Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe area media report on public transit issues today.
Greater Toronto Area
- Auto Channel report, “The Ride Launches the First All-In-One Taxi and Transit App”, here.
- BlogTO post, “Uber launching ridesharing UberHop app in Toronto”, here.
- Brampton Guardian article, “Brampton approves budget with tax hike of 4.9 per cent”, here.
- Brampton Guardian editorial, “Loudest voices, not majority opinion, decided future of city’s transit”, here.
- Brampton Guardian editorial, “Don’t mix up motion with action”, here.
- Brampton Guardian article, “Majority of councillors represent a minority of opinion”, here.
- Canadian Press article (from the Toronto Star website), “Liberal government says shovel-ready infrastructure project could get some cash”, here.
- CanIndia article, “4.9% tax hike for Bramptonians”, here.
- CBC News Toronto report, “TTC streetcar all-door boarding begins today”, here.
- CBC News Toronto report, “UberHop, new downtown shuttle service, launches this week”, here.
- CityNews Toronto report, “Uber launching $5, transit-like option on Tuesday”, here.
- CP24 report, “TTC introducing all-door boarding on all streetcars”, here.
- CP24 report, “Uber to launch new peak-hour ride-sharing service in Toronto”, here.
- CTV News Toronto report, “TTC users can now board streetcars through any door”, here.
- Daily Commercial News article, “Fatal accident spurs new drill rig regulations”, here.
- Financial Post article, “New e-hail app The Ride aims to help cab drivers fight back against Uber”, here.
- Global News Toronto report, “All-door boarding begins on all TTC streetcars”, here.
- Globe and Mail column, “Toronto’s outspoken chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat finds her groove”, here.
- InsideHalton.com article, “Town of Oakville budget goes to council [today]”, here.
- InsideHalton.com article, “Milton Transit sees increase in Saturday ridership “, here.
- International Railway Journal article, “First Tier 4 locomotive for GO Transit on test”, here.
- Metro Toronto article, “Starting [today], you can board use the rear doors of any streetcar with POP”, here.
- Mississauga News article, “One dollar senior bus rides extended to February”, here.
- Mississauga News article, “Ed Dowling a transit ‘visionary’ and innovator” here.
- Mississauga News article, “Planning department approves framework for Imperial Oil lands”, here.
- National Post article, “TTC launches legal review to see if Uber’s new shuttle service infringes on its monopoly”, here.
- Newstalk 1010 report, “All-door boarding starts on streetcars today”, here.
- Newstalk 1010 report, “Uber to launch new commuter service in Toronto”, here.
- Ride This Crazy Train post, “This”, here.
- Sheridan Sun article, “First step taken in ending bus pass vs shuttle debate”, here.
- Talk Radio AM640 commentary, “Uber takes on the TTC!”, here.
- Torontoist post, “Like the debt ceiling can’t hold us”, here.
- Torontoist post, “Why Toronto Should Reframe Its Budget Debate”, here.
- Torontoist post, “How Property Taxes Work”, here.
- Torontoist post, “Mind the Gap: Gapping 101”, here.
- Toronto Star article, “TTC riders can POP through the back doors of streetcars”, here.
- Toronto Star article, “Uber launches Toronto commuter service on four routes”, here.
- Toronto Star article, “Program lays track for career in trades”, here.
- Toronto Star commentary, “David Crombie’s heroic quest to protect the commons”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “TTC moves ahead with all-door boarding”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “TTC to stop nightly subway closure north of Eglinton”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “GO officer rescues woman lying face down on track”, here.
- Toronto Sun article, “Hammering out city budget will be uphill battle”, here.
- Toronto Sun editorial, “How council’s blunders raise your taxes”, here.
- Town Crier article, “Crosstown work ‘going to get much worse’”, here.
- Town Crier article, “15-storey Crosstown proposal angers Eglinton West residents”, here.
- Urban Toronto post, “Photo of the Day: Crossing”, here.
Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
- NiagaraThisWeek.com article, “Quirk: Regional tax freeze good news for Grimsby residents”, here.