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In the news: Friday, January 9, 2015



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

Greater Toronto Area
  • BlogTO post, “Film student makes time-lapse love letter to the TTC”, here.
  • CTV News Toronto report, “TTC streetcars out of service due to cold”, here.
  • Global News Toronto report, “Pedestrian struck by train on Richmond Hill GO line”, here.
  • Global News Toronto report, “Aging TTC streetcars struggling in frigid temperatures”, here.
  • Globe and Mail article, “Cold knocks out 25 streetcars ahead of rush-hour commute”, here.
  • Globe and Mail article, “Poll: How would you deal with a ‘manspreader’ on public transit?”, here.
  • Globe and Mail article, “Toronto committee paves the way for 24/7 construction work”, here.
  • Globe and Mail article, “Commuting hell is when 58 minutes is record time”, here.
  • InsideToronto.com article, “Councillor De Baermaeker says he will continue campaign for fourth stop on Scarborough subway”, here.
  • InsideToronto.com article, “5 ways the TTC plans to improve service in 2015”, here.
  • Metro Toronto’s Tory’s Toronto post, “Scarborough councillors lay track for ill-advised ideas in 2015”, here.
  • National Post article, “Man jailed for a year after anti-Islam speech spurs an emergency alarm on Toronto subway train”, here.
  • National Post article, “Drunken brawl on New Year’s GO train leaves revellers stranded half-way home (video)”, here.
  • Spacing Toronto post, “The great Toronto bridge swap of 1928”, here.
  • Toronto Star article, “TTC streetcars slowly coming back on line”, here.
  • Toronto Star column, “Express train or gravy train?: Only the mayor knows”, here.
  • Toronto Sun article, “Cold weather knocks old streetcars out of service”, here.
  • Toronto Sun article, “City closer to 24/7 construction on major roads”, here.
  • Urban Toronto post, “Years of Work Revealed as Union Station Gets Unwrapped”, here.
  • Urban Toronto post, “Photo of the day: Museum Station”, here.
Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe