Category Archives: Yonge Subway Extension

TTC Rediscovers the Downtown Relief Line (Update 4)

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Steve

Update 4 October 21, 2012 at 8:30 pm: It’s intriguing to look back at coverage of the DRL the last time this was a major issue.  Mike Filey passed along a clipping from the Star from December 2, 1982 that … Continue reading →

Posted in A Grand Plan, Beyond 416, Downtown Relief Line, GO Transit, Subways, Transit, Union Station, Waterfront, Yonge Subway Extension, York Region | 95 Comments

OneCity Plan Reviewed

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Steve

The OneCity plan has much to recommend it even though in the details it is far from perfect. The funding scheme requires Queen’s Park to modify the handling of assessment value changes, and they are already cool to this scheme.  … Continue reading →

Posted in A Grand Plan, Don Mills LRT, Eglinton LRT, Fantasy, Finance, Finch West LRT, Jane LRT, Kingston Road, Scarborough RT/LRT, Scarborough-Malvern LRT, Sheppard East LRT, Sheppard Subway, Spadina Subway, St. Clair Car, Subways, Transit, Waterfront, Yonge Subway Extension | 65 Comments

“One City” To Serve Them All

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Steve

Updated June 27 at 5:20pm:  I have written a political analysis of today’s announcement for the Torontoist website that will probably go live tomorrow morning.  A line-by-line review of the plan will go up here later the same day. TTC … Continue reading →

Posted in A Grand Plan, Don Mills LRT, Eglinton LRT, Fantasy, Finance, Finch West LRT, Jane LRT, Kingston Road, Scarborough RT/LRT, Scarborough-Malvern LRT, Sheppard East LRT, Sheppard Subway, Subways, Transit, Waterfront, Yonge Subway Extension | 57 Comments

TTC Meeting Wrapup: May 1, 2012

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Steve

The TTC board met on May 1.  This was a quiet affair without the political drama of the “old” Ford-stacked Commission, and I almost missed the bumbling antics of the old crew.  The agenda was on the thin side, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Eglinton LRT, Fares & Fare Collection, Finance, Finch West LRT, Scarborough RT/LRT, Service Cost and Quality, Sheppard East LRT, Transit, Yonge Subway Extension | 56 Comments