{"id":31502,"date":"2012-06-29T08:04:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T12:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=31502"},"modified":"2013-03-14T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T17:28:09","slug":"fridays-headlines-253","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/06\/29\/fridays-headlines-253\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1219015--could-go-be-the-answer-to-expanding-toronto-transit\">Could GO be the answer to expanding Toronto transit?<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1218677--hume-transit-is-the-key-as-cities-now-growing-faster-than-suburbs\">Hume: Transit is the key as cities now grow faster than suburbs<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/transportation\/article\/1219034--transit-funding-strategy-a-welcome-sight-says-toronto-board-of-trade\">Transit funding strategy a welcome sight, says Toronto Board of Trade<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1219023--ttc-pays-tribute-to-first-woman-driver-hired-permanently-post-second-world-war\">TTC pays tribute to first woman driver hired permanently post-Second World War<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/06\/29\/podcast-on-the-stintz-plan-and-why-transit-nirvana-may-never-arrive\/\">Podcast: On the Stintz plan and why transit nirvana may never arrive<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/06\/27\/toronto-councillors-pick-sides-in-onecity-transit-battle\/\">Toronto councillors pick sides in OneCity transit battle<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/06\/27\/chris-selley-onecity-should-be-the-start-of-a-transit-discussion-not-the-end\/\">Chris Selley: OneCity should be the start of a transit discussion, not the end<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/suburban-leaders-oppose-stintzs-transit-tax-proposal\/article4378735\/\">Suburban leaders oppose Stintz\u2019s transit-tax proposal<\/a> [Globe and Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/06\/28\/stintzs-ward-set-for-transit-tax-slug\">Stintz&#8217;s ward set for transit tax slug<\/a> [The Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/06\/27\/ttc-tax-plan-faces-opposition\">TTC tax plan faces opposition<\/a> [The Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/06\/will-onecity-unify-council-on-transit\/\">Will OneCity Unify Council on Transit?<\/a> [Torontoist]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/story\/can-onecity-succeed-some-history-lessons-transit-politics\">Can OneCity succeed? Some history lessons from transit politics<\/a> [Open File]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/story\/onecity-backstory-4-councillors-3-months-1-plan\">The OneCity backstory: 4 councillors, 3 months, 1 plan<\/a> [Open File]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/blog\/2012\/first-impressions-onecity-are-and-theyre-mostly-positive\">First impressions on OneCity are in, and they&#8217;re (mostly) positive<\/a> [Open File]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROB FORD<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1218974--ttc-driver-involved-in-incident-with-mayor-rob-ford\">TTC driver involved in incident with Mayor Rob Ford<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/ttc-driver-spoken-to-after-incident-with-mayor-ford\/article4379045\/\">TTC driver \u2018spoken to\u2019 after incident with Mayor Ford<\/a> [Globe and Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/06\/27\/ford-playing-catch-up\">Ford playing catch-up<\/a> [The Sun]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1218945--downsview-park-official-says-new-edgefest-stage-planned-on-site-of-fatal-radiohead-stage-collapse\">Downsview Park official says new Edgefest stage planned on site of fatal Radiohead stage collapse<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/crooked-junction-construction-sends-toronto-house-tilting\/article4378687\/\">Crooked Junction: Construction sends Toronto house tilting<\/a> [Globe and Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/06\/28\/anti-competitive-unions-a-joke\">Anti-competitive unions a joke<\/a> [The sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/06\/28\/to-streets-getting-food-aplenty\">T.O. streets getting food aplenty<\/a> [The Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/06\/27\/bikes-get-doug-ford-steamed-up\">Bike station gets Doug Ford steamed<\/a> [The Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/06\/27\/new-city-hall-parking-measures-closer\">New City Hall parking measures closer<\/a> [The Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/story\/flushfile-where-canadas-best-public-bathroom\">Flushfile: Where is Canada&#8217;s best public bathroom?<\/a> [Open File]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSIT \u2022\u00a0Could GO be the answer to expanding Toronto transit? 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