{"id":26904,"date":"2012-03-01T07:50:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T12:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=26904"},"modified":"2012-03-01T09:27:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T14:27:58","slug":"thursdays-headlines-238","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/03\/01\/thursdays-headlines-238\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Mayor Rob Ford says developers want subways. But who will pay? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1138590--mayor-rob-ford-floats-tolls-to-finance-subways\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 After meeting developers, Ford claims unanimous support for subways <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/after-meeting-developers-ford-claims-unanimous-support-for-subways\/article2354636\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Developers &#8216;on board&#8217; with subway expansion, Rob Ford says after meeting <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/29\/developers-on-board-with-subway-expansion-rob-ford-says-after-meeting\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor Rob Ford fumbles as city staff deem subway funding risky and unworkable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1138956--james-city-staff-deem-subway-funding-model-risky-and-unworkable\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 All systems go to save Sheppard subway <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/29\/all-systems-go-to-save-sheppard-subway\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford&#8217;s secret subway deal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=185459\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 CUPE leader Ferguson threatens to quit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/cupe-leader-ferguson-threatens-to-quit\/article2354876\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Calls to Toronto&#8217;s fraud and waste hotline surge; do Rob Ford and foes agree on its merits? <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/29\/calls-to-torontos-fraud-and-waste-hotline-surge-do-rob-ford-and-foes-agree-on-its-merits\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Rob and Doug show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185504\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Selling a sales tax in Toronto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/selling-a-sales-tax-in-toronto\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Councillors will continue to dominate revamped Toronto transit board <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1138808--councillors-will-continue-to-dominate-revamped-toronto-transit-board\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Councillors to keep control of TTC board under compromise deal <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/29\/karen-stintz-says-she-and-rob-ford-have-reached-an-agreement-on-ttc-board\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kristyn Wong-Tam: Transit equity is about customer service <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/03\/01\/kristyn-wong-tam-transit-equity-is-about-customer-service\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Has Ford really declared war on the car? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/29\/has-ford-really-declared-war-on-the-car\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Adam Giambrone: Licence for abuse <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185506\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Benjamin Boles on why the underground is overrated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185513\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 &#8230;meanwhile, at transit town hall bumper-sticker slogans are easier to sell <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185505\">[NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Toronto&#8217;s Billy Bishop airport offers fix for taxi gridlock <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1138959--toronto-s-billy-bishop-airport-offers-fix-for-taxi-gridlock\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Regent Park Sister 2 Sister teen leadership conference helps build a better neighbourhood <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1138897--regent-park-sister-2-sister-teen-leadership-conference-helps-build-a-better-neighbourhood\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Pressure &#8216;dents&#8217; or &#8216;collapses&#8217; Avenue Road pipes &#8211; depending on who you talk to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/pressure-dents-or-collapses-avenue-road-pipes-depending-on-who-you-talk-to\/article2354827\/\">[Globe\u00a0&amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Hot Docs launches crowd-funding initiative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/arts\/movies\/hot-docs-launches-crowd-funding-initiative\/article2354489\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 A hot time in the Old Town hall meeting last night <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/a-hot-time-in-the-old-town-hall-meeting-last-night\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Mayor Rob Ford says developers want subways. 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