Metrolinx hikes up fines for behavioural offences
Metrolinx has increased the fines for behavioural offences. You will be fined $150 for selling to the public without permission, while something like going barefoot will cost you $75.
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Five per cent fare hike approved by Metrolinx
Yesterday morning Metrolinx approved a five per cent fare hike for longer trips.
Union Station getting a new look for Games
As the Pan Am Games are rapidly approaching in Toronto, Union Station is about to get a massive facelift,
Ward 6 contenders say incumbent’s transit pledge not fulfilled
Getting around his corner of the city is harder than it should be, says Russ Ford. “Transit services down here are extremely poor,” the Ward 6 council candidate said. It’s a problem CivicAction decided to tackle though its Pledge to Get a Move On, which asks those who sign on to support Metrolinx’s Big Move plan.
Plans announced for new GO bus terminal on Bay Street
Ontario Minister of Transportation, Steven Del Duca announced plans for a new GO bus terminal at Union Station in a press conference at the Fairmont Royal York Hote
Scarborough commuters get smart
[googlemap src=”https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209037946036544528082.00047f2d1fc70c292e912&msa=0″] Map of Smart Commute programs Smart Commute announced its expansion into Scarborough at the University of Toronto Scarborough’s (UTSC) second annual Eco Summit on April 12. The group is bringing car pooling and other…
Future of Scarborough RT remains unclear
The question of improving the public transit in Scarborough still needs an answer. Coun. Glenn De Baeremaeker (Ward 38, Scarborough Centre) is hoping to see an upgrade in the Scarborough RT system in the near future.
Toronto MPP supports Gateway Hub plan for east-end commuters
A Toronto-area MPP endorses a Metrolinx initiative that he says would reduce east-end Toronto transit-users’ commuting time to downtown. Introduced in 2008, the “Big Move” was a 25-year plan from Metrolinx to develop and integrate elements of transit in the GTA to improve accessibility and commuting times. Under the initiative, for example, commuters could use the Danforth GO Train station (located on the east side of Main Street south of Danforth Avenue) as a “Gateway Hub” or quick connection to the TTC Bloor-Danforth subway line (just up the street at the TTC Main Street).
‘Presto’ change-o – GO Transit users shifting to fare cards in 2013
With GO Transit set to abandon the use of monthly passes, riders in Scarborough and across the GTA will soon be left with PRESTO cards as their only options.
Metrolinx board approves contract for construction of Eglinton-Scarborough crosstown tunnel
The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown tunnel has been given the green light. Construction on the $320-million project is scheduled to start this fall thanks to Metrolinx’s contract.