by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 13, 2007 | Public Transit
The Ontario government will announce $100 million in immediate improvements to GO Transit in its fall financial update on Thursday, CTV News has learned. Sources say the funding plan includes: * $60 million for 20 new bi-level passenger coaches to increase capacity on...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 13, 2007 | Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto
Are you looking for transit related information? Have you had enough of the political promises? Look no further than the links below. From opinion on GO Transit expansion to the TTC spending and more, check out these links below for excellent commentary on transit...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 11, 2007 | Google, Open Source, Technology
The Asus EEE has competition. FIC/Everex has confirmed plans to ship a UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) with a 7-inch screen in January. The “Cloudbook” will ship with the Google Apps-oriented “gOS” Linux distribution, in standard and...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 11, 2007 | GTA Culture, GTA Issues, GTA Religion
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A 57-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., has been charged with murder after his 16-year-old daughter died overnight. Aqsa Parvez was rushed to hospital Monday morning in critical condition after a man made a 911 call in which he allegedly...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | Movies, Sci-Fi
“Don’t get me wrong…this Cloverfield marketing is a little too odd. Bunch of kids running around Manhattan, trying to escape from a monster? Okay, I get that. This whole Slusho thing? No idea!” read more | digg story...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | GTA Politics, Ontario
As I have mentioned before if the PC’s decide to go the “neo-conservative” route, and it plays out in the public eye as an “internal turf” of their leader, it maybe many years before they ever hold the seat of power in Ontario again. Insiders have also...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Ontario, Toronto
It’s an embarrassment that Canada’s busiest airport still isn’t linked to Toronto’s downtown core by public transit and getting it done should be a priority, federal Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon said Friday. In a speech to the Toronto...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | GTA Development, Public Transit
The Barrie South GO Station opening December 17, 2007. It is located on the Bradford line, northeast of the intersection of Mapleview Dr. and Yonge St. and will be accessible to passengers using wheeled mobility aids. The extension of service from Bradford to Barrie...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 9, 2007 | GTA Development, Public Transit
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 express bus service for thousands of riders per day, making it faster and easier for you to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Dec 5, 2007 | Public Transit
The GTTA (Greater Toronto Transportation Authority) has finally released a new name: Metrolinx. I first read about that in the news today and the reason that the officials want to change that because the GTTA name would confuse the GTAA – the Greater Toronto...