Tag Archive for ‘transit’
Perils and perks of teens taking transit
It’s happened to you before. You’re taking the subway home one day, just beginning to zone out, gazing tiredly into middle-space, musing about what to make for dinner. And then you wake up in a great big hurry, registering HUNDREDS of teenagers pouring into your subway car. Where did they come from?! As the teens [...]
TTC troubles during construction
Taking the TTC downtown to work from the Beach is challenging at the best of times (remember the short-turn controversies that peaked a couple years back?), but lately the closure of the streetcar lines past the construction east of Greenwood Avenue – and the replacement bus service – has many regular commuters feeling confused, ignored, [...]
Why the Beach needs a subway
We heard it over and over again in the last municipal election: we need to expand our transit system to get people home from work faster. While this may be true, it is shortsighted and leads to the ongoing transit mediocrity we have been mired in for decades. We don’t need a transit system that [...]
TTC service changes take effect
During the city budget process, a surprise vote by council to reverse a number of proposed cuts included a motion to restore roughly $5 million in funding to avoid cutting service to a number of TTC surface routes. “We allocated that $5 million specifically so that service didn’t have to be cut,” said Ward 32 [...]
Kellway pushes national transit strategy
Not even the City Hall activities going on this past Jan. 17 could stop a group of 50 or so residents from attending a forum at D. A. Morrison Middle School on national transit strategies. The event was hosted by Beaches-East York Member of Parliament Matthew Kellway who organized a panel of speakers including New [...]
TTC plans changes to Eastern Avenue
On Dec. 8, the Toronto Transit Commission held a Public Meeting at the Fire and EMS Training Centre to present its proposal for modifications to Eastern Avenue between Minto Street and Connaught Avenue. The primary reason for the modifications is that the tracks on Eastern Avenue are “too low relative to the south end of [...]
News in Brief
A free safe driving presentation for seniors will be held at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., on Monday, Jan. 23 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. ‘You and the Road – Seniors Driving Safely & Pedestrian Safety’ will be led by Bob Annan, a retired 38-year veteran of the police service’s Hit and Run [...]
