by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jul 5, 2024 | Development, GTA Issues, Metrolinx, Public Transit, Toronto
The traffic congestion crisis is lengthening traveling times for people, goods, and services to painful levels. Toronto’s traffic woes are legendary, with commuters spending hours stuck in gridlock each week. The city is exploring various solutions, including...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jul 4, 2024 | Canada, Food, GTA Issues, Social Issues
What is Food Insecurity? Food insecurity refers to inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. In Canada, we do not face a food shortage problem, but we do have a poverty problem. The lack of money to weather tough times and cover daily living...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 25, 2024 | GTA Issues, Roads, Toronto
It seems like someone just emerged from their bunker and discovered the brutal reality of highway traffic. What is going on with traffic? byu/Searchtheanswer inaskTO Welcome to the club, rock-dweller! While you were busy dodging the outside world, the rest of...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 27, 2024 | GTA Issues, Scarborough, Toronto
As cycling gains popularity due to its cost-effectiveness, environmental benefits, and health advantages, Toronto has made progress in improving cycling infrastructure. However, this progress seems concentrated in the downtown core, leaving other areas like...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 12, 2023 | Food, GTA Issues, Toronto
The Daily Bread Food Bank’s annual report says 1-in-10 Torontonians now rely on their food banks – double the number from 2022. With more than 2.5 million food bank visits in 2023, Daily Bread has seen a 154 per cent increase in new clients. CEO Neil Hetherington...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 12, 2023 | GTA Issues, Housing, Toronto, TTC
The City of Toronto is extending a pilot program that sends outreach workers into the city’s transit system to respond to the growing number of unhoused people using the indoor space for warmth and shelter. In March city officials announced a one-year...