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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
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Tagged Glenn De Baeremaeker, John Tory, Scarborough, SmartTrack, Spacing, Subway, Torontoist, TTC, Ward 38
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Suburban stations for urban needs: accessing GO Transit’s proposed new stations
GO Transit train from the Pape Avenue footbridge, near the proposed site of Gerrard Station At its last board meeting on December 8, Metrolinx presented an update on the status of twelve new GO Transit rail stations, all located on … Continue reading
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Tagged GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Spacing, Toronto, Transfers, Transit
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Leadership, John Tory style (part 2)
No, John Tory, you’re not a leader. Continue reading
Ridership has tripled on UP Express, but we can do even better
When UP Express — Toronto’s rail link to Toronto Pearson International Airport – -launched on June 6, 2015, the one-way fare between Union Station and Pearson Airport was set at $27.50, or $19.00 with a Presto card. At the time, … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto, Transit, Urban Planning
Tagged GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Toronto, Torontoist, Transit, UP Express
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The controversial Judson Street zoning change
Earlier this year, Etobicoke Councillor Justin Di Ciano (Ward 5) pushed for a zoning change to several industrial properties on Judson Street, adjacent to GO Transit’s Willowbrook Yards. Local residents had enough with a concrete batching operation and Dunpar Homes applied to build … Continue reading
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Tagged Etobicoke, John Tory, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Toronto, Torontoist, Ward 5, Ward 6
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The Truth About SmartTrack
In 2014, John Tory, mayoral candidate, promised to deliver a 58 kilometre-long “London-style surface rail subway” that would provide much-needed relief to the overburned TTC subway system. In 2016, we finally know how unrealistic Tory’s transit fantasy turned out to … Continue reading
A good, a bad, and an ugly week for Toronto transit
There was some good transit news for Torontonians today, as the provincial government announced $150 million in funding for detailed study and engineering for the planned Relief Line subway. The preferred route and station locations for the first phase of … Continue reading
