Toronto Infrastructure
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Residents urge Toronto committee to not make Yonge Street bike lanes permanentYonge Street, from Davisville Avenue to Bloor Street, was selected as a route to expand the temporary bike lanes in July of 2021.PoliticsJan 30
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Toronto city councillor calls for personal electric vehicle charging strategyDiane Saxe has a motion before the infrastructure and environment committee, asking staff to come up with a plan to address the need for more expansion to EV charging stations.PoliticsJan 26
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‘Patience is running out’ over dragging Toronto construction projectThe project to replace streetcar tracks on Wellington St. East began in March 2021, but the city said the project was delayed after the discovery of underground utility conflicts.PoliticsJan 19
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Just what is this giant spike attached to Toronto’s new courthouse?Hanging high above the province’s new courts building on the edge of University Avenue and Dundas Street West is an 89-metre white spike, or mast, weighing approximately 26,000 kg.CrimeDec 28, 2022
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Need for Toronto construction project coordination, safety guidelines ‘pretty urgent’'It's particularly treacherous for people who bike,' says Alison Stewart of Cycle Toronto of current construction, 'it's the same issue for people that walk or take transit.'PoliticsNov 4, 2022
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Toronto council’s need to focus on expanding cycling networks and safetyGlobal News spoke with an advocate, infrastructure expert and legal defender on what the city's next leaders should focus on when it comes to prioritising safe, active transport.PoliticsOct 21, 2022
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Planning for Downtown Toronto Rail Deck Park passes major hurdleToronto city council voted in favour of expropriating the air rights, if need be, to build the massive Rail Deck Park over existing train tracks in the city’s downtown core.PoliticsJan 29, 2020
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TTC unveils 10-year plan to fix aging infrastructure, but critics say it’s mostly unfundedIn order to pay for the major projects identified, TTC staff said the upper levels of government need to come through with funding.CanadaJan 23, 2020
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Election 2019: How Toronto’s transit priorities collide with the federal partiesDaily overcrowding on transit lines, combined with stalled expansion projects, and a critical backlog of state of good repair funding are just some of the issues at stake for Toronto voters.NewsOct 10, 2019
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Scheer promises to financially support Ontario Line, Yonge Subway Extension if electedScheer made the announcement in Markham alongside Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Richmond Hill Mayor David Barrow.PoliticsOct 8, 2019
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