Ontario Line

• Learning from Eglinton: How Ford government is managing transit expansion expectations

  As the Ford government continues to struggle with public backlash from the Eglinton LRT, renewed efforts are going into keeping timelines for other projects vague and realistic.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2023
  
• ‘This is not good’: Leslieville businesses affected by Metrolinx construction

  Construction traffic delays are impacting Leslieville businesses as workers dig up roads in the area to build new transit lines in the city.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2023
  
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• Bad press prompted Metrolinx CEO to complain about government control

  Internal tracking measurements at Metrolinx, obtained by Global News, pushed CEO Phil Verster to raise concerns with Premier Doug Ford's office about communications at his agency.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2023
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• Ford government to meet conservation authority over Science Centre lands

  Officials with the Toronto Region Conservation Authority, which owns much of the land the Ontario Science Centre is built on, say the Ford government has asked for a meeting.

  Politics

  May 1, 2023
• ‘A sense of anxiousness’: Queen Street braces for years-long closure

  Starting on Monday, May 1, a major portion of Queen Street will be closed to all traffic while construction takes place on a new subway station. 

  Traffic

  Apr 30, 2023
• Province examining ‘solutions’ to connect Ontario Line passengers to Ontario Place

  According to the provincial government's website, the Ontario Line will extend 15.6 km from the site of the current Ontario Science Centre to Exhibition Station.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2023
• Ford government to rename Science Centre subway station in Toronto

  The Ontario NDP, which has criticized the move as a "back of the napkin" plan, pointed out that a nearby transit station would have to be renamed if the province pressed forward.

  Politics

  Apr 20, 2023
• Premier Ford acknowledges escalating cost of Ontario Line, other infrastructure projects

  Pressed for answers about the true cost of the Ontario Line, Ford defended his government arguing the province has seen "costs escalate" across the board for large projects.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2023
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• Officials bury rising costs of Ontario Line, cite concern about ‘further public discussion’

  Government documents obtained by Global News show information about the rising costs of Toronto's new subway line was labelled 'contentious' and withheld from publication.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2023
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• ‘People don’t look’: Motorists breaking rules on Toronto King Street transit corridor

  Launched initially as a pilot project in 2017, the King Street Transit Priority Corridor is now a permanent fixture downtown, blocking through traffic from Jarvis to Bathurst.

  Traffic

  Mar 24, 2023