SETAC recently wrote to Ontario Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney, MPP Christine Hogarth and Premier Ford to support the TTC Board’s request to the Provincial Government to amend the Highway Traffic Act and permit the installation of enforcement cameras on…
GO Fare Reductions Coming April 20
Beginning on April 20, 2019, GO fares between stations 10kms apart or less will be reduced in cost. Passengers travelling from Mimico to Union Station, for example, will see the Presto fare reduced from $4.98 to $3.70, and the cash…
Support the King Street Pilot Petition
On Tuesday April 9th the Mayor and his Executive Committee will vote on recommendations from City Staff about the King Street Pilot. Make your voice heard by signing the petition. You can also tweet to @torontosmayor @JohnTory, share the ways…
Planning failure & resulting transit/traffic mess at Humber Bay Shores (The Star)
How rampant development and poor planning left residents of this Etobicoke neighbourhood stuck in traffic. The Etobicoke neighbourhood of Humber Bay Shores has undergone rapid development in the past two decades, but transit infrastructure hasn’t come with it. The problem…
New streetcar tracks struggling with flooding in south Etobicoke (CBC)
Amid heavy rain, one Etobicoke resident says his transit stop looks more like a swimming pool. Steve Ulrich takes the TTC from the booming Park Lawn and Lake Shore area of south Etobicoke. The city just installed brand new streetcar…
Mayor Tory backs Park Lawn GO station
By BEN SPURR Transportation Reporter Toronto Star Wednesday January 17, 2018 Link Mayor John Tory is pushing the province to build a new GO Transit station in south Etobicoke, despite an analysis from the provincial transit agency that rejected the…
Poles frustrate wheelchair users at Kipling and Lake Shore
The Toronto Star By JACK LAKEY The Fixer Wed., Jan. 3, 2018 Link to the article and photo A recently installed pole for streetcar wires and two poles for pedestrian crossing buttons make it difficult if not impossible for people…
Scarborough Subway Extension Sucking Funds from more worthwhile Transit Projects
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/scarborough-subway-extension-1.4034044 Former Toronto mayor says 1-stop extension will do little for bus-bound commuters on CBC Radio 1’s Metro Morning. Mar 21, 2017 The cost of a long-debated one-stop subway extension in Scarborough is currently pegged at $3.35 billion, with the…
How to Make the Better Way the Viable Alternative – Globe & Mail
How to Make the Better Way the Viable Alternative – Globe & Mail “The best sales pitch for GO Transit may be to watch a commuter train whiz by while inching along the highway in rush-hour traffic “But in spite…
Mimico residents frustrated by delays to GO station accessibility upgrades
As reported by Rahul Gupta on InsideToronto.com, planned accessibility upgrades to Mimico GO station appear to be delayed due to developments in the area. While some of the $44-million planned upgrades were completed back in 2013, accessibility improvements, such as…