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

Greater Toronto Area

• All Fired Up In The Big Smoke post, “Half Measures”, here.
• All Fired Up In The Big Smoke post, “Who should pay the piper?”, here.
• BlogTO post, “Toronto Mayor wants to increase taxes to pay for transit”, here.
• BlogTO post, “New fare gates coming to the TTC this February”, here.
• BlogTO post, “Read door boarding coming to all TTC streetcar lines”, here.
• BlogTO post, “Five unusual things you can’t do on Metrolinx property”, here.
• BlogTO post, “Five quirky facts you didn’t know about the Bloor viaduct”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Metrolinx votes to increase GO Transit fares for longer trips”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Mayor John Tory calls for new 0.5% tax for transit, housing”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “John Tory’s new levy: Is this the way to pay for transit, housing?”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Toronto Mayor John Tory says public transit key to fighting climate change”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “New Metrolinx fines aimed at getting riders to behave better”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Pedestrians, drivers need to unplug and focus on the road, crossing guard says”, here.
• CityNews Toronto report, “Metrolinx votes in favour of 5 per cent hike for some fares”, here.
• CP24 report, “Metrolinx votes in favour of five percent hike for some GO Transit fares”, here.
• CP24 report, “Tory says he will push for property tax levy to fund transit”, here.
• CP24 report, “New Presto fare gates to start appearing in some TTC stations this winter”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “TTC prepares streetcars for winter after Bombardier’s failure to deliver”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Metrolinx votes to hike GO fares by 5 per cent for longer trips”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Tory proposes property tax increase to fund social housing, transit”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Major subway closure on Line 2 this weekend”, here.
• Global News Toronto report, “Metrolinx to hike GO Transit fares, some Union Pearson Express fares to drop”, here.
• Global News Toronto report, “Tory proposes 0.5% tax hike for transit and housing projects”, here.
• Global News Toronto report, “TTC chair on board with Tory’s proposed tax hike”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Toronto Mayor John Tory proposes new property tax increase”, here.
• Globe and Mail column, “Should Toronto forgive Mayor John Tory for his proposed new property tax?”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Union-Pearson Express to reduce some fares as ridership flatlines”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Get ready riders as GO fares are going up by five per cent”, here.
• InsideToronto.com column, “TOINTRANSIT: Davenport bridge called ‘Gardiner for GO trains’”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Mayor John Tory announces levy to fund transit, housing”, here.
• InsideToronto.com column, “THE CITY: Mayor Tory’s levy is more like a ‘brazen’ property tax hike”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Metrolinx board rejects Crosstown station names list”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Metrolinx will host second public meeting about GO rail corridor in Agincourt”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Streetcar rail repairs happen on The Queensway near TTC Sunnyside Loop”, here.
• Metro Toronto article, “New rules and fines in effect for Metrolinx passengers”, here.
• Metro Toronto’s Tory’s Toronto column, “Tory ditches tax promise for something better: a vision for Toronto”, here.
• Mississauga News article, “Mississauga Councillor wary of ‘fully funded’ LRT”, here.
• Mississauga News editorial, “Let’s find out the true costs of LRT”, here.
• National Post commentary, “$20B budget hole a chance for Toronto finally to get real”, here.
• National Post commentary, “John Tory suggests ‘modest levy’ to cover cost of Toronto’s toys”, here.
• National Post commentary, “Rob Ford: John Tory has become a typical politician”, here.
• Newstalk 1010 report, “Toronto Mayor John Tory proposes new tax”, here.
• Progressive Railroading article, “TTC’s Upfold honored for transit leadership”, here.
• OR-Politics.com post, “Toronto mayor wants to increase taxes to pay for transit”, here.
• Oshawa Express article, “Youth council calls for GO extension”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “TBT when GO Transit had turnstiles”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “Look who got a shelter!”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “The never-ending saga of personal drama, data and intimate detail shared on the bus”, here.
• Spacing Toronto post, “How the TTC lost and found its subway style”, here.
• Spacing Toronto post, “Stroller etiquette”, here.
• Steve Munro’s post, “City of Toronto 2016 Budget Overview”, here.
• Steve Munro’s post, “Metrolinx Board Meeting, December 3, 2015”, here.
• Steve Munro’s post, “Union Pearson Express continues unimpressive ridership”, here.
• Steve Munro’s post, “Development Charges and Politicized Transit Planning (Updated)”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Tory Introduces ‘City Building Fund’ For Infrastructure Needs, here.
• Toronto Observer article, “PRESTO to be big part of TTC modernization, Byford says”, here.
• Toronto Star column, “Subway fetish does injustice to Scarborough”, here.
• Toronto Star commentary, “A subway for Scarborough is only fair”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Aging streetcars rattle into winter”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Toronto city manager warns of ‘gap’ in budget”, here.
• Toronto Star column, “Tory’s big shift: building the city and paying for it”, here.
• Toronto Star editorial, “Toronto’s ‘City Building Fund’ is needed”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “GO fares to climb but some breaks coming for Union Pearson Express riders”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC offers free New Year’s rides with sponsor’s support”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Fix budget woes by hiking development charges, Toronto councillor says”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Tory wants new property tax hike to pay for housing and transit”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Rob Ford slams mayor’s tax-hike proposal “, here.
• Toronto Sun column, “Mayor Tory taxes our patience with ‘modest levy’”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “$6M to keep TTC streetcars running in winter”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC free for New Year’s Eve again”, here.
• TTCriders.ca post, “We’re pleased that John Tory will raise taxes for new transit, but he must do more to improve service and make the TTC affordable now”, here.
• TTCriders.ca post, “We agree that Scarborough residents are priced out of walkable, transit-oriented neighbourhoods. Which is exactly why we support an LRT network”, here.
• TTCriders.ca post, “What does the TTC have in store for us next year?”, here.
• TTCriders.ca post, “Thousands of TTC riders are packed like sardines, while line runs near-empty”, here.
• TTCriders.ca post, “Minor fare cuts on Union Pearson train are not enough to make the line a truly affordable and useful line for Toronto”, here.
• U of T Engineering News article, “Can this engineering expert solve Toronto’s transit woes?”, here.
• Voice Herald post, “John Tory proposes property tax levy to pay for transit, housing”, here.
• Yahoo News Canada post, “New $100 spitting fine for Toronto’s GO Transit riders falls in line with penalties across Canada”, here.
• Yonge Street post, “Residents turn up the volume on Davenport Diamond concerns as Metrolinx pushes January deadline”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• AM 900 CHML News commentary, “Don’t Be Naive! LRT Delays Could Put Project in Jeopardy”, here.
• Bradford News article, “Police warn, Lock it or Lose it”, here.
• CBC News Hamilton report, “LRT is already at risk of being late, like Hamilton’s stadium: Ferguson”, here.
• CBC News Hamilton report, “Too-efficient transit kept visitors from Pan Am cultural events: City”, here.
• Guelph Mercury article, “Guelph Transit tests app for special needs riders”, here.
• Hamilton Community News editorial, “Hamilton’s transportation strategy is hell on wheels”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator article, “GO fares to climb with trips to T.O. costing 60 cents more”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator article, “LRT on schedule, but vigilance needed: councillors”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator article, “City already behind schedule on LRT file, Ferguson says”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator editorial, “The challenge of transit funding”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator column, “Even Ferguson’s critics should be glad”, here.
• Kitchener Post column, “Cars can stay at home with more transit options”, here.
• News Talk 610 CKTB report, “Niagara Specialized Transit will soon have a new provider”, here.
• NiagaraThisWeek.com article, “NOTL report recommends ending transit pilot”, here.
• St. Catharines Standard article, “New provider for specialized transit”, here.
• Talk Radio AM640 report, “Hamilton councillor urges city to speed up LRT process”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “New openness has region eying more public transit funds”, here.