Mayor John Tory Announces Overnight Service Expansion
This past weekend, Mayor John Tory had a major announcement to bring better service to the Toronto Transit Commission in a significant way. He stated his plans to make overnight travel more accessible...
View ArticleFraser Institute Study On Amalgamation Reveals The Obvious
Despite the 1998 amalgamation being widely opposed in Toronto and the other municipalities, the merger compromised Metropolitan Toronto, East York, North York, Scarborough, York, and the former City of...
View ArticleHidden Gridlock Tax
A new study from Regus Canada finds Canadians are spending 4% of their salary towards their commute, up 3% from last year. Whether its commuting to work, school or just getting around the city, it...
View ArticleThe Plea for The Boulevard
The crowd at City Hall on Monday and this poll said it all; people want to know what is going to happen with the Gardiner Expressway. Whether Torontonians would like to removing the expressway with a...
View ArticleGardiner East Remains Hot Topic
After a two day debate regarding the fate of the Gardiner East, the Hybrid option, which planned to resurface the deck to the DVP and replace the ramps to Logan Ave with a boulevard east of the Don...
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The Big Debate
The Big Debate held on June 16, 2015 was a huge success as panelists debated over the importance of transit operations or infrastructure expansion.
View ArticleMayor John Tory secures Toronto $2.6 billion funding for SmartTrack
It’s a great day for the city of Toronto as Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced his plans today to provide more than $2 billion in funding from the federal government for up to one-third of the...
View ArticleTTC to bid farewell to tokens and metro passes in 2016
Commuters will soon be able to stop digging around their purses and pockets for tokens and transfers as the Toronto Transit Commission announced the implementation of the Presto System yesterday. “The...
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The Big Debate: June 16, 2015
Last week, Transit Alliance hosted The Big Debate. The event was a big success as panelists took the stage to debate over the importance of transit operations or infrastructure expansion. The winner?...
View ArticleNew study suggests increasing provincial fuel taxes
Today, the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) published an independent research study called “Increasing Provincial Fuel Taxes” by Harry Kitchen, Professor Emeritus from the...
View ArticleToronto prepares for high-occupancy toll lanes
Although the High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) lanes have caused some controversy for the past couple of weeks, their time has come to an end. As Toronto prepares to wrap up the Pan Am Games, HOV lanes,...
View ArticleToronto chooses infrastructure over Olympics
After a very successful Pan Am games, it seems Toronto is still on a high from hosting the sporting event. Talks have now risen for the bid to have Toronto host the summer Olympics in 2024. Before last...
View ArticleOff-peak TTC service is about to improve
Rejoice, commuters! Toronto Transit Commission is coming with improvements. The city announced yesterday that 33 bus and streetcar routes will undergo service improvement as part of already budgeted...
View ArticleBilly Bishop Pedestrian Tunnel Opens Today!
Starting today, travellers can forgo the 90-second ferry ride on their way to and from Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport thanks to a new underground pedestrian tunnel that runs under Lake Ontario. The...
View ArticleEarly Sunday TTC service to continue after Parapan Am
Brunch may just become more do-able. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is currently in talks of whether or not it would be possible to have earlier subway starts times on Sundays. Similar services...
View ArticleIt’s time to talk about ‘density’
Architects have something to say about Toronto’s infrastructure. And it’s time for Toronto to listen. They have come forth on the need to talk about the risk the city’s towers and infrastructure...
View ArticleDon River anti-flooding project get $5M in funding
The federal, provincial and municipal governments have teamed up with Waterfront Toronto and committed $5 million in funding to complete due diligence work that will provide greater certainty on the...
View ArticleToronto bids farewell to HOV lanes
Driving to work just became a little easier. You may have noticed that this morning was the last day to watch buses and taxis zoom by in the temporary- and highly controversial- high-occupancy vehicle...
View ArticleThe Scarborough Subway debate is off the rails
Although Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced his plans today to provide more than $2 billion in funding from the federal government for up to one-third of the cost for Toronto’s SmartTrack Transit...
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