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CaféTO Curb Lane Cafés to Be Affected By New Priority Travel Routes
With a portion of Queen Street set to close for the next several years, the City of Toronto is taking steps to remedy traffic congestion.The City has introduced "Priority Travel Routes" to ensure that...
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Ontario's First Transit-Oriented Community Moving Forward at Mimico GO
Transit-Oriented Communities, also referred to as a TOCs, has been at the forefront of development discussions in recent years, with governments at all levels pushing for more high-density housing...
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More Delays? Eglinton Crosstown LRT Builder Plans to Sue, Stop Working With TTC
The long-awaited Eglinton Crosstown LRT may be delayed yet again as the construction consortium established to maintain and deliver the 19-km rapid transit line threatens legal action.In a brief...
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Urban Public Transit Ridership Reaches Highest Level Since February 2020
With employment edging up and gas prices on the rise, Canadians have been increasingly returning to public transit.According to recent data from Statistics Canada, urban transit networks across the...
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Eglinton Ave. West Ranked One of the Worst Roads in Ontario as Construction...
The ten-plus years of construction that have beset Eglinton Avenue West have earned the thoroughfare an unenviable designation as one of the worst roads in Ontario.For the second year in a row,...
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Platform Edge Doors Coming To Bloor-Yonge Station
The Bloor-Yonge Subway Station will undergo a significant expansion and design retrofit as Toronto's population grows and transit ridership increases.Dubbed the Bloor-Yonge Station Capacity...
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Toronto To See Several Major Road Closures This Weekend
Construction, a street festival, and a charitable bike ride are bringing a slew of road closures to Toronto this weekend. Some major highways and downtown streets will be inaccessible between Friday,...
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Urban Public Transit Ridership Sees Highest Rate Of Recovery Since Onset Of...
Rising employment prompted Canadians to get back on buses, streetcars, and subways in April, leading to continued recovery of urban public transit ridership.According to new data from Statistics...
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Toronto Now Has A Pro-Cycling Mayor, Here's What That Means For Bike Lanes
Nothing stirs up emotion in Toronto residents quite like the city’s infamous bike lanes. In recent years, Toronto has seen the addition of bike lanes on 10 major city streets and has the wheels in...
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Proposed Plans For Markham’s Buttonville Airport Take An Industrial Turn
If you look up at the sky on any given day in Markham, Ontario, you’re likely to see a plane or two cruising in or out of the Buttonville Municipal Airport airspace -- but not for much longer.The...
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Not Just Toronto: Canada’s Major Cities Can’t Get Public Transit Right
What is it about public transit in Canada? From Toronto and Ottawa to Edmonton and Montreal, safe, convenient and reliable mass mobility eludes us. We just can’t seem to get it right. It’s no surprise...
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TTC Riders Can Pay Fares With Debit, Credit Cards Starting Next Week
The frustration of losing or forgetting your Presto Card will soon be a thing of the past.As of August 15, riders will be able to pay their TTC fare by tapping their debit or credit cards on PRESTO...
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New Eglinton Crosstown Opening Date To Be Announced By End Of Summer
The President and CEO of Metrolinx has teased a forthcoming announcement regarding a new opening date for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.During an unrelated press conference on Thursday, Phil Verster said...
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All TTC Subway Riders To Get Cell Service, Not Just Rogers Customers
All Toronto subway riders will have access to cell service by October 3, regardless of their mobile carrier.On Monday, the federal government announced new spectrum licence conditions which will...
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Ontario Proposes New Fee To Fund GO Stations, Spur Development
The Government of Ontario is proposing a new way to fund GO stations — one that they say would spur homebuilding and make transit more convenient.The proposed legislation brought forward on Monday...
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A List Of Major Developments That Started And Finished Since Eglinton...
It’s been 12 years since construction began on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, eight years since the opening date was first pushed, and one year since Toronto had any notion of when the transit line would...
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Six Transit-Oriented Communities Proposed For Ontario Line, Scarborough...
The Government of Ontario has announced plans for six new transit-oriented communities, which will create approximately 5,900 new homes across Toronto and Scarborough.Five of the communities will be...
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Part Of The Solution, Not The Problem: Uber Is Driving Our Public Transit...
This is a unique article: I am writing it as a Torontonian first, urban planner and architect second.My daily means of transport include getting to work, meetings, pick-up and drop-off my two kids...
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Toronto Finally Gets The Crosstown LRT Parody It Deserves
If you live in Toronto, we have just what you need to help those winter blues – unless you work for Metrolinx, that is. Late last night, Toronto-based actor Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll ( Priscilla,...
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"A Godsend": Ontario Eliminating Double Fares Between GO Transit, TTC
In just three weeks, public transit riders across the Greater Toronto Area will not have to pay double or triple the fare as they traverse the region.On Monday, officials, including Ontario Premier...
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Toronto Pearson Airport To See Billions Of Dollars In Upgrades
Canada’s largest airport, Toronto Pearson, is getting a little work done. Today, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced the initiation of conversations with design and construction...
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GTA Getting Largest GO Train Expansion In Over A Decade
The Ontario government is getting GOing on its transit agenda. As transit-centric communities throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond materialize – turning the vicinity surrounding GO...
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The Most Affordable Spots To Buy A Home Along The GO Station Line: Report
Toronto was already moving in the direction of Manhattan pre-pandemic, something that was reflected in everything from sky-high rents and the shoebox condo craze, to a shift away from a prioritization...
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Toronto Road Closures Will Cause Marathon Traffic This Weekend
If you’re planning on driving in and around Toronto this weekend, you may want to reconsider that decision. Otherwise, you’ll most definitely need to pack your patience. Times are already tough on the...
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What Happens To Toronto If The TTC Strike Completely Stops Service?
While Toronto’s infamous TTC isn't always "the better way" as its once long-time slogan stated, the city could virtually come to a standstill should its trains, buses, and streetcars grind to a halt...
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The Last TTC Strike Was 16 Years Ago: Today's Traffic Pressures Will Make...
“We’re tired of talking,” said Marvin Alfred, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113 president of proposals offered by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). “The offers have strings attached.”...
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Mississauga's Mayoral Election Is Monday, Here's Where Candidates Stand On...
There are 20 candidates running in Mississauga’s mayoral by-election, set to take place on Monday, June 10, 2024, but according to a recent poll from Mainstreet Research, you really only need to watch...
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More Toronto Traffic Woes: Spadina Streetcars Will Be Replaced By Buses For...
In news that thrills no Toronto resident, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced yesterday that the 510 Spadina streetcar will be replaced with buses until the end of December, at least. In...
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More Than Half Of GTHA Residents Considering Moving Due To Excessive Traffic
As the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) continues to endure peak construction season, a study from Ipsos reveals that the majority of residents have considered moving to farther flung regions...
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$73M And 24/7 Construction To Shave One Year Off Gardiner Rehabilitation Project
For 60 years, the Gardiner Expressway has provided one of the most convenient routes for residents and visitors heading to the heart of downtown and beyond. But in recent times, inane levels of...
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