TTC to seriously consider relief line by 2018, Giambrone says… May 18, 2008 “TTC chairman Adam Giambrone says a new subway line cutting through the bottom of the city is a “good idea,” one the TTC will…
Toronto Queen streetcar named among world’s best January 28, 2008 National Geographic includes the TTC’s Queen streetcar, the 501, one of the top 10 trolley routes in the world. It’s a crowded ride, but…
Barrie South GO Station opens December 17 December 9, 2007 The Barrie South GO Station opening December 17, 2007. It is located on the Bradford line, northeast of the intersection of Mapleview Dr. and…
The Mississauga BRT December 9, 2007 The Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is a high-efficiency transit corridor running east-west across Mississauga. The BRT will support all-station stop and extensive…
Digging up a Queen Street ghost story in Toronto December 3, 2007 Streetcar platform dug in 1950s and never used sits behind a door, a buried relic of an old transit vision. To the thousands of…
Sheppard: TTC subway to nowhere? Then finish it! December 1, 2007 “Construction booms, but opinions remain sharply divided as the often-derided Sheppard line turns 5. The futuristic chrome plating in Sheppard-Yonge station already looks a…
Toronto’s $1.25-billion light-rail gamble November 24, 2007 Check out the “Globe and Mail” link below for this excellent post on Toronto’s Light-Rail Transit City situation. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071124.TTC24/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Ontario/ Toronto’s decaying streetcar fleet, once…
GTTA and the MoveOntario 2020 Plan – Phase 2 November 21, 2007 It looks like the GTTA has received funding for the following projects. Maybe I am still in disbelief until I see shovels in the…
What to do about the Queen Streetcar and King Streetcar? Time for a “Transit Mall”! November 18, 2007 With the amount of vehicle interference in the downtown area once again the issues of streetcars has surfaced. With the need to improve transit,…
$60M South Asian-themed mall to be built in Markham November 5, 2007 The building a $60-mill. South Asian-themed mall, in what will be the largest development of its kind in North America, will start soon. I…
