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It’s more buses or bust
Mayor John Torys announcement around increased bus and streetcar service last week is likely one of the four largest single-year increases in service in the... -
It’s more buses or bust
Mayor John Tory’s announcement around increased bus and streetcar service last week is likely one of the four largest single-year increases in service in the... -
Alok Mukherjee’s tricky proposition
Criticizing police is tricky business for progressives. During council's just-concluded term, the lefties were reluctant to slam police because a) Chief Bill Blair was supposed... -
Why Horwath pulled the plug
Not everyone is happy with the NDP's decision to vote against the budget, and the media have made hay of the fact that some old-school... -
Enter the flood
Climate change isn't just about temperature. Climatologists forecast that southern Ontario will have snowier winters and wetter summers. That means more severe storms like we've... -
Keeping track of transit plans
While other big cities have frustrations about their public transit, fights over how to improve the TTC have been particularly nasty. The issue will continue... -
On the budget bubble
As budget debates go, 2014's, which is slated for two days of debate this week, will be especially sensitive - and not just because Rob... -
Emergency ill-preparedness
1) Unlocking the grid Number one: rebuild our aged electrical network and move to automated "smart grid" technology to allow power to be moved where... -
Five biggest transit myths
Myth #1: The only way to improve service is big, flashy expansion projects. While expansion is important, the city has demonstrated in the past that... -
Lucky For Us…
Councillors practised the first rule of firefighting on Friday and Monday, November 15 and 18: contain the blaze and rescue those trapped within, in this... -
Ford Factor
The president of the Board of Trade said it best last week in the midst of the Rob Ford disaster: the city no longer has... -
CETA in five easy pieces
The fine print isn't there and the deal isn't ratified - so how much do we really know about the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA)... -
King West triple threat?
There's no shortage of reasons to get antsy about David Mirvish's plan to build three 80-storey Frank Gehry-designed mixed-use towers on King West. Chief planner... -
Metrolinx’s Berlin Wall
You'd think Metrolinx would be rushing to make amends after foisting polluting diesel trains on neighbourhoods along the Georgetown rail corridor. But the provincial transit... -
Can BIAs save ‘burbs?
Sometimes big change happens in quiet, unnoticed corners. Put in that category the creation of a new Business Improvement Association at Wilson and Keele, approved...
