Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe area media report on public transit issues today.

Greater Toronto Area

• 299 Bloor Call Control — two posts on TTC service reductions, here and here.
• Blog TO post, “Service reductions to TTC bus routes would affect 250,000 riders”, here.
• Blog TO post, “A different perspective on TTC bus route changes”, here.
• Blog TO post, “Toronto through the eyes of councillor Josh Colle”, here.
• Canadian Press article, “Electric GO trains get green light from Metrolinx board”, from the CTV News Toronto and Global News Toronto websites.
• CBC Toronto News, “TTC could lose a quarter million rides due to cuts”, here.
• CBC Toronto News article, “Metrolinx approves electric train plan”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Queen’s Park backs plan to electrify Union - Pearson link”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Riders rally together to save bus routes”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Meeting format frustrates attendees”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Plan approved for electrification of Pearson air rail link”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Coalition continues to protest against diesel trains”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “LRV facility to be discussed Feb. 10”, here.
• National Post article, “Ontario approves environmental assessment of electrified GO trains”, here.
• NOW Magazine article, “Transit tech”, here.
• NOW Magazine article, “Doug Ford’s occasionally big mouth”, here.
• NOW Magazine article, “Tuning out in York South - Weston”, here.
• NOW Magazine article, “Magic man”, here.
• Spacing Toronto post, “World Wide Wednesday: Streetcars Named Desire”, here.
• Torontoist post, “A longer walk to the bus”, here.
• Toronto Life’s “The Daily Informer” post, “Proposed TTC cuts to affect 250,000 riders”, here.
• Toronto Star editorial, “A unified transit system makes sense”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Queen’s Park on board with electric trains”, here.
• Toronto Star column, “Meeting on TTC cuts was a waste of time”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Metrolinx board approves electrification plan”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Snow removal at transit stops a high priority, TTC and city say”, here.
• Town Crier article, “Riders not pleased with TTC service cuts”, here.
• Town Crier article, “TTC pulls funding for noise barrier” [updated], here.
• yorkregion.com article, “Viva Orange could start using TTC express lanes”, here.
• yorkregion.com article, “Spring opening for Markham transitway: Viva”, here.
• yorkregion.com article, “Green light for Davis Drive changes”, here.
• yorkregion.com article, “Work continues on Bathurst watermain”, here.

Elsewhere in the Golden Horseshoe

• Cambridge Times article, “Timetable set for transit decision”, here.
• Guelph Mercury article, “Transit terminal work can start after CN land purchase”, here.
• Peterborough Examiner article, “Show of support for transit”, here.
• Peterborough Examiner article, “Riders weren’t consulted first over transit cuts: drivers’ union”, here.
• Peterborough Examiner editorial, “Criticism should deliver defter touch on cuts”, here.
• Peterborough Examiner article, “Vass makes transit suggestions”, here.
• Peterborough Examiner article, “Rail and extended Hwy 407 will happen: McGuinty”, here.
• Peterborough Examiner article, “More rail line studies”, here.
• Waterloo Chronicle editorial, “What’s the message?”, here.

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