by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 18, 2007 | GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, Public Transit
With the amount of vehicle interference in the downtown area once again the issues of streetcars has surfaced. With the need to improve transit, the debate over mixed traffic and streetcars, now and again pops up with the discussion turning to the old idea of a Queen...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 10, 2007 | GTA Politics, Toronto
Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the resounding election victory that gave David Miller his second term as mayor. During the 2006 campaign, Miller’s critics charged that his first term was lacklustre, devoid of major policy directions or accomplishments, and...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 5, 2007 | GTA Development
The building a $60-mill. South Asian-themed mall, in what will be the largest development of its kind in North America, will start soon. I remember the complaints / issues old Markham residents brought to the table in the past, when the Pacific Mall was built. Toronto...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 30, 2007 | GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Toronto
“The TTC takes up 46 per cent of the 2008 capital budget. It has to replace aging streetcars, buses and subway cars. Some $79.4 million will be spent on 234 subway cars to replace aging ones and boost capacity. A further $175.5 million will pay for 193...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 29, 2007 | GTA Politics, Toronto
Fed up with fellow councillors who fulminate about their pay and perks (Michael Walker, Rob Ford, come on down), Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby made them an offer last week. In her speech on the mayor’s tax plan (she voted with the majority to approve it), Ms....