by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 27, 2024 | Public Transit, Toronto, TTC
Toronto commuters are facing a bumpy ride on Spadina Avenue. The TTC’s temporary replacement of streetcars with buses for infrastructure upgrades has resulted in major traffic congestion. Viral social media posts show long lines of stalled buses, adding to the...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jun 8, 2024 | GO Transit, Metrolinx, Toronto
In 2023, construction crews cleared the area, relocated a watermain that went beneath the railway, and shifted the existing train tracks. This work was completed to prepare the site for the start of bridge construction. The tracks needed to be shifted because the...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Jan 5, 2024 | GO Transit, Metrolinx, Toronto, TTC
John Tory might be gone as Mayor, but SmartTrack clings on like grim death even in his absence. A report before an upcoming meeting of Toronto’s Executive Committee shows that the total cost of the five remaining stations is estimated by Metrolinx at $1.697 billion,...
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...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 8, 2023 | Housing, Toronto
MovingWaldo, “Canada’s #1 Moving Concierge,” using the data found on Zumper, is helping Torontonians and newcomers decide on the best spots to rent an apartment in Toronto. They have calculated the average cost of renting an apartment near each subway station in...