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Tag Archives: John Tory
How TIFF lost the plot
504 King Streetcar diverting onto Spadina on Thursday, September 5 For the sixth year in a row, King Street between University and Spadina Avenues was closed for four straight days. This closure was for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Festival Street, John Tory, King Street, King Street Pilot, Streetcars, TIFF, TTC
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A “fantastic bonanza:” another transit plan up in smoke?
“Bonanza’s” opening credits, where a burning map gives way to the show’s cast, is a great metaphor for Toronto’s transit planning. Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Politics, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Bonanza, Canada Line, Doug Ford, John Tory, Relief Line, SmartTrack, Subway, TTC, Vancouver
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Mapping the results of the 2018 election, Part I (updated)
How each of Toronto’s 25 wards voted for mayor November 8, 2018: I updated this post to look at the results for fourth place mayoral candidate Saron Gebresellassi. I started this website four years ago after I began producing maps of … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Maps, Toronto
Tagged 2018 Election, City Hall, Election, Jennifer Keesmaat, John Tory, Saron Gebresellassi
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Why Doug Ford’s plan for 25 Toronto wards is an attack on local democracy
Map of Doug Ford’s proposed 25 wards and the City Council-approved 47 ward boundaries Late last week, the newly elected Ontario Progressive Conservative government announced that they would be imposing a new electoral map on the City of Toronto, a … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Maps, Politics, Toronto
Tagged 2018 Election, City Hall, Doug Ford, John Tory, Map, Maps, Queen's Park, Toronto, Wards
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The John Tory Way
Yonge Street looking south from Richmond Hill There’s an episode of The Simpsons where Homer Simpson changes his name to Max Power, after he’s ridiculed for sharing the name with a buffoonish television character. It’s not a great episode — … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Politics, Roads, Toronto, Urban Planning, Walking
Tagged Cycling, John Tory, North York, Pedestrian, Walking, Yonge Street
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A new low for the Scarborough Subway champion
Note: a version of this article has been cross-posted to Spacing Toronto For 2016’s annual Torontoist Heroes and Villains feature, I nominated Toronto Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker (Ward 38, Scarborough Centre) as villain of the year. (“Pedestrian blaming” won that … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Glenn De Baeremaeker, John Tory, Scarborough, SmartTrack, Spacing, Subway, Torontoist, TTC, Ward 38
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Leadership, John Tory style (part 2)
No, John Tory, you’re not a leader. Continue reading
