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Lagging Behind: The State of Transit Development in Comparison to Japan, Hong Kong, Europe, and More

Posted by [email protected] | Jun 14, 2023 | Canada, LRT, Metrolinx, Mississauga, Ontario, Public Transit, Quebec, Toronto, TTC, Viva, YRT |

The Lamentable Lag: Why Does Transit Development Move So Slow? Transit development has been a...

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.

Markham is building for the future

Posted by [email protected] | Apr 27, 2012 | Economy, GTA Development, GTA News, Markham, News, Ontario, Viva, YRT |

So Markham wants to build a 20000 seat arena and entertainment complex that will rival the Air Canada Centre. In a way it makes perfect sense. There has been a lot of talk around bringing an NHL team to Markham, however I...

Strike! Lots of confusion in York Region (YRT and VIVA)

Posted by [email protected] | Oct 24, 2011 | Canada, Markham, Newmarket, Ontario, Public Transit, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Unions, Vaughan, Viva, YRT |

There seems to be a lot of confusion over what is running and what is not in York Region. Details from the YRT/VIVA site are listed below, however there is much confusion over exactly which routes are not in operation. Some TTC...

VIVA Bus Drivers in York Region and the ATU

Posted by [email protected] | Oct 10, 2008 | News, Ontario, Public Transit, Toronto |

I am not sure if the union members of the ATU for VIVA are living in a cavern somewhere but there is a global economic crisis. This strike has gone on for long enough. It is time to GET BACK TO WORK and figure this out...