Toronto Infrastructure
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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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Toronto council asks staff to adapt traffic safety plan to target heavy trucks, enhance school zonesAfter opting to enhance standards around its Vision Zero 2.0 program earlier this year, Toronto city council is now asking staff to address issues surrounding heavy trucks and school zone safety.NewsOct 3, 2019
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Video showing difficulty navigating snow-covered York University sidewalk in wheelchair raises broader concernsThe video was posted on social media on Thursday by student Ali Imrie as she tried to make her way to her on-campus home. Imrie can be seen in her wheelchair as a friend struggles to push her through a university-owned, snow-covered sidewalk near her home.CanadaFeb 1, 2019
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Toronto’s density, old sewer system lead to issues with flooding amid heavy rainfallSince the beginning of August, more than 148 millimetres of rain has fallen onto Toronto, according to Environment Canada.WeatherAug 21, 2018
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City of Toronto marks beginning of construction season, more than 200 projects plannedMunicipal officials said on Wednesday the city will be spending $720 million on infrastructure projects, 60 of which are considered to be major.TrafficMay 9, 2018
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TTC set to begin service on Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension SundayAfter several years of debate, planning and construction, the TTC is set to open on Sunday the new six-stop Line 1 subway extension that will see subway service extend to Vaughan from north-end Toronto.CanadaDec 15, 2017
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Toronto to receive more than half of Ontario’s $8.34B share of federal transit fundingToronto is set to receive about $4.8 billion for its transit network expansion plan, including major projects of a subway relief line, a surface rail Smart Track plan, light-rail transit on Eglinton East and waterfront transit.CanadaJul 6, 2017
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