by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 22, 2012 | Canada, News, Public Transit, Toronto
It seems that the transit debate is over. With a vote of 24 – 19, Rob Ford lost his battle to get the Sheppard Subway built and completed. Torontonians’ have endured a long battle over transit, with Rob Ford championing the cause of subways for the...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 21, 2012 | GTA News, LRT, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC
Well its come down to the wire and a final vote on the future of transit in the city. Will we go with an LRT module for Sheppard, leaving an unfinished subway at Don Mills? Or will we go all in and spend all of our capital on one project? In the end the choice should...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 16, 2012 | News, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC
Seems that Rob Ford is stuck “between a rock and a hard place”. With the provincial government planning major cuts where does Mayor Ford get support for subways from? Today the recommendation will be for a LRT option, on Sheppard Avenue; putting the nail...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Mar 9, 2012 | Canada, GTA Politics, News, Ontario, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto
LRT or Subways? This has been the ongoing debate, unfortunately the lines between truth are certainly grey. Let’s start with the Eglinton Cross-town, which definitely the current hot potato. Rob Ford has continued to use the word “subways”, which...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Feb 4, 2012 | Public Transit, Viva, YRT
With the over 3 month old strike finally over commuters in York region will receive almost 2 months of free transit. The move comes in response to York Region residents, who have endured a long protracted strike and no transit service. I don’t think...