Time to get more use out of the Sheppard Subway line and go west? October 20, 2007 To be honest, I love subways and I have a bit of a bias towards the Sheppard Subway line. I have always believed that…
Hard Truths About Transit Financing October 17, 2007 Transit shows up now and then among every campaign’s promises, but common to all is a poor understanding of the real needs and costs….
The Sheppard line of Toronto – More than just empty subway cars October 16, 2007 Adam McDowell files from North York in a story to be published in tomorrow’s Toronto Magazine: That was pretty scary when David Miller threatened…
Type in the Toronto Subway October 12, 2007 An amazing article about the history of, and degradation of, type in the Toronto Subway system by the indomitable Joe Clark. Anyone who loves…
Invest in transit now, not later October 9, 2007 In reading the history of Toronto and the TTC, high investments were made in public transit, which helped the TTC become one of the…
David Miller and Toronto City Council stuck between a rock and a hard place October 4, 2007 Miller faced a significant setback to his leadership when the city council voted to delay a resolution on the land transfer tax and the…
Google Transit now public October 3, 2007 Google Transit has moved out of Google Labs and officially into Google Maps. It makes public transit directions an option, including cost and time,…
Highways vs. transit, suburban vs. urban October 1, 2007 Highways have always been a priority in the transportation budget. Even as Mike Harris was dropping responsibility for transit in the laps of cities…
McGuinty looking to hydrogen-fuelled GO trains October 1, 2007 The Ontario government is talking to Bombardier Transportation about funding the development of one of the world’s first hydrogen-powered trains.A train that uses a…
Fake bomb shuts T.O. subway station October 1, 2007 Thousands of commuters rode buses instead of the TTC subway yesterday after police closed the Finch station to investigate a suspicious package. read more…
