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

Greater Toronto Area

• BlogTO post, “Metrolinx could kill massive Bombardier LRT contract”, here.
• BlogTO post, “Queen West businesses mired in construction delays”, here.
• BlogTO post , “Holiday market taking over Union Station for 12 days”, here.
• BlogTO post, “This is the Yuk Yuk’s ad the TTC doesn’t want you to see”, here.
• Canadian Press article (from the Toronto Star website), “Construction firms, pension managers welcome increased infrastructure spending”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Metrolinx files notice to terminate Bombardier contract worth over $700 million”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “‘Put up or shut up’ Metrolinx’s message to Bombardier, transit advocate says”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Inaccessible GO Stations make for a challenging commute”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “John Tory says Toronto could sell assets to pay for new transit projects”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Detour of 501 Queen streetcar to continue into December due to water main work”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Crombie questions Mississauga’s ability to pay for LRT airport extension”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Some Corktown residents want 514 streetcar yanked until noisy tracks fixed”, here.
• CHCH News report, “The Singing Vet”, here.
• CityNews Toronto report, “Police release image of man accused of threatening TTC driver with a knife”, here.
• CityNews Toronto report, “Humber Loop cleared after driver ends up on streetcar tracks”, here.
• CP24 report, “Mississauga officials raise concerns over assumption that they will help fund SmartTrack”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Metrolinx moves to terminate $770-M Bombardier deal over delays”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Bombardier says it is in ‘no way’ in violation of contract with Metrolinx”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Mississauga officials cry foul over assumption that they will help fund SmartTrack”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Queen Street West lane closures to remain in effect until December”, here.
• Financial Post article, “Metrolinx files notice of intent to cancel Bombardier Inc. light rail vehicle contract worth $770 million”, here.
• Global News Toronto report, “Metrolinx files notice to end contract with Bombardier for Eglinton Crosstown”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Ontario files notice to end Bombardier light-rail deal”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Small businesses could be unintended casualties of infrastructure push”, here.
• insauga post, “Mississauga Amps Up Battle With Toronto Over SmartTrack”, here.
• insauga post, “What Did Mississauga’s MiWay buses Used to Look Like?”, here.
• InsideToronto.com column, “THE CITY: Transit financing deal before council next month could be too much for taxpayers”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Billions more coming for transit, promises federal infrastructure minister”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Metrolinx not commenting on report it will cancel Bombardier contract”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Cheri Di Novo wants action from Metrolinx on UP noise wall grafitti”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Toronto gets a rail deck park - in Weston”, here.
• Macleans article, “How to address sex assault on the subway line”, here.
• Metro Toronto column, “John Tory’s SmartTrack strikes out as relief line sits on the bench”, here.
• Metro Torontoarticle, “A little cheese, please: There’s been an Honest Ed’s makeover in Bathurst subway station”, here.
• Mississauga News article, “‘Mr. Tory, we are not going to pay for your wall’, says Mississauga councillor on Eglinton Crosstown LRT”, here.
• Mississauga News article, “City of Mississauga holds public meetings for Lakeshore Road redesign”, here.
• Mississauga News article, “Does MiWay stop at the corner of Diversity and Inclusion?”, here.
• Motor1 Canada post, “Driver fail sees Honda Civic end up on streetcar
• Railway Age post, “Metrolinx issues intent to terminate Bombardier LRV contract”, here.
• Reuters India article, “Toronto rail agency edges closer to ditching Bombardier over delays”, here.
• South Bayview Bulldog post, “Bombardier says not in default, but where is pilot car?”, here.
• Spacing Toronto post, “Tip of the city’s financial iceberg”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Four Ways That SmartTrack Could Still See More Problems”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Crunching the Numbers on SmartTrack Ridership”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Here’s What The Development Opportunities at SmartTrack Stations Look Like”, here.
• Toronto Life post, “This Toronto rock band played a concert on a packed streetcar”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Metrolinx says it intends to cancel Bombardier LRV contract”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Bombardier’s arrogance costs commuters in light-rail setback”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Major unknowns, risks in funding John Tory’s SmartTrack plan remain ahead of vote”, here.
• Toronto Star column, “We’ll soon know if Tory’s promises are for real”, here.
• Toronto Star editorial, “Mayor Tory, how will we pay for SmartTrack?”, here
• Toronto Star article, “Mississauga fumes over $470 million LRT funding assumption”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Toronto mayor downplays Mississauga’s concerns over SmartTrack request”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Construction firms, pension managers welcome increased infrastructure spending”, here.
• Toronto Star column, “Pharmacy Ave. bus knuckle packs a powerful punch: The Fixer”, here.
• Toronto Star commentary, “Criticism of TTC ballet ads is misguided”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC, Yuk Yuk’s in sparring match over ad of scantily clad man”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Public-private partnership an option to finance Rail Deck Park, U.S. desinger says”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “How will Tory pay for SmartTrack?”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Fed-up Metrolinx threatens to cancel $770 M Bombardier deal for LRT”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC celebrates Honest Ed’s”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “TYSSE: On site at Vaughan’s Highway 407 station”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “Preliminary Plans Reveal Scope of Unilever Redevelopment”, here.
• Urban Toronto post, “Touring the Soon-To-Be Weston Rail Deck Park & John St. Bridge”, here.
• YorkRegion.com article, “York Region Transit route changes take effect November 6”, here.
• YorkRegion.com article, “York Region eyes boosting YRT / Viva public transit bus fares”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• Barrie Today post, “Pieces of animal bone shut down Allandale excavation”, here.
• CBC News Hamilton report, “City councillor will push to scrap committee implementing Hamilton LRT”, here.
• CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo report, “Metrolinx contract squabble with Bombardier won’t affect ION LRT”, here.
• CTV News Kitchener report, “Bombardier claims Waterloo Region LRT would not be affected if Metrolinx cancels contract”, here.
• Peterborough Examiner article, “Part 1 of a series: The Street Railway in Peterborough”, here.
• Simcoe.com article, “Barrie could face denser development around transit hubs”, here.
• TB Newswatch post, “Metrolinx move not end of Bombardier deal: Mauro”, here.
• (Thunder Bay) Chronical Journal article, “Rail contract remains secure”, here.
• Waterloo Chronicle article, “Kitchener - Waterloo joint services initiative makes GO train service a priority”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Metrolinx - Bombardier drama won’t impact local LRT vehicles”, here.