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York West councillor claims Spadina subway extension far too late

The councilor for the region that will one day be served by the Spadina subway extension says the whole project is 20 years too late. On Friday, the Toronto Transit Commission confirmed that the six-stop construction of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) from Downsview Station to Vaughan is $150 million over budget and may not open until 2017. The project’s original budget was $2.5 billion and it was supposed to open in 2015. The cost overrun will be split between Toronto ($90 million) and York Region ($60 million). Coun. Anthony Perruzza represents York West (Ward 8) where the TYSSE is being built. “I would have very much liked it to have been open sooner,” Perruzza said.
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Live at 7:30 p.m. from the Observer Radio News studio in East York, Observer Radio News has the latest on the 2014 municipal election with less than 30 minutes to go before the polls close.
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Carmichael Greb comes out on top in Ward 16

With 16 candidates running for the vacant seat in a crowded Eglinton-Lawrence race, it...
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Scarborough Author Writes Children’s Book About The TTC

Scarborough author Barbara Ferreira wrote a children's storybook that shows how the Toronto transit...
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Fare hike and job outsourcing approved in principle by TTC

The TTC board voted in favour of a five-cent fare hike on Thursday to help fill a $28 million gap in the budget.
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Sheppard Avenue transit options argued at all-day council

The chair of a panel exploring options for improved transit service along Sheppard Avenue East has refuted the mayor’s argument in favour of subways. Councillors are due to choose between the subway option or the light rail transit (LRT) option, later today.
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Transit forum debates merits of LRT and subways

Toronto city councillors Karen Stintz and Josh Matlow co-hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday night as part of a campaign swirling around the future of light rail transit in the city. Residents, representing both sides of the subway vs. LRT debate, packed a meeting hall at the North Toronto Memorial Community Centre.
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TTC chief general manager ‘shut down’ and ‘tossed out’

Gary Webster disagreed with the mayor and now he's out of a job because of it, Councillor Janet Davis says. The Toronto Transit Commission today voted 5-4 to terminate Webster — its chief general manager and a 36-year veteran of the TTC — because, she said, he would not side with Mayor Rob Ford on his transit plan.
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‘Some adjustments’ made by mayor’s opponents in transit battle

TTC chair Karen Stintz extended an olive branch to Mayor Rob Ford in Toronto's transit battle at city hall earlier today. Ahead of today's special meeting, Stintz and 23 other councillors had lined up to counter the mayor's underground transit plans in favour of building more light rail above ground with the money already set aside.
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12B bus brought back to Kingston Road

After residents were unhappy with missing service along Kingston road after a Variety Village stop was added, the TTC brought back the 12B bus last weekend.
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Transit workers, commuters pessimistic about TTC vows to improve customer service

Last Wednesday the TTC announced another customer service panel where riders will be able to interact one-on-one with the staff and a forum will be opened up for questions. Scarborough TTC bus driver and commuters expressed their opinions about TTC's new promises.
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Gas price hikes continue to hurt pockets

Gas rises to 4.9 cents at stations across the GTA, skyrocketing to $129.5 cents per litre.
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Queen’s Park votes to make TTC an essential service

Transit strikes in Toronto are now a thing of the past. Last Wednesday, Queen's Park voted 68-9 in favour of making the Toronto Transit Commission an essential service.
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Debate continues at Queen’s Park to make TTC an essential service

The Toronto councillor for Ward 38 does not believe that legislation being debated at Queen’s Park to make the TTC an essential service will save the city money or eliminate transit strikes.
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