Dining On Borrowed Time
Fans of midtown staple House of Chan will likely soon see their last days of chowing down chow mein at the restaurant’s current location. The property will need to be razed to make way for the planned...
View ArticleGetting On Track?
Three members of the New Democratic Party are urging residents to call their Members of Parliament to address an issue that generally falls within city jurisdiction: public transit. Beaches-East York...
View ArticleImprovements To Finch West Too Late?
A recent report on improving bus service on Finch has been met with mixed reactions by North York councillors, with some saying it’s too little, too late. The March document is a follow-up to a May...
View ArticleToronto’s Lost Transit Dreams
It’s enough to make you want to buy a car. As city council debates whether to put Light Rail Transit on Sheppard Avenue or extend the current subway line, and Queen’s Park ponders when council will...
View ArticleWhy Did St. Clair Cost So Much?
How does a $65-million project turn into a $106-million project? Ask the mayor or one of the TTC’s critics, and you’ll learn the St. Clair right-of-way is a testament to the TTC’s inability to manage...
View ArticleProvince Derails OneCity
The ambitious OneCity transit proposal has hit a major bump in the road after the province rejected the plan. On June 29, Ontario Minister of Transportation Bob Chiarelli told reporters the ministry...
View ArticleTransit Group Says TTC Failing
The road to the TTC is paved with criticism. In its first report on the state of public transit in Toronto, transit-advocacy group TTCriders slammed the TTC for what the group sees as the commission’s...
View ArticleHow Can We Pay For It?
Most Torontonians agree the city could use better public transit. The real question is who will foot the bill? That question was the focal point of a packed town hall meeting in midtown Oct. 22. We’re...
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