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CITY HALL<\/strong>
\n\u2022 City councillor brainstorming session to include road tolls [The Star<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Doug Ford vows to fight for subway as Transit City moves forward [Globe & Mail<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Selley: Like it or not, Rob Ford\u2019s bid to lose weight is\u00a0news [National Post<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Where councillors stand on Pride [The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n

TRANSIT<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Metrolinx recommends Sheppard LRT building start in 2014 [The Star<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Metrolinx staff give stamp of approval to street-level light rail [Torontoist<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Metrolinx poised to OK four LRT\u00a0lines [National Post<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Metrolinx set to endorse LRT plan for Toronto [BlogTO<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Metrolinx on board with light-rail transit [The Sun<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Distracted drivers to remain a TTC secret [The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n

SPEED LIMITS<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Pedestrians need a head start at intersections, health chief says [The Star<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Toronto\u2019s top doctor wants lower speed limits [Globe & Mail<\/a>]
\n\u2022 No traction on call for speed-limit reduction in\u00a0Toronto [National Post<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Public health recommends lowering Toronto speed limits [The Sun<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Life in the slow lane? [The Grid<\/a>]<\/p>\n

CYCLING<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Big boost planned for city bike trails [The Sun<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Toronto moving to expand bike trails [The Star<\/a>]<\/p>\n

OTHER NEWS<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Occupy Toronto calls for protests on May 1st [Global Toronto<\/a>]
\n\u2022 One more reason why Toronto\u2019s condo market is crazier than Vancouver\u2019s [Toronto Life<\/a>]
\n\u2022 New map reveals diabetes hot spots in the GTA [The Star<\/a>]
\n\u2022 CAMH gets $10-million donation from McCain [Globe & Mail<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Why are Toronto\u2019s trees being cut down for film\u00a0shoots? [National Post<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Less talk, more action on Toronto’s homeless file [The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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