{"id":30574,"date":"2012-06-01T05:37:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T09:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=30574"},"modified":"2013-03-14T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T17:38:05","slug":"fridays-headlines-249","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/06\/01\/fridays-headlines-249\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1203779--ttc-s-victoria-park-station-now-features-secure-bike-parking\">TTC\u2019s Victoria Park station now features secure bike parking<\/a>\u00a0[The Star]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1203532--hume-metrolinx-is-missing-in-action\">Hume: Metrolinx has yet to prove itself<\/a> [The Star]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1203165--ttc-downplays-lrt-squabble-with-metrolinx\">TTC downplays LRT squabble with Metrolinx<\/a> [The Star]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/05\/31\/ttc-sticks-to-metrolinx-deadline-for-eglinton-lrt-project\/\">TTC sticks to Metrolinx deadline for Eglinton LRT project<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/05\/31\/chris-selley-the-best-plan-to-improve-transit-in-toronto-is-the-current-one\/\">Chris Selley: The best plan to improve transit in Toronto is the current one<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/ttc-endorses-light-rail-timeline-despite-staff-warnings\/article2448110\/\">TTC endorses light-rail timeline despite staff warnings<\/a> [Globe and Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/30\/delays-scarborough-doesnt-event-want-an-lrt\">Delays? Scarborough doesn&#8217;t event want an LRT<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/30\/ttc-ok-with-metrolinx-building-eglinton-lrt\">TTC OK with Metrolinx building Eglinton LRT<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/05\/extra-extra-adventures-in-transportation\/#more-166365\">Extra, Extra: Adventures in Transportation<\/a> [Torontoist]<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUILDING DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1203524--fiorito-mimico-20-20-vision-unclear\">Fiorito: Mimico 20\/20: Vision unclear<\/a> [The Star]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1203051--battle-over-proposed-u-of-t-student-residence-heats-up\">Battle over proposed U of T student residence heats up<\/a> [The Star]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/05\/31\/bloor-yonge-can-handle-population-influx-caused-by-addition-of-proposed-83-storey-condo-expert\/\">Bloor-Yonge can handle population influx caused by addition of 83-storey condo: expert<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/blog\/2012\/city-committee-rejects-riocans-proposal-kromer-radio-site\">City committee rejects RioCan&#8217;s proposal for Kromer Radio site<\/a> [Open File]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/blog\/2012\/can-bloor-and-yonge-handle-15000-more-residents-next-10-years\">Can Bloor and Yonge handle 15,000 more residents in the next 10 years?<\/a> [Open File]<\/p>\n<p><strong>JACK LAYTON<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1203424--jack-layton-to-be-honoured-by-toronto-city-council-with-jack-layton-ferry-terminal\">Ferry terminal to be renamed for Jack Layton<\/a> [The Star]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/05\/31\/city-poised-to-renamed-toronto-island-ferry-terminal-in-honour-of-jack-layton\/\">City poised to rename Toronto Island Ferry Terminal in honour of Jack Layton<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/laytons-name-memorialized\/article2448363\/\">Layton&#8217;s name memorialized <\/a>[Globe and Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/05\/31\/ferry-terminal-to-be-renamed-for-jack-layton\">Ferry terminal to be renamed for Jack Layton<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/blog\/2012\/toronto-ferry-terminal-be-named-after-jack-layton-olivia-chow-very-honored\">Toronto Ferry Terminal to be named after Jack Layton; Olivia Chow &#8220;very honored&#8221;<\/a> [Open File]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0<a 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