Continued from Part 2.
Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe area media report on public transit issues today.
Greater Toronto Area
- Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “Q&A: Andy Byford, the TTC’s chief executive and biggest defender”, here.
- Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “How a brand-new TTC streetcar arrives in Toronto”, here.
- Toronto Star article, “Justin Trudeau pension plan could eliminate need for Ontario version”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “TTC chair: City ‘pissed off’ over streetcar production”, here.
- Toronto Sun column, “TTC should have gone with lowest bidder on streetcars”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “Follow Twitter for Pan Am Games traffic info”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “24 Hrs at TTC, GO stations July 2”, here.
- Urban Toronto post, “Toronto Welcomes Grand Boulevard As Queens Quay Re-opens”, here.
- Urban Toronto post, “Photo of the Day: UP Express Station”, here.
- Urban Toronto post, “Cellular Service Launched at TTC Subway Stations”, here.
- YorkRegion.com article, “Road realignment eyed near Markham GO train station”, here.
Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
- AM 900 CHML News report, “West Harbour Go Station Going Early”, here.
- Barrie Examiner article, “Allandale Station to be finished”, here.
- Bullet News Niagara article, “GO hub study ready to leave the station”, here.
- Bullet News Niagara article, “Region’s GO file ‘has more traction than ever’”, here.
- CBC News Hamilton report, “How much will the new GO station drive development?”, here.
- CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Mayor Doug Craig to pitch province on Cambridge GO train line”, here.
- CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Via Rail eyeing morning train from Toronto to Waterloo Region”, here.
- CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Via Rail to add morning, evening weekday trip between Stratford, Toronto”, here.
- CHCH News post, “GO Transit confirms West Harbour station opening”, here.
- CTV News Kitchener report, “‘Productive’ meeting but no commitments on transit funding for region”, here.
- Guelph Mercury article, “Via Rail announces plans for another train from Guelph to Toronto in 2016”, here.
- Hamilton Community News article, “Resident reports flooding near Metrolinx layover site in Stoney Creek”, here.
- Hamilton Spectator article, “Under-construction GO station to open early”, here.
- Hamilton Spectator article, “Paling Ave. real estate listings already touting proximity to LRT”, here.
- NiagaraThisWeek.com article, “Grimsby council defer site plan application for commercial development [near future GO station]” here.
- Northumberland Today article, “County council wants Go service”, here.
- Raise the Hammer post, “Review: ‘Human Transit’ by Jarrett Walker”, here.
- Simcoe.com article, “Simcoe County weighing options for connected transit”, here.)
- Waterloo Region Record article, “Wynne making no promises on transit funding”, here.
- Waterloo Region Record article, “Widened Hwy 401 will have HOV lanes for taxis, electric cars and buses between Highways 8 and 24”, here.