Overview - Transit Politics - Toronto

SEPTEMBER 2021 Date
John Tory and Toronto City Hall 0 0 Sep. 18, 2021
John Tory tells federal leaders seeking Toronto votes what the city needs from them 0 0 Sep. 18, 2021
NOVEMBER 2019 Date
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
Former foes, now political pals, Ford and Trudeau say they are keen to work together 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
Toronto is officially supporting Doug Ford's new Ontario Line transit plan 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
Toronto Mayor John Tory and Ontario Premier Doug Ford 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
Ontario Line 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
City, Ford government strike deal on Ontario line, province agrees to drop TTC upload 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
TTC Subway Train 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau have had a rocky relationship 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
Trudeau, Ford and the complicated politics of transit in Toronto 0 0 Nov. 22, 2019
JULY 2019 Date
"How does Montreal build their subway so efficiently whereas Toronto is way behind?" 0 0 Jul. 28, 2019
On Ford's Proposed Transit Plan 0 0 Jul. 3, 2019
MAY 2019 Date
Doug Ford's Transit Plan 0 0 May. 26, 2019
LRT vs. Subway 0 0 May. 26, 2019
Proposed Malvern Center LRT Station 0 0 May. 26, 2019
Provincial Transit Plans Leave More Questions Than Answers 0 0 May. 25, 2019
Subway Upload 0 0 May. 2, 2019
Council agrees to talks with province about TTC subway upload 0 0 May. 2, 2019
APRIL 2019 Date
The province has committed $11.2 billion to its transit plan 0 0 Apr. 18, 2019
Toronto council to ‘consider endorsing’ Ford’s transit plans so long as they won’t hold up city proj 0 0 Apr. 18, 2019
Ford's Transit Plan - Apr 10'19 0 0 Apr. 18, 2019
Ford government and city lay out terms for subway upload discussion 0 0 Apr. 10, 2019
TTC Subway 0 0 Apr. 10, 2019
Province's proposed transit changes spark fierce debate at Toronto city hall 0 0 Apr. 10, 2019
TTC Subway 0 0 Apr. 10, 2019
'I don't accept' that province can build transit faster and cheaper, mayor says 0 0 Apr. 10, 2019
Ford official outlines major changes to Toronto transit, claims costs of Relief Line, Scarborough .. 0 0 Apr. 10, 2019
MARCH 2019 Date
Council alarmed by province's transit changes, but votes against cutting off talks 0 0 Mar. 31, 2019
The Mayor: Province's plans for TTC projects 0 0 Mar. 29, 2019
TTC Subway 0 0 Mar. 28, 2019
Toronto mayor says provincial changes could 'risk delaying already overdue transit' 0 0 Mar. 28, 2019
DECEMBER 2018 Date
Subway Uploading 0 0 Dec. 12, 2018
Council powerless to stop provincial takeover of TTC subway system, confidential city report says 0 0 Dec. 12, 2018
On extending King Street Pilot Project to July 31'19 0 0 Dec. 11, 2018
Phil Prentice that’s what happens when you have change in government every 4 years city and provinci 0 0 Dec. 11, 2018
Presto 0 0 Dec. 10, 2018
Mayor, TTC union asks province to step in on Presto card system transition 0 0 Dec. 10, 2018
Subway Upload Plan 0 0 Dec. 8, 2018
'What's the rush?': Citizen coalition asks city to put brakes on province's TTC takeover talk 0 0 Dec. 8, 2018
Mayor John Tory: 0 0 Dec. 8, 2018
Mayor John Tory says Toronto should agree to share info with the province on uploading the TTC subwa 0 0 Dec. 1, 2018
NOVEMBER 2018 Date
Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek, speaking at the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Wednesday 0 0 Nov. 21, 2018
Subway upload bill could come in early 2019, lines should be considered regional service: transporta 0 0 Nov. 21, 2018
Toronto commuters ride the subway at Yonge-Bloor station 0 0 Nov. 7, 2018
"opening of the Yonge Street subway" 0 0 Nov. 7, 2018
"questions about who would decide" 0 0 Nov. 7, 2018
ONTARIO VOTES Doug Ford wants to take over Toronto’s subways - Would that work? - A reality check 0 0 Nov. 7, 2018
JUNE 2017 Date
A woman boards a TTC bus in this file photo 0 0 Jun. 15, 2017
Etobicoke councillor seeks to revive streetcars versus buses debate 0 0 Jun. 15, 2017
Buses vs Streetcars 0 0 Jun. 15, 2017
Ford's costly streetcar study will just reveal the obvious: Keenan 0 0 Jun. 15, 2017
Councillor Ford reignites streetcar debate at city hall 0 0 Jun. 15, 2017
MAY 2017 Date
We are hiring for a Transit Planner -- apply by May 10. Questions? 0 0 May. 6, 2017
APRIL 2017 Date
Transit planning 0 0 Apr. 21, 2017
Tory warns Ontario to put downtown Toronto transit ahead of subway to the suburbs 0 0 Apr. 5, 2017
Marcus Gee 0 0 Apr. 5, 2017
Conflict inevitable between John Tory and Kathleen Wynne 0 0 Apr. 5, 2017
MARCH 2017 Date
Scarborough transit meeting heats up ahead of city council vote 0 0 Mar. 29, 2017
Mayor John Tory 0 0 Mar. 13, 2017
Development appears to be central to John Tory’s transit plans: Keenan 0 0 Mar. 13, 2017
JANUARY 2017 Date
Gas Tax in lieu of Road Tolls 0 0 Jan. 27, 2017
Road Tolls Blocked 0 0 Jan. 27, 2017
Video: Tory reaction to Wynne's denial of road tolls 0 0 Jan. 27, 2017
NOVEMBER 2016 Date
Transit: Where the candidates stand 0 0 Nov. 27, 2016
Transit: Where the candidates stand 0 0 Nov. 27, 2016

Latest comments

24.01 | 00:13

I agree with you there. I like your blog a lot too. Hope to hear from you more often at concerned citizens. perhaps share your blog too.

23.01 | 22:43

I am also for walkable communities, depends what I can walk to though. For example... I wouldn’t like to have a walkable, right next door bordello, but that is just me, I am sure some might like it

05.12 | 00:08

You can find a PDF of the proposal here:

https://www.metrolinxengage.com/sites/default/files/st_stcow_voh_dec_01-finalfinal.pdf

05.12 | 00:07

They will be including bike lanes on the extension of Davenport Road, but not on St. Clair Avenue W.