{"id":22334,"date":"2011-09-01T11:11:46","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T15:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=22334"},"modified":"2011-09-01T13:47:19","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T17:47:19","slug":"thursdays-headlines-214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/09\/01\/thursdays-headlines-214\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Toronto councillor slams mayor\u2019s unilateral decision on Olympic bid\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-councillor-slams-mayors-unilateral-decision-on-olympic-bid\/article2149597\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Wong-Tam open letter blasts Doug Ford\u2019s \u2018special privileges\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/31\/wong-tam-blasts-ford-brothers-over-olympic-rejection\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Ford blasted for shelving Olympics bid<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/08\/31\/ford-blasted-for-shelving-olympics-bid\" target=\"_self\"> [The Sun]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 $83-million in cuts means 1,000 fewer police officers: Blair [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/01\/83-million-in-cuts-means-1000-fewer-police-officers-blair\/\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Ford cuts will cost 1000 officers their jobs, police chief says\u00a0<a href=\" http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-cuts-will-cost-1000-officers-their-jobs-police-chief-says\/article2149509\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Hudak open to Sheppard line <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/08\/31\/hudak-open-to-sheppard-line \" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Sheppard subway line faces big gap, Ford says\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/08\/31\/sheppard-subway-line-faces-big-gap-ford-says\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Ford asks Horwath if NDP would plug Sheppard funding gap\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1047205--ford-asks-horwath-if-ndp-would-plug-sheppard-funding-gap\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0NDP will discuss funding \u2018gap\u2019 for Sheppard subway, but not until after election\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/31\/ndp-will-discuss-funding-gap-for-sheppard-subway-but-not-until-after-election\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Police sift through evidence in fatal TTC bus crash\u00a0<a href=\" http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/police-sift-through-evidence-in-fatal-ttc-bus-crash\/article2148581\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Replace highway car-pool lanes with road tolls, report urges [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/01\/replace-highway-car-pool-lanes-with-road-tolls-report-urges\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CYCLING<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Road wrong [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182490\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Glenn Sumi on breaking his Bixi cherry [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182494\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Cycling for dollars\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182489\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Family of man hit by cyclist pleads for bike lanes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1047678--family-of-man-hit-by-cyclist-pleads-for-bike-lanes\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0The not so funny truth about Toronto\u2019s Ferris wheel idea\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/the-not-so-funny-truth-about-torontos-ferris-wheel-idea\/article2149501\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0From great glass pyramids to gigantic Ferris wheels; a history of Toronto waterfront development\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1047537--from-great-glass-pyramids-to-gigantic-ferris-wheels-a-history-of-toronto-waterfront-development\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 That&#8217;s right. Monorail. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=182500\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0All aboard the monorail to waterfront ruin\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article\/1047577--all-aboard-the-monorail-to-waterfront-ruin\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Doug Ford\u2019s blurry backroom vision\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1047609--doug-ford-s-blurry-backroom-vision\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Toronto public art, explained [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/places\/what%E2%80%99s-the-meaning-of-this\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0City starting to scrub away Layton tributes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1047547--city-starting-to-scrub-away-layton-tributes\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 A dream bigger than a lifetime <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182486\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Jack put the self in social democracy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182487\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Does \u2018livable\u2019 mean \u2018unaffordable\u2019?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/opinions\/opinion\/does-livable-mean-unaffordable\/article2149397\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Vancouver party hires firm credited with Toronto mayor\u2019s election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/british-columbia\/bc-politics\/vancouver-party-hires-firm-credited-with-toronto-mayors-election\/article2149442\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022\u00a0New site shares what Toronto said to Rob Ford\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beta.torontoist.com\/2011\/08\/new-site-shares-what-toronto-said-to-rob-ford\/\" target=\"_self\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022\u00a0Toronto councillor slams mayor\u2019s unilateral decision on Olympic bid\u00a0[Globe &amp; Mail] \u2022\u00a0Wong-Tam open letter blasts Doug Ford\u2019s \u2018special privileges\u2019\u00a0[National Post] \u2022\u00a0Ford blasted for shelving Olympics bid [The Sun] \u2022 $83-million in cuts means 1,000 fewer police officers: Blair [The Star] \u2022\u00a0Ford cuts will cost 1000 officers their jobs, police chief says\u00a0[Globe &amp; 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