Transit City is best for Scarborough
Oh, Rob Ford. You have to wonder what’s going through that head of his. Getting rid of Transit City would rob thousands of Scarborough residents of rapid transit.
Toronto Transit Commission
Stuff-the-Bus toy drive organizers ‘overwhelmed’ by support
TTC employee Chris Nottbeck spent much of a blustery Dec. 7 driving. Road conditions were terrible and the commute was slow as drivers braced themselves for an overnight blizzard. Nottbeck, however, couldn’t have been happier to be out on the road.
Road tolls could help Toronto, transport consultants say
The message was clear inside the Metropolitan Hotel basement last Thursday: It’s time to get things done in Toronto.
Mayor’s appointees in step with Ford platform
Rob Ford’s choice for TTC chair has the new mayor’s campaign slogan top-of-mind. Rob Ford takes over the Toronto mayor’s office on Dec. 1. Yesterday, he announced his choices for chairs of standing committees from…
Petitioners campaign for youth homelessness awareness day
Shelly, a 23-year-old mother of a two two-year-old boy, used to be one of them. When she was a teenager, she made her bed with discarded newspapers that she found in TTC stations. Her shower…
Thompson drives for TTC chair
Michael Thompson wants to take the wheel at the TTC and steer a better route for Scarborough commuters.
Broken water main disrupts subway
TTC spokesperson Kevin Carrington said that before service starts around 6 a.m., subway trains roll out of the yard and are evenly distributed throughout the line. The water main breakage delayed normal delivery of Bloor-Danforth subway service. He said that the water had only one place to go, and that was underground.
Nunziata assesses priorities in re-election
For the chair of the Weston Community Coalition, the lack of a community centre in Ward 11 is a big concern. A $26 million plan for a recreation centre at Black Creek Drive and Eglinton…
Fragedakis keeps campaigning in victory
The election winner in Ward 29 addressed her supporters with the same theme of change she employed during the campaign. The retirement of Case Ootes in Toronto-Danforth sparked one of the most hotly contested council…
Pantalone copes with finishing third
When the final results came in, the numbers for Joe Pantalone’s mayoral bid may have been small, but the outpouring of support was huge. After the initial shocked silence that followed the news that Rob…