by Eric Emin Wood
on April 15, 2013
Rockport CEO Jack Winberg says the company is calling its...(More)
by ARECA
on March 14, 2013
Opportunities to enhance our open spaces...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on October 3, 2012
“TTC riders will pay one fare and enjoy seamless, rapid, affordable service no matter where they travel across the...(More)
by Omar Mosleh
on October 2, 2012
While Ward 16 councillor Karen Stintz wants city council to designate Postal Station K as a heritage property, there’s nothing she or the city can do to make it happen at the moment.
Because the Canada Post building at Yonge Street and Montgomery Avenue isn’t privately owned, it can...(More)
Because the Canada Post building at Yonge Street and Montgomery Avenue isn’t privately owned, it can...(More)
by Lori Connor
on October 1, 2012
The announcement by Metrolinx that the Eglinton Crosstown LRT would be operated and maintained by a private company rather than the TTC caused a stir among midtown politicians.
To see if their concern was echoed by transit users, the Town Crier took to the street near Eglinton station...(More)
To see if their concern was echoed by transit users, the Town Crier took to the street near Eglinton station...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on September 29, 2012
The TTC and the province are in negotiations over Metrolinx's plan to seek a private company to operate Toronto's incoming light rail lines, key players say, with one insider indicating the transit planning agency may be having a change of heart.
The province and the TTC are...(More)
The province and the TTC are...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on September 24, 2012
Fed up with persistent parking troubles on Eglinton Avenue and Yonge Street, local business associations and a councillor are looking to make it a little easier on drivers who visit the area’s busiest commercial strips.
Karen Stintz, councillor for Eglinton-Lawrence, is...(More)
Karen Stintz, councillor for Eglinton-Lawrence, is...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on August 23, 2012
City council has established a new midtown planning group intended to manage the onslaught of development projects at one of Toronto’s busiest intersections.
With new residential and commercial applications flooding the Yonge-Eglinton area, a strategy that brings consistency...(More)
With new residential and commercial applications flooding the Yonge-Eglinton area, a strategy that brings consistency...(More)
by Omar Mosleh
on August 23, 2012
In its first report on the state of public transit in Toronto, transit-advocacy group TTCriders slammed the TTC for what the group sees as the commission’s failures.
Top of the list is that the TTC dedicates more of its fare to operating costs than any other city in North America,...(More)
Top of the list is that the TTC dedicates more of its fare to operating costs than any other city in North America,...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on August 18, 2012
A turf maintenance project scheduled for Memorial Park’s sports field has raised questions about how the Parks budget is being spent.
Karen Stintz, councillor for Eglinton-Lawrence, suggested the money could be put to better use elsewhere.
“I think it should have been...(More)
Karen Stintz, councillor for Eglinton-Lawrence, suggested the money could be put to better use elsewhere.
“I think it should have been...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on August 18, 2012
The sports field at Memorial Park will be out of commission starting in late fall for turf maintenance, work precipitated by Mayor Rob Ford himself.
After years of heavy use, the pockmarked field at Chaplin Crescent and Roselawn Avenue needs top dressing and seeding to spur turf...(More)
After years of heavy use, the pockmarked field at Chaplin Crescent and Roselawn Avenue needs top dressing and seeding to spur turf...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on July 12, 2012
Here’s hoping OneCity didn’t get public transit users too excited.
Two weeks after it was presented with much fanfare, an ambitious transit proposal that included 170 kilometres of rail, subway track and bus routes amounted to nothing more than a lot of talk at a July...(More)
Two weeks after it was presented with much fanfare, an ambitious transit proposal that included 170 kilometres of rail, subway track and bus routes amounted to nothing more than a lot of talk at a July...(More)
by Omar Mosleh
on June 29, 2012
The ambitious OneCity transit proposal has hit a major bump in the road after the province rejected the plan.
On June 29, Ontario Minister of Transportation Bob Chiarelli told reporters the ministry would not halt work on the four previously approved LRT lines in order to give the...(More)
On June 29, Ontario Minister of Transportation Bob Chiarelli told reporters the ministry would not halt work on the four previously approved LRT lines in order to give the...(More)
by Shawn Star
on May 15, 2012
When the location of Eva’s Phoenix shelter was listed as surplus land by the city, Emily Wright sprang into action.
“I did a lot of work on making a campaign, both a social media campaign and getting different youth and community members involved, signing petitions, writing letters...(More)
“I did a lot of work on making a campaign, both a social media campaign and getting different youth and community members involved, signing petitions, writing letters...(More)
by Karolyn Coorsh
on April 19, 2012
After a tumultuous transit debate at city council, light rail transit is coming to Sheppard East, but it may be some time before shovels are in the ground.
Planning agency Metrolinx must now get down to the work of prioritizing transit projects approved by council earlier this year....(More)
Planning agency Metrolinx must now get down to the work of prioritizing transit projects approved by council earlier this year....(More)
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