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TTC Board Meeting July 11, 2016
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdLuS-D3TOg) Metrolinx preparing to build Finch West LRT
Executive committee to debate plans amid rising concerns over funding
SmartTrack will slow GO RER down - They should cancel SmartTrack and put the funds towards a 3-stop Scarborough Subway Extension - There is not enough funding for both, and the subway will better service Scarborough's long-term transit needs
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVNdeCTxCTA)
The SmartTrack transit plan was the centrepiece of John Tory’s run for mayor in 2014, but a year and a half later his biggest election promise is melting away
The SmartTrack transit plan was the centrepiece of John Tory’s run for mayor in 2014, but a year and a half later his biggest election promise is melting away
Toronto city planners revealed Tuesday their vision of how the city's transit network should evolve over the next 15 years, a vision that includes complex new subway, train and light rail lines, but - for the most part - no way to pay for it all.
Toronto may take on 5 transit projects over 15 years, but only 1 is funded
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIXCjRefbxI)
Today is the 20th anniversary of the The Russell Hill subway accident. Depicted here in a painting I commissioned by @taminoa for a record I put out 5 years ago. I wrote in the liner notes about how the accident could have been avoided if the TTC wasn't put under financial strain and forced to ignore necessary upgrades to the system despite the risk to our safety. Remember just because a politician may save you a few tax dollars it's not doing you any favors, this applies at all levels of government. May we never experience an accident like this again in Toronto or for similar reasons anywhere in our country.