Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe area media report on public transit issues today.
Greater Toronto Area
- 680 All News Radio report, “Sunday service starts early on TTC subways”, here.
- All Fired Up In The Big Smoke post, “Old new is still bad news”, here.
- All Fired Up In The Big Smoke post, “A terrible plan made even worse”, here.
- All Fired Up In The Big Smoke post, “A Sober (Almost) Second Thought”, here.
- BlogTO post, “What the Paris Metro would look like in Toronto”, here.
- BlogTO post, “Province confirms removal of HOV lanes after games”, here.
- BlogTO post, “John Tory rides the TTC with Kanye West in new video”, here.
- BlogTO post, “Photo of the day: Union Station atrium”, here.
- Globe and Mail article, “‘No plans’ to keep temporary HOV lanes after Pan Am Games: ministry”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “This Crazy Train’s Presto Chronicles Chapter 32 (for real, dawg): You’ve got some ciperhin’ to do. Check the math”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Four years (plus) to renovate one GO station”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Is there a reason why these ‘artists’ can’t keep the graffiti at home? Tag your house, garage or shed, k?”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “No, not during rush hour. Ever”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, I’ll take ‘Footriders’ for $500, Alex”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Meanwhile, on a GO Transit double-decker bus”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Teach them well”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Well, isn’t this grand? And right where passengers rest their heads”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “Awwww!”, here.
- Steve Munro’s post, “Service Analysis of 501 Queen, 2013 to 2015: Part 1, Headways”, here.
- Torontoist post, “Photoist: Untitled”, here.
- Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “‘It’s a necessary evil’: Scarborough commuters on the real cost of the subway extension”, here.
- Toronto Star article, “Star reporter tests Uberpool commute for a week”, here.
- Toronto Sun column, “Road tolls over gas tax increases”, here.
- Urban Toronto post, “Union Station’s Newly Completed Public Plaza Comes Alive”, here.
- Urban Toronto post, “‘Big Pour’ Major Milestone for VMC subway station construction”, here.
- Yonge Street post, “Site plan for Scarborough bus garage gets unveiled”, here.
Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
- Brant News article, “Age-friendly summit tackles transportation issues”, here.
- Cambridge Times article, “Case for Cambridge GO train service heads to Queen’s Park”, here.
- CBC News Hamilton report, “First commuters ride GO from Hamilton’s new West Harbour station”, here.
- CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Charles Street LRT construction has businesses feeling the pinch”, here.
- Guelph Mercury article, “Guelph council ready to put up a parking lot”, here.
- Hamilton Community News article, “Expect delays when traveling through Stoney Creek”, here.
- Hamilton Spectator article, “City newcomer wants dogs allowed on HSR transit”, here.
- Hamilton Spectator article, “New Burlington GO facility delayed another year”, here.
- Hamilton Spectator article, “Lack of parking at Hamilton’s West Harbour GO Station causing worry”, here.+ Niagara Falls Review article, “GO train delayed by ship traffic in Welland canal”, here.
- NiagaraThisWeek.com article, “Thorold’s role as hub of inter-municipal rail system commemorated”, here.
- Peterborough Examiner article, “Shining Waters railway proposal still being evaluated by federal, provincial governments; decision not expected until after federal election”, here.
- Railway Age post, “GO Transit’s new Hamilton station opens”, here.
- Trent Hills Independent article, “Shining Waters Railway could be election issue, says mayor”, here.
- Urban Toronto post, “Hamilton’s West Harbour GO Station [opened] July 9”, here.
- Waterloo Region Record article, “Uber optimistic region will have service ‘soon’”, here.