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

Greater Toronto Area

• Excalibur article, “York’s subway extension needs another $400 million”, here.
• Globe and Mail column, “What Vancouver can teach Toronto about leading on transit”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Jobs, transit and the future: How an empty lot at the foot of Toronto could transform it”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “NDP’s Mulcair hopes ‘urban agenda’ will raise his profile in Toronto”, here.
• Huffington Post Canada post, “Is Public Transit Actually Too Cheap?”, here.
• InsideHalton.com article, “City of Burlington buying nine buses for $4.23 million”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “‘Make decisions based on evidence’”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Murals created to welcome Pan Am / Parpan Am athletes to the city”, here.
• Mississauga News report, “No decision on cheap transit fare for Mississauga seniors”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “So you didn’t register your PRESTO card. Now what?”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “Ottawa declares buses as ‘no vaping’ zones — Metrolinx needs to get on this and soon”, here.
• Steve Munro’s post, “How Much Will the Spadina Subway Exension Cost?”, here.
• Steve Munro’s post, “City of Toronto Budget Amendments 2015”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Hero and villain of the week”, here.
• Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “Is the Union Pearson Express cushy enough to justify it $27 ticket price? What you’ll be shelling our for”, here.
• Toronto Star commentary, “Development fees, charges add $100,000 to the cost of a new GTA home”, here.
• Toronto Star article, ” Liberals look to auction off licences to sell beer, wine in supermarkets”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Liberals eye $10 billion Hydro One windfall”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “A walker’s commute is bliss”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Tory on losing end of three council votes”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “No reviving vehicle registration tax: Mayor”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “Stuart Reid’s Union Station Artwork Currently Being Installed”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “Photo of the Day: Ghost on King”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• AM 900 CHML report, “City Council back [Hamilton] Mayor’s transit panel”, here.
• AM 900 CHML commentary, “City Manager Is Just Doing His Job”, here.
• AM 900 CHML report, “Only a handful have taken up bus challenge”, here.
• CBC News Hamilton report, “Who should pay for transit? Mayor’s [citizens’] panel struck”, here.
• CHCH News report, “Hundreds rally to support better train service between Niagara, Hamilton and Toronto”, here.
• CHCH News report, report, “Hamilton’s transit plan”, here.
• Guelph Mercury article, “Guelph Transit seeking feedback on proposed new routes, express routes and transfer points”, here.
• Hamilton Community News article, “Hamilton councillors approve historic transit-funding request to province”, here.
• Hamilton Community News editorial, “Wagging the dog at Hamilton City Hall”, here.
• Hamilton Community News article, “Hamilton’s citizens’ transit panel will deal with controversial area-rating policy”, here.
• Hamilton Community News article, “Hamilton councillors content to just wave at the bus in fundraising effort”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator article, “Rapid Ready gets revisionist treatment”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator article, “HSR increases will hit low-income users most: advocates”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator column, “Mayor Fred and city manager clash”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator article, “Transit advocates push councillors to ride the HSR for charity”, here.
• Hamilton Transit blog post, “March 18, 2015 is Bus Driver Appreciation Day in Hamilton”, here.
• Hamilton Transit blog post, “Report: Unproductive Routes Not Getting a Fair Shake?”, here.
• Hamilton Transit blog post, “21 UPPER KENILWORTH no longer serving Mohawk 4 Ice Centre”, here.
• Newstalk 610 CKTB report, “The social media campaign to bring GO to Niagara”, here.
• Niagara Falls Review article, “Making the case for GO in Niagara”, here.
• Niagara Falls Review article, “Large turnout for GO rally”, here.
• Niagara Falls Review article, “Niagara mayors on GO: It’s our time”, here.
• NiagaraThisWeek.com article, “GO commuter rail called ‘game-changer’ for Niagara”, here.
• Raise the Hammer post, “One More Appeal for LRT in Hamilton”, here.
• Raise the Hammer post, “Benchmark Study: City of Hamilton’s Proposed New Bus Garage”, here.