n• City about to flex its tax muscle<\/a> [ <\/span>Globe and Mail<\/span> ]<\/span>
\n<\/span>• Toronto tax hikes on the table<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<\/span>
\n<\/span>• City shops for tools to grease tax wheels<\/a> [ National Post ]
\n<\/span>• A prisoner’s box plea<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]
\n<\/span>• Unintended facts of knocking down buildings<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]
\n<\/span>• Should this old house be saved?<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>• Beach residents try to save 100-year-old house<\/a> [ CBC.ca ]<\/span>
\n• Design with a built-in philosophy<\/a> [ National Post ]<\/span>
\n• Corktown: the panic in needle park<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<\/span><\/p>\n

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