The Marina Del Rey condominium boards hosted a transit town hall in Humber Bay Shores on Feb. 26. Representatives included Peter Milczyn, MPP; Jodi Shpigel of First Capital; Ed Presta of Toronto Transportation Infrastructure Planning; Heather MacDonald of Metrolinx; and…
Park Lawn GO Station Advancing for Further Study
Metrolinx has recently re-evaluated its list of proposed new GO stations in a Feb. 26 Technical Report (PDF 5mb). Park Lawn GO will now receive a “Preliminary Design Business Case” in the subsequent phase of study. This is excellent news…
SETAC Meeting rescheduled from Mar. 1 to Mar. 8
SETAC’s March meeting has been rescheduled from Thursday Mar. 1 to Thursday Mar. 8, from 6-8pm in WEL304A (Welcome building) at Humber College Lakeshore Campus.
2018 Transit Summit – Saturday March 3, 100 St George
TTCRiders is hosting their 2018 Transit Summit to build the movement for an affordable world class public transit system. This is a key time to advocate for our issues because we have a Toronto and Ontario election in 2018. Saturday…
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…
SETAC joins King For All Coalition
SETAC supports the King Street Pilot. The King Street Pilot prioritizes transit along King between Bathurst and Jarvis. The pilot aims to provide faster, more reliable transit and make the street work for everyone. Local residents, businesses, community organizations, and…
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…
Streetcar Safety Street Murals for the King Street Pilot
Wysp Creative has won the NXT City Prize in November 2016 for the Streetcar Murals project will be implemented in the City of Toronto’s King Street Pilot. While inquiring about necessary permits, The City’s Transportation Services department informed Wysp that…
TTC Open House: Proposed 66B Bus Improvements & new Mimico GO Shuttle – Jan 18, 2018
TTC staff will share information about proposed amendments to the 66B bus route to allow for new two-way operations on Marine Parade Drive, as well as a new proposed TTC shuttle bus route servicing Mimico GO station. The goal is…
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…