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Streetcars to Gunns by July 5 I haven't been following this thread for a bit so maybe this is old news. The July 5'th date comes from this article posted on thestar.com today. TTC still using St. Clair as a work yard, say merchants After years of construction on the streetcar...

Construction Schedule Update The City just posted this update for the west end or the ROW. It sounds like they hope to get Phase 4 mostly done by the end of this year. The update includes the following schedule: This schedule looks interesting, but it seems to leave out the tracks from...

Search Box Inaccessible Yes, I have the same problem. When I click on 'Search', the search box opens behind the banner ad and I can't access it. I'm using IE6. Does anyone know how to work around this?

Wychwood Stop Photos Here's a couple of photos. It was just getting dark causing my flash to go off. Those reflectors are great.

Bombardier Press Release Bombardier doesn't want these streetcars to sound so expensive. From their press releas "The contract is valued at approximately $851 million CDN ($735 million US, 523 million euros)." That's more like $4M each rather than 6. I guess there's a lot of extras to get to...

Star: Green light for new streetcars Green light for new streetcars http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/652705 Jun 17, 2009 11:10 PM Tess Kalinowski Transportation reporter Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toronto Mayor David Miller are expected to announce in Thunder Bay Friday...

A/C on TTC Buses and Trains I was on a new hybrid recently that had the A/C on. It was a pleasant 20C outside and like an ice box on the bus. I spoke to the driver and he told me the A/C is either on or off, no temperature control. He turned off the A/C and put the climate contol in 'vent'...

Horrible Sidewalk 500 St Clair is just over 300m from the subway entrance. I would think most people buying here would want to walk to the subway? Unfortunately this is a horrible stretch of sidewalk. It looks like the building itself is set back far enough to allow a decent width of...

Phase 3 track excavation to begin Feb. 26 The City updated the Project Website today. Here's the Construction Notice. Track excavation to begin one week from today, west of Vaughan Road. Sidewalk work to begin in April if it's warm enogh. Streetcars running to Lansdowne in the fall!!!???

On November 23rd the TTC added more service to a number of bus routes across the city. Here is the Press Release. The TTC website had the new schedules from day one but I haven't seen any updated schedules posted at bus stops or stations. For example, Leslie 51 now has improved rush hour...

Construction Update If found the following on the mystclair.com site: St. Clair Construction News Sounds like Phase 3 ROW and sidewalks will start next spring. Hey remember last winter it was supposed to start this past spring?

Barns will officially open to the public November 20th From Joe Mihevc's e-news SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 7:30 p.m. Green Arts Barns Community Association gala fundraiser THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 3:30 p.m. ONWARD Artscape will host the official ribbon cutting ceremony and open house at the...

Oakwood Loop Reconstruction to Start Next Week According to this notice, the Oakwood Loop will be reconstructed between October 20 and November 3. Installation of the large watermain under the north side of St. Clair has proceeded rapidly between Kenwood and Winona but the connections won't...

Phase 3 price: $21,553,662 According to the minutes of the August 20 Bid Committee meeting(pg.7), Domti Engineering & Construction Ltd. was awarded the contract for $21,553,662.00 net of GST.

Phase 3 Construction is Underway I’m not sure when it started but by last weekend the old shelters and platforms had been removed at Wychwood and at Christie. I haven’t been further west but maybe they're gone all the way to Dufferin? Today water main installation was in full swing just...