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

Greater Toronto Area

• 680 All News Radio post, “Weekend subway closure: Bloor to Union”, here.
• 680 All News Radio report, “Councillors to discuss ways to fund transit, including road tolls”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Road tax or sales tax touted for transit expansion”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Doug Ford: Light rail plans example of ‘war on the car’”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “Big delays for some GO train riders Thursday morning”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “Daimler to close Mississauga bus plant”, here.
• CP24 report, “Computer glitch causes major GO train delays”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Computer malfunction causes ‘major delays’ for GO trains”, here.
• DurhamRegion.com article, “Disabled man plans on suing Durham Region after breaking both legs on a bus”, here.
• DurhamRegion.com article, “Scugog bus riders on firm ground”, here.
• Global News Toronto report, “Motorcyclist is dead after colliding with Mississauga Transit bus”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Rookie councillor to put road tolls, regional sales tax before Council”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Construction on Sheppard line to start in 2014”, here.
• National Post article, “TTC had 8,000 bus delays in March”, here.
• National Post article, “Road tolls, sales tax could feed transit fund”, here.
• National Post column, “Time to talk about taking on the Fords”, here.
• Newstalk 1010 report, “TTC Streetcar Operator Caught Reading Paper at the Controls”, here.
• Newstalk 1010 report, “Councillor Calling for Staff to Explore Regional Tolls, Taxes to Pay for Transit”, here.
• Newstalk 1010 report, “Motorcyclist dies after crash with Mississauga Transit bus”, here.
• Newstalk 1010 report, “Update: Transit Plan Off to Cabinet”, here.
• Newstalk 1010 report, “Province Doesn’t Plan on Changing Road Toll Policy”, here.
• NOW article, “One step closer to Transit City”, here.
• NOW article, “No more backtracking on LRT”, here.
• NOW column, “Diesel train robbery”, here.
• Spacing Toronto post, “Straphanger: The trouble with Downtown Los Angeles”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Metrolinx Staff Give Stamp of Approval to Street-Level Light Rail”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Duly Quoted: Josh Matlow”, here.
• Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, Major service delays (and angry commuters) on West GO Train lines”, here.
• Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “QUOTED: Josh Matlow on Doug Ford’s fairy-tale approach to transit funding”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Road clear for Sheppard LRT”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Q&A: What you need to know about the Sheppard LRT”, here.
• Toronto Star column, “Return to LRT is a gift for both sides in the debate”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC streetcar driver photographed reading newspaper”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC bus collides with tractor-trailer on Hwy. 427”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Daimler shuts down Mississauga bus plant after government belt-tightening”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Cars are under attack, Doug Ford says”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Matlow proposes tolls or tax to fund transit”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC operator pictured reading and driving”, here.
• Toronto Sun column, “Colle and friends chinwag”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• CTV News Kitchener report, “Hearing for GRT driver charged in roundabout crash”, here.
• Lindsay Post article, “Lindsay man vying for GO bus with petition”, here.
• MyKawartha.com article, “Community Care still unclear about what role they will play in transit plan”, here.