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Argonauts to leave the Rogers Skydome: A new CFL football stadium in Toronto? TO Fan: I was not aware that the Argonauts would have to relocate when the Rogers Skydome is rehabilitated and will become a baseball only facility - any idea where they may relocate to or will a new stadium...

Renovating the Rogers Skydome - or building a new baseball stadium for the Blue Jays? Junctionist and Everyone: Anyone who follows MLB Baseball has noted that since the early 1990s that the trend has been to construct a ballpark that is primarily baseball oriented instead of multi sport...

Rob Ford: HHOF Appointment, Health Problems and other observations... Everyone: I found numerous reports about Rob Ford's appointment to the Hockey Hall of Fame Board and many negative comments - Isn't this basically a honorary membership without any kind of decision making "clout"? I...

GO Transit rail service to Niagara and Amtrak Niagara Falls,NY Station Relocation... Everyone: I noticed that GO Transit is seeking to extend and expand rail service to Niagara Falls and with the under construction Amtrak Station relocation project this could lead to interesting travel...

Archie Bunker's Queens,NY Home Location and the 70s TV show "All in the Family" K of K and Everyone: After a prolonged absence from posting here at UT I noticed this topic and as one who grew up watching this 1970s classic television show based in the NYC Borough of Queens I remembered...

Toronto's "New" City Hall - 50 Years old in 2015 JA and Everyone: This would have made Viljo Revell proud... I have always admired the remarkable design of Toronto's City Hall... This topic about Toronto's status mid decade is the type of thread in which I learn about how Toronto is...

Christmas Ape - Troy McClure - a dedication to RF perhaps? Adma: Where did you find this interesting comedy Christmas record album? Noting that "Stereo" and "High Fidelity" are on the cover this looks to date from the late 60s/early 70s era... I searched You Tube to see if anyone...

100,000 Posts Reached - Merry Christmas to all here at the UT Forum!!! Merry Christmas Everyone!!! I have been checking this section at times today noting the post count and finally Videodrome put this topic into six digits with the next significant milestone is getting to ten million...

Salsa and Everyone: Adding the Route 192 Kipling-YYZ Rocket to the TTC Subway map is a good move noting that this is a special route serving Pearson International Airport... The MTA's NYC Transit Subway Map shows connecting bus routes serving LGA and JFK and has for some time... This is a...

JZ: First remember that Pittsburgh and New York City are very different for these type of unmanned aircraft... For the US FAA unmanned aircraft regulations see: www.faa.gov Hope everything works out OK - Happy Holidays to you and all UT members...LI MIKE

A little bit of NYC Transit in Toronto... M88 and Everyone: I noticed this and will add that the forest green color on this subway entranceway is correct and they even got the overhead entry lights correct - green means a 24 hour staffed entrance (yellow or red mean limited access or exit...

SM and Everyone: Interesting opinions about adding the Toronto Dominion Bank logo sign to the early 90s "add-on" building - I don't mind this new logo sign but I agree that TD's logo is very prominent in Toronto and for that matter the New York City area - consider me "on the fence" concerning...

Toronto Union Station: A classic from the great Railway era of the past... LI MIKE (note post reply above)

Drone pictures from NY City... JZ: Be careful if you plan on bringing and using your drone in and around NYC - I know that your pictures are excellent but the local authorities and some citizens are very apprehensive about unknown reconnaissance... I look forward to seeing some more of your...

High Level Platforms: Are they in GO Transit Rail's future? VS: Good insight about high level platforms and freight trains - I have learned that it is not only where high level platforms plan to be installed it also depends on the freight carrier(s) that are involved... Track condition is...

Toronto Union Station track realignments? G: I will second your post-TUS tracks can not be re-aligned because of the structure(s) supporting each track which means that unless the understructure is totally rebuilt and the tracks placed in new alignments what is currently there and in use will...

Spelling words using a calculator: SHELLOIL L: I remember learning that 71077345 spells SHELLOIL but for some reason I forgot about 58008 meaning BOOBS... LI MIKE

WKL: When today 12/1/2014 does John Tory take the title of Mayor of Toronto? I tried to look up information about any kind of inauguration for JT and I found next to nothing... The only thing that I am sure of that it is sometime today - I would not mind links to any news reports that anyone...

My revised title here: FORMER Mayor Rob Ford's Toronto... ST: I was going to suggest that a new topic thread be started today 12/1/2014 with this new title - "Ward 2 Councillor Rob Ford's Toronto" This would eventually replace this thread but with this name revision this topic should reach...

Comparing Ontario's Presto card with SEPTA's new Key card... Everyone: Does anyone know if the PRESTO card will continue to offer unlimited use monthly or weekly pass options or will "caps" be instituted when and if the TTC begins to phase out the Metropass? The reason that I ask is...