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Different modes of transit in Greater Toronto – removing political spin and disinformation

Posted by [email protected] | Apr 28, 2012 | GTA Issues, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto, TTC, Viva |

Explaining different modes of transit in the G.T.A; removing political spin and disinformation

Found a great article on transit through “What happens to public opinion when LRT is explained”. It is a great piece, which is quite informative. Take some time to read the article. Cherise Burda takes to time to explain the differences between subways, light rail, GO Trains, rapid bus and right-of-way streetcar modes of transit.

Game over for Rob Ford in Toronto?

Posted by [email protected] | 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...

Government fails Toronto Transit again! Transit City is now dead, who can be trusted?

Posted by [email protected] | Mar 26, 2010 | News |

Rocco Rossi will not have to keep his promise to kill Transit City. Dalton and the Liberals may have done it for him? Is this one of the “dumbest decisions ever made?” The government seems to be following in the...

Toronto Mayoral candidate Rossi plans on stopping all TTC Light-Rail (Transit City) Expansion

Posted by [email protected] | Jan 22, 2010 | Canada, Environmental Issues, GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto, Unions, Viva, YRT |

Have we learned nothing from history and the reasons why there is a lack of good public transit options in the city of Toronto? What about jobs for the people of Thunder Bay? Again, with another knee-jerk reaction we may loose...

Conversion the Scarborough RT to an LRT Not a Dead Issue according to reports

Posted by [email protected] | Oct 22, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Technology, Toronto, World |

The possibility of converting the Scarborough RT to true LRT when its current fleet reaches the end of its life, instead of conversion to ICTS Mark-II, is still being considered by the TTC. In the supplementary agendafor the...