Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe area media report on public transit issues today.
Greater Toronto Area
- BlogTO post, “Subway-themed art show lands in Toronto”, here.
- Business News Network report, “Bombardier to lay off 150 Quebec workers”, here.
- Canadian Press article (from the Cambridge Times website), “Wynne proposes infrastructure partnership”, here.
- CBC News Toronto report, “TTC charter vows to improve, modernize service”, here.
- Financial Post article, “P3 projects set for a banner year”, here.
- Full Time Whistle post, “Executive committee OKs funding to study SmartTrack”, here.
- Globe and Mail article, “Toronto budgets for cost of canceling Scarborough LRT project”, here.
- InsideToronto.com article, “TTC unveils its customer charter, pledging improvments to transit in 2015”, here.
- InsideToronto.com editorial, “More value must be added to transit for our ever-increasing buck”, here.
- Kitchener Post column, “Stop listening to campaign promises”, here.
- Railway Tracks and Structures article, “Eglinton Crosstown tunneling reaches halfway point”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Commuter rage and the planned Danforth stop”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “GO Transit passenger alleges Metrolinx employee abusing perk”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Passenger seeking witnesses to hit and run at Erindale GO Station”, here.
- Steve Munro’s post, “Does The TTC Use ‘Safety’ As An Excuse for Inept Management?”, here.
- Steve Munro’s post, “How Unreliable is My Service (Updated)”, here.
- Torontoist post, “Extra, Extra: Transit Cancellation Fees… and TTC Promises”, here.
- Toronto Star article, “Councillors kept in the dark about millions owed for cancelled Scarborough LRT”, here.
- Toronto Star column, “Tell us about TTC workers that go the extra mile: The Fixer”, here.
- Toronto Star commentary, “How Ontario can cut emissions now”, here.
- Toronto Star commentary, “Toronto budget fails to address poverty reduction”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “Tory challenges Ford’s budget credibility”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “Tory wants to ease Pan Am games traffic restrictions”, here.
Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
- CBC News Hamilton report, “Mayor, Premier to meet Monday”, here.
- Cambridge Times article, “Finance minister hears city wish list”, here.
- CTV News Kitchener report, “Man found dead near train tracks wasn’t struck, was stowaway: police”, here.
- Kitchener Post column, “Don’t chase projects we don’t need”, here.
- Raise the Hammer post, “Great Public Transit a Win for Everyone”, here.
- Waterloo Region Record article, “LRT spending a challenge for Waterloo region budget”, here.
- Waterloo Region Record article, “Proposed Waterloo region tax hike at 2.8 percent”, here.
- Waterloo Region Record article, “Waterloo Region maintains excellent credit rating”, here.
- Waterloo Region Record article, “Flash from the Past: Bridgeport was the ‘sin city’ of its day”, here.
- Waterloo Region Record article, “MacLeod says Tories’ ex-members should ‘come back home’”, here.