TRAFFIC CHALLENGES HIGHLIGHT TORONTO’S WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
It’s going to be a great weekend of activities in and around Toronto this weekend, but it’s not likely to be a great weekend trying to get anywhere. The Honda Indy has closed Lakeshore Boulevard from...
View ArticleTORONTO POLICE BEGIN CRACKDOWN ON VEHICLES THAT BLOCK RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC
Some twenty drivers fell victim to Mayor John Tory’s zero-tolerance policy on stopping on downtown streets during rush hour this morning. They were ticketed as part of a new campaign the mayor...
View ArticleA STAY THE COURSE BUDGET EXPECTED AT TORONTO CITY HALL WITH LITTLE INPUT FROM...
John Tory’s first budget will be unveiled tomorrow, but very little of it has been crafted by Toronto’s new mayor. Tory’s budget chief, Councillor Gary Crawford, says it’s very much “a staff-generated...
View ArticleJOHN TORY TO TAKE ON TORONTO TOP 10 TRAFFIC HOT SPOTS
Soon after becoming mayor, John Tory introduced zero tolerance for illegal parking during rush hour, improved traffic signal coordination and stepped up construction work. As part of the next phase,...
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MOTORISTS GET READY FOR ‘TOUGH SUMMER’ CONSTRUCTION SEASON
Drivers consider yourselves warned. ”It is going to be a tough summer … It will be challenging.” The words of Councillor Jaye Robinson, Chair of the City’s Public Works Committee, who points out a...
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CANADA – 38TH MOST CONGESTED CITY ON EARTH
Canadian cities don’t even crack the top 20 when it comes to the world’s most congested cities. Los Angeles leads the world. Drivers there spent 104 hours going nowhere fast in congestion during peak...
View ArticleCOMMUTER CHAOS ON EAST BOUND GARDINER AFTER RAMP CLOSURE
It’s one of Toronto’s busiest exit ramps into the downtown core, and now, it’s closed for good. The York-Bay-Yonge Exit from the east-bound Gardiner Expressway is being torn down Monday morning to be...
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YORK, BAY, YONGE GARDINER RAMP REOPENS
East bound traffic on the Gardiner should flow a little better now that work on the York, Bay, Yonge ramp has finished. The ramp was officially opened on the weekend, 9 months after it was closed to...
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FARE CHANGES COMING DOWN THE TRACK FOR GO TRAIN USERS
There’s some good and bad news for GO Train riders and it all depends on how far you travel. Metrolinx says short distance fares are being reduced by between 21% and 40% for those using Presto cards...
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