March 4, 2012 The embattled Toronto Transit Commission is about to undergo a major shakeup with chair Karen Stintz and her allies moving to dissolve the Ford-friendly board and replace it with councillors who support light-rail transit and private citizens. Ms. Stintz will be putting her own job on the line Monday when [...]
March 2, 2012 Hundreds of residents attended a standing-room-only transit meeting at North Toronto Memorial Community Centre held by midtown councillors Josh Matlow and Karen Stintz. The Tuesday, Feb. 28 meeting was held to discuss the current status of the city’s light rapid transit plan after council’s mid-February decision to favour LRT cars [...]
March 1, 2012 Councillor Doug Ford is floating the idea of a lottery to pay for a Sheppard subway extension — a venture that was flatly rejected by the chairman of the board of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. “The idea is not very practical as far as we’re concerned,” Paul Godfrey [...]
April 4, 2011 The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has stated that customer service is an important part of their mandate and has promised sweeping changes in response to numerous public complaints. When I took office as the new city councillor for Ward 22 St. Paul’s last December, I looked forward to assisting in [...]
From The Globe and Mail: "Pressure ‘dents’ or ‘collapses’ Avenue Road pipes – depending on who you talk to"
Councillor Josh Matlow speaksabout the new TTC governance structure at Toronto City Council on March 5, 2012.
March 1-8, 2012 Despite the recent council decision to resurrect Transit City, political manoeuvring continues unabated both inside and outside City Hall. On Tuesday, February 28, as Rob Ford was lobbying hard to win back key swing votes on council, the mayor’s opponents on the transit file took their case directly to the [...]
February 29, 2012 The battle over the future of Toronto’s transit continues as crowds fill town hall meetings and the Mayor continues to fight for subways. The question of subways or light rail transit could come to a head at City Council again during the scheduled March meeting as councillors are convene again to [...]
February 29, 2012 Buckled pipes have piqued concerns about the lengthy installation of new water mains along Avenue Road, but the city says the project remains on schedule and on budget. The $60-million project has been under way since May 2010, snarling traffic and stalling commuters travelling the busy corridor. The water [...]
