{"id":29817,"date":"2012-05-09T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=29817"},"modified":"2012-05-09T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T13:39:53","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-247","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/05\/09\/wednesdays-headlines-247\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Councillor seeks to restore program cuts with new-found surplus [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/councillor-seeks-to-restore-program-cuts-with-new-found-surplus\/article2425349\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Clash expected at council Wednesday [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/08\/clash-expected-at-council-wednesday\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford loses vote on outside planners [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-loses-vote-on-outside-planners\/article2427140\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford, council are all right, Crombie says [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/08\/ford-council-are-all-right-crombie-says\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>FORD<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor Rob Ford loses vote on OMB appeal funding [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1175290--mayor-rob-ford-loses-vote-on-omb-appeal-funding\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford won&#8217;t attend gay outreach event at City Hall [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-wont-attend-gay-outreach-event-at-city-hall\/article2425775\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor cuts out after not cutting weight [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/08\/mayor-cuts-out-after-not-cutting-weight\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford&#8217;s gay outreach snub reminds us of a different Toronto [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/blog\/toronto\/2012\/rob-fords-gay-outreach-snub-reminds-us-different-toronto\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Falling concrete on Gardiner causes infrastructure headaches [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/crime\/article\/1174488--falling-concrete-closes-part-of-lakeshore-at-jarvis\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Vaughan proposes tolls to keep Gardiner in good repair [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/08\/no-visual-sign-of-gardiner-concrete-problem-city-officials-say\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Yonge, Bay to go one-way? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/08\/yonge-bay-to-go-one-way\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Wider sidewalks, one-way traffic floated as ways to improve Yonge Street [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/wider-sidewalks-one-way-traffic-floated-as-ways-to-improve-yonge-street\/article2427132\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Downtown Yonge BIA wants pedestrian fairs, Public Works chair wants cars [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/blog\/toronto\/2012\/downtown-yonge-bia-wants-pedestrian-fairs-public-works-chair-wants-cars\">OpenFile<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City councillor proposes turning Yonge and Bay into one-way streets to fight traffic\u00a0congestion [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/05\/08\/city-councillor-proposes-turning-yonge-and-bay-into-one-way-streets-to-fight-traffic-congestion\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 OpenRoad: Slower speeds could speed up travel times. Really [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/text\/openroad-slower-speeds-could-speed-travel-times-really\">OpenFile<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Pearson International is Canada\u2019s worst airport,\u00a0again [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/05\/08\/pearson-international-is-canadas-worst-airport-again\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TCHC<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 New Public housing boss readies himself to clean up after turbulent year [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/new-public-housing-boss-readies-himself-to-clean-up-after-turbulent-year\/article2427194\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TCHC reaches across border to pick a new CEO [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1175235--tchc-reaches-across-border-to-pick-a-new-ceo\">The Star<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Q&amp;A: From toy car to Toronto condo? 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