At the recent Urban Transportation Summit in Toronto, I sat next to Colin Gordon. He was there because his company, Comstock Canada, was bidding on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) contracts that [...]
Posted on 22 June 2009
At the recent Urban Transportation Summit in Toronto, I sat next to Colin Gordon. He was there because his company, Comstock Canada, was bidding on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) contracts that [...]
Posted on 01 April 2009
Toronto is getting its fair share of funding now that the provincial budget has been passed. The number that has the Toronto Transit Commission excited is $7.2-billion-that's towards building the Eglinton [...]
Posted on 06 January 2009
The Top 100 Canadian Infrastructure Projects report will be released January 14. All new subscribers this month will get a copy. For more information, contact us. What's the key to a successful [...]
Posted on 30 September 2008
Toronto will create two new agencies — a real estate enterprise to develop city lands aggressively, and a marketing body to promote the city to investors — says Mayor David Miller, who will chair them [...]
Posted on 25 July 2008
Increased transit access to York University became a reality with the today's groundbreaking ceremony for a bus rapid transit route that will operate between Downsview subway station and the University. Jim [...]
Posted on 05 June 2008
Starting June 7, 2008, new Toronto public transit will begin from Davisville Station to Evergreen Brick Works (and all stops in between). Bus route 28A Davisville will operate every 30 minutes between [...]
Posted on 27 March 2008
Ontario’s budget for 2008 includes, as we’ve already reported, increased funding for infrastructure. Cities are now working out exactly which sectors will get the cash infusion. A strong contender [...]
Posted on 12 September 2007
Ontario Minister of the Environment Laurel Broten has approved a new Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process that is supposed to help the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) make major transit improvements [...]
Posted on 12 September 2007
The Toronto Transit Commission has taken the proposed closure of the Sheppard subway line in Toronto off the table. Earlier this summer, facing a $30 million budget cut, the TTC announced that it would [...]
Posted on 24 July 2007
The radical transit cuts Toronto Mayor David Miller announced last Thursday are on hold after an emergency meeting on Friday. The Toronto Transit commission met Friday afternoon to discuss the funding [...]