Tag Archives: SmartTrack

Disappearing GO-TTC fare discount a major blow to regional transit in Toronto

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

Updated January 22, 2020 The TTC-GO fare discount will officially come to an end on Tuesday March 31, 2020, with the TTC and Metrolinx unable to come to agreement to keep the fare subsidy going without provincial support. As I … Continue reading →

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A “fantastic bonanza:” another transit plan up in smoke?

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

“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 →

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Some answered questions about Toronto’s next subway extension (updated)

Posted on October 4, 2017 by

York University Station, August 2017 Updated October 10, 2017 Ten months ago, I wrote about some of the unanswered questions about the Toronto Transit Commission’s Line 1 subway extension to York University and Vaughan. At the time, I was concerned … Continue reading →

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A new low for the Scarborough Subway champion

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

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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Suburban stations for urban needs: accessing GO Transit’s proposed new stations

Posted on December 14, 2016 by

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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Leadership, John Tory style (part 2)

Posted on November 1, 2016 by

No, John Tory, you’re not a leader. Continue reading →

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Ridership has tripled on UP Express, but we can do even better

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

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 →

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