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

Greater Toronto Area

• All Fired Up In The Big Smoke post, “Who’s Got The Wheel?”, here.
• BlogTO post, “TTC considers peak and off-peak fares”, here.
• BlogTO post, “5 TTC subway stations getting major upgrades in 2016”, here.
• BlogTO post, “New study says Toronto has the worst traffic in Canada”, here.
• Brampton Guardian article, “Toronto makes a pitch for rejected HMLRT cash”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “$650K plan to restore Mimico train station off the rails, community group says”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “‘Downtown freeloader’ raccoon catches ride on GO train”, here.
• CityNews Toronto report, “Davenport bridge: Build it now or reconsider project?”, here.
• CP24 report, “‘Rocky’ the raccoon rides with morning commuters on GO train”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Raccoon hops GO train to Aldershot”, here.
• Global News Toronto report, “Raccoon rides GO Train and gets its own coach”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “TTC mulls single cash fare, rush-hour pricing in sweeping policy changes”, here.
• Globe and Mail column, “Toronto city hall should stop gumming up GO Transit project”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Toronto council votes for Davenport overpass to be a $626 million tunnel, instead of a bridge”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Rendering of Davenport bridge by grassroots group shows its unattractive side”, here.
• InsideToronto.com editorial, “Toronto Mayor John Tory’s property tax levy first step in responsible financial planning”, here.
• InsideToronto.com column, “THECITY: Mayor Tory has defied early expectations in governing a complex Toronto”, here.
• Metro Toronto article, “Artistic overhaul coming to five TTC subway stations”, here.
• Metro Toronto article, “Toronto needs to look to the private sector to build transit, says Tory”, here.
• Metro Toronto article, “Toronto Raccoon banished to the ‘burbs on westbound GO train”, here.
• Mississauga News article, “City of Mississauga approves budget with tax hike of 4.9 per cent”, here.
• National Post commentary, “If Uber is driven out of town, let’s hope the spirit of innovation doesn’t follow”, here.
• National Post article, “‘I banished that raccoon. He knows why’. This stowaway was found on a GO Train - and things got weird”, here.
• Oshawa Express article, “Bus goes off road”, here.
• Steve Munro’s post, “TTC Proposes New Fare Rules for Presto Roll Out”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Greenbelt report maps out Toronto’s growth”, here.
• Toronto Observer article, “TTC to hike fares in 2016”, here.
• Toronto Observer article, “Raccoon takes the GO train”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Toronto council doesn’t want Davenport rail bridge”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Jane-Finch on track to get more than basic transit garage”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “While GTA crawls ahead, Waterloo Region leads the way on light rail”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Meet the Brampton commuter behind Waterloo’s LRT project”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Toronto suffers worse ‘traffic stretch’ in Canada”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC Wi-Fi users need Twitter accounts this month”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Mississauga’s new water levy boosts city tax hike to 11%”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Time to curb sprawl, urges Crombie”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Davenport rail overpass will be built despite city’s pleas: Metrolinx”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Toronto asks for Brampton transit cash”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC engaging in fare play”, here.
• Toronto Sun report, “‘Freeloading’ raccoon hitches ride on GO train”, here.
• Toronto Sun commentary, “Death by a thousand reports”, here.
• TTCriders.ca post, “Make the urgent and necessary accessibility improvements of ‘conventional’ TTC services now”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “Viva’s Davis Drive rapidway now open in Newmarket”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “City Could Expropriate for York-Bay-Yonge Ramp Replacement”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “Province Receives Panel Report on Greenbelt and Smart Growth”, here.
• Yonge Street post, “RDH architects [nab] two national Architects Awards of Excellence for GTA projects”, here.
• YorkRegion.com report, “York Region may raise taxes for transit, affordable housing, beginning in 2017”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• AM 900 CHML News report, “GO bus service requested for Hamilton Mountain and Waterdown”, here.
• Cambridge Times article, “Region begins planning LRT route in Cambridge”, here.
• Cambridge Times article, “Mayor Craig calls for cities to get a piece of the sales tax pie”, here.
• CBC News Hamilton report, “6 lessons Hamilton can learn from Waterloo’s LRT construction”, here.
• CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Drone-shot video shows Ion light rail progress so far”, here.
• CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Guelph to raise bus fares, cut service as budget talks continue”, here.
• CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Are HOT lanes a meaningful solution to highway gridlock?”, here.
• CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo article, “Report predicts economic boom times ahead for Hamilton”, here.
• CTV News Kitchener report, “Despite delays Ion work said to be on time and on budget”, here.
• CTV News Kitchener report, “Cost of moving gas lines at Kitchener intersection triples original estimate”, here.
• CTV News Kitchener report, “Speedsville? Water? Dundas? Anything possible for LRT in Cambridge”, here.
• CTV News Kitchener report, “Part of King Street reopens to vehicles for holiday season”, here.
• gokw.org post, “CTC installation is complete - what’s next?”, here.
• Guelph Mercury article, “Fare hikes and service reductions proposed for Guelph Transit”, here.
• Guelph Mercury article, “Proposed bus fares amended as Guelph city council sets the city’s 2016 budget”, here.
• Guelph Tribune article, “Transit route overhaul on hold”, here.
• Hamilton Community News article, “Mountain councillor looks to province for GO bus service for Linc”, here.
• Railway Age article, “Guelph Subdivision upgrades to CTC”, here.
• Talk Radio AM640 report, “Street design moratorium debate on hold until next year”, here.
• TriTag.ca post, “Travelling toward better land use”, here.
• Waterloo Chronicle article, “Waterloo encouraging shopping with $15K”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record column, “Light rail project will help keep water, sewer fees down in Kitchener”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “VIDEO: Drone’s eye view of LRT construction through Kitchener and Waterloo”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Businesses deserve relief from LRT construction woes”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Region won’t reveal state of light rail contingency, says project is on budget”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Initial work to monitor impact of LRT on cores complete”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Region cuts back on capital spending to avoid debt”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “LRT cost overruns for Kitchener to quadruple budget for utility relocations”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Test of Wilmot transit route to start next April”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Road work 2015: LRT was challenge”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Waterloo BIA boosts budget to deal with construction”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “LRT a challenge for emergency services”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Cambridge gets first look at possible LRT routes”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record column, “Road Ahead: Students driving Grand River Transit forward and in reverse”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “LRT update: Stretch of Charles Street to be paved before winter”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Region needs to prepare for crisis of success, says urban expert Florida”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Closing Dec. 31: Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home prepares for its own final viewing in Kitchener”, here.