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In Ontario, the province subsidizes Metrolinx (GO Transit & PRESTO) operations. Not much for the TTC, nor any other municipalities' operations. The only direct operational funding the TTC gets right now from governments other than the city is a small slice of the gas tax from the province...

Wonder if the Ontario Line construction will result in a source of funds for increasing TTC service because of the construction disruptions?

If European countries subsidize their cities' public transit, why can't Canada. Even the airlines and airports in Canada get subsidies of some sort.

Brampton is a "suburban city" of stroads, built for the automobile, SUVs, and private pickup trucks. Not for pedestrians. Not for cyclists. The stroads are designed for the "safety" of speeders, not for the safety of pedestrians. They may change the speed limit signs downward, but the stroads...

Maybe Mayor Olivia Chow should require the e-mail contact information posted for each head of each department, commission, or services be made available, starting with their own website. While the TTC website does have a "Compliments, Complaints, and Suggestions" section, there are no e-mail...

Crossposted in the Highway 413 thread at this link. And so it continues... Ontario keeping costs of Highway 413 hidden from public Transport ministry estimates of how much it will cost taxpayers, and who will benefit, from building Highway 413 is being kept...

Ontario keeping costs of Highway 413 hidden from public Transport ministry estimates of how much it will cost taxpayers, and who will benefit, from building Highway 413 is being kept secret. From link.

‘The Water Has Been Agitated’ Francis in conversation with Jesuits in Portugal See link.

From link. Hard to see (as expected), but there is a "pink" (Other routes under review) lines for Jane Street from Bloor to Steeles (and Annette Street/Dupont Street). Whatever that means (RapidTO?)?

What we need to make cycling a higher priority than the automobile...

Pope says 'backward' U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology From link.

Parking only needed for delivery trucks. If we had a streetcar looping around the perimeter of Exhibition Place, there would be less need for parking for patrons of Ontario Place.

American Cars Are Getting Too Big For Parking Spaces From link.

Hmm. How about a Jane & Weston stop for the GO Bolton line? Would be able to transfer to and from the Jane LRT.

Wonder if Vancouver or Detroit would accept a SRT car "donation" for their "museum"? If they have one. What else would they do with their "retired" fleet cars?

Finch Avenue West is currently served by the 36 Finch West bus, one of the three busiest Toronto Transit Commission bus routes in Toronto with about 42,600 passengers per weekday.

The late Bob Baker (died yesterday at 99 years old) would be against what Doug Ford allowed back in June. Even though Doug's mentor, Mike Harris, halted it... 'Terrorized to death': Animal advocates call for ban on dog hunting enclosures in Ontario From link.

The street platforms could be extended for longer trains at street level. It's the underground platforms that maybe a problem, if they don't include expansion space in the station boxes.