{"id":25887,"date":"2012-02-09T09:19:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T14:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=25887"},"modified":"2012-02-09T11:03:05","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T16:03:05","slug":"thursdays-headlines-235","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/09\/thursdays-headlines-235\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Did council&#8217;s vote to excuse Mayor Ford&#8217;s conduct undermine integrity commissioner&#8217;s office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1128385--did-council-s-vote-to-excuse-mayor-ford-s-conduct-undermine-integrity-commissioner-s-office\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Doug Ford apologizes after complaint filed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/08\/doug-ford-apologizes-after-complaint-filed\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rebellious councils <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/rebellious-councils\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Special transit meeting: Mayor Rob Ford dismisses council&#8217;s vote against his subway plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/article\/1127975--special-transit-meeting-karen-stintz-readies-motion-to-put-lrt-on-finch-and-eglinton-and-strike-panel-to-study-options-on-sheppard\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford takes a midnight ride on the TTC after &#8216;irrelevant&#8217; council vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1128405--ford-takes-a-midnight-ride-on-the-ttc\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Council vote on light rail transit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1128479--council-vote-map-motion-to-restore-light-rail-plan\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 James: Mayor Rob Ford loves subways but doesn&#8217;t want to pay for them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1128389--james-mayor-rob-ford-gets-blindsided-by-his-subway-blind-spot\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford pays price of obstinacy in council&#8217;s rebuke of his transit vision <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/ford-pays-price-of-obstinacy-in-councils-rebuke-of-his-transit-vision\/article2331854\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 TTC chair defeats Rob Ford, wins bid to bring transit above-ground <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ttc-chair-defeats-rob-ford-wins-bid-to-bring-transit-above-ground\/article2330860\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford on Stintz: &#8216;She stabbed me in the back&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/09\/ford-on-stintz-she-stabbed-me-in-the-back\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Scarborough residents, not Ford, the real losers in transit vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/08\/scarborough-residents-not-ford-the-real-losers-in-transit-vote\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ex-TTC boss puts blame for Toronto&#8217;s\u00a0transit woes on Metrolinx <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/08\/ex-ttc-boss-puts-blame-for-torontos-transit-woes-on-metrolinx\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Growth in Toronto suburbs indicates need for upgraded transportation infrastructure: experts <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/08\/growth-in-toronto-suburbs-indicates-need-for-upgraded-transportation-infrastructure-experts\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Council makes it seem easier to build rail through the Rookies than getting transit to Scarborough <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/08\/peter-kuitenbrouwer-council-makes-it-seem-easier-to-build-rail-through-the-rockies-than-getting-transit-to-scarborough\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Transit City rides again <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=185153\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Transit debate crib sheet: key votes and reaction roundup <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/transit-debate-crib-sheet-key-votes-and-reaction-roundup\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Quantifying the value of public space <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/quantifying-the-value-of-public-space\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Minding the gap <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/minding-the-gap\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Census: Condo boom driving up Toronto&#8217;s density <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1128354--census-condo-boom-driving-up-toronto-s-density\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Canadians high on city life fuel condo boom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/canadians-high-on-city-life-fuel-condo-boom\/article2331739\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto suburbs spur city&#8217;s growth <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-suburbs-spur-citys-growth\/article2331841\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Census 2011: Milton fastest growing community, growth outpaces some infrastructure like hospitals and schools <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1128392--census-2011-milton-fastest-growing-community-growth-outpaces-some-infrastructure-like-hospitals-and-schools\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Locals exasperated by derelict Gerrard St. E. storefronts and buildings <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1128211--locals-exasperated-by-derelict-gerrard-st-e-storefronts-and-buildings\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mississauga passes 7.4% tax hike, but rejects pay increase <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1128281--mississauga-passes-7-4-tax-hike-but-rejects-pay-increase\">[The Star]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Did council&#8217;s vote to excuse Mayor Ford&#8217;s conduct undermine integrity commissioner&#8217;s office [The Star] \u2022 Doug Ford apologizes after complaint filed [The Sun] \u2022 Rebellious councils [Torontoist] TRANSIT \u2022 Special transit meeting: Mayor Rob Ford dismisses council&#8217;s vote against his subway plan [The Star] \u2022 Ford takes a midnight ride on the<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/09\/thursdays-headlines-235\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Thursday&#8217;s 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