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Disappearing GO-TTC fare discount a major blow to regional transit in Toronto
Earlier this week, transit riders learned that the fare discount for connecting between GO Transit and the TTC would soon come to an end. The provincial Liberal government introduced the discounted double fare in 2017. It reduced the cost of a … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Toronto, Transit
Tagged Fares, GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, TTC, York University, YRT
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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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Some answered questions about Toronto’s next subway extension (updated)
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
Posted in Infrastructure, Transit
Tagged Brampton, Fares, GO Transit, Metrolinx, SmartTrack, Subway, Transfers, Transit, TTC, Vaughan, York University, YRT
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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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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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