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TRANSIT
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Six ways to improve the Allen <\/a>[The Grid]
\n\u2022\u00a0James Pasternak’s musing on TTC citizen members is alienating one of the better candidates<\/a> [Open File]
\n\u2022\u00a0Exec committee asks staff to work with Metrolinx and other GTA cities on transit funding<\/a> [Open File]
\n\u2022\u00a0Two pedestrians in hospital after being hit by TTC buses in separate crashes<\/a> [Globe & Mail]
\n\u2022\u00a0All options open on funding transit<\/a> [National Post]
\n\u2022\u00a0TTC joins with Ryerson to study customer complaints<\/a> [Toronto Sun]
\n\u2022\u00a0Removal of Jarvis St. bike lanes still on track<\/a> [Toronto Sun]
\n\u2022\u00a0Road tolls possibility still on the table<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<\/p>\n

TCHC
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Our fickle overlords: Queen’s Park changes mind on TCHC sales<\/a> [Open File]
\n\u2022\u00a0Toronto gets green light to sell public housing<\/a> [Globe & Mail]
\n\u2022\u00a0Minister gives green light to sell 65 TCHC-owned houses<\/a> [National Post]
\n\u2022\u00a0Ford gets Wynne’s approval for TCHC homes sale<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<\/p>\n

PLASTIC BAGS
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0The (somewhat) great plastic-bag debate of 2012<\/a> [The Grid]
\n\u2022\u00a0City wastes breath on bags and Olympic bids<\/a> [NOW]
\n\u2022\u00a0The plastic bag ban: petulance, or democracy, in action?<\/a> [Open File]
\n\u2022\u00a0More than half of Canadians think banning sale of plastic bags a good idea: poll<\/a> [National Post]
\n\u2022\u00a0Taxpayers left holding the plastic bag<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<\/p>\n

GUNS AND AMMO BAN
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Chris Selley: A full-on Toronto gun ban is a lazy, symbolic fix<\/a> [National Post]
\n\u2022\u00a0Solution to gun violence not found in a ban<\/a> [Toronto Sun]
\n\u2022\u00a0Guns and ammo ban a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction<\/a> [Toronto Sun]
\n\u2022\u00a0Vaughan doesn’t back down from guns and ammo ban<\/a> [Toronto Sun]
\n\u2022\u00a0Push to ban bullets in Toronto ‘misdirected’: Toews<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<\/p>\n

SCHOOLS
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Toronto school trustees struggle with budget cuts<\/a> [Toronto Star]
\n\u2022\u00a0Toronto’s school roofs are about to get greener<\/a> [Open File]<\/p>\n

OTHER NEWS
\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Rent-free store gives entrepreneurs-in-the-making a boost<\/a> [Toronto Star]
\n\u2022\u00a0Super Mario 8-bit video game meets TTC subway map<\/a> [Toronto Star]
\n\u2022\u00a0Glass falls from 25th floor of Simcoe Street condo building<\/a> [Toronto Star]
\n\u2022\u00a0The Fixer: An ill wind blows through Earl Bales Park <\/a>[Toronto Star]
\n\u2022\u00a0Steal This Idea: Desire Lines<\/a> [The Grid]
\n\u2022\u00a0Take on tagging<\/a> [NOW]
\n\u2022\u00a0Sizing up Rob Ford\u2019s land grab<\/a> [NOW]
\n\u2022\u00a0How clean are Toronto\u2019s outdoor pools?<\/a> [Open File]
\n\u2022\u00a0Blaze breaks out on Toronto hospital roof<\/a> [Globe & Mail]
\n\u2022\u00a0Mississauga councillors call for leak investigation after National Post story on $200M lawsuit <\/a>[National Post]
\n\u2022\u00a0Mississauga staff fails to notify city of $200-million suit<\/a> [National Post]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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