Tenants Town Hall, March 2012
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Please click here to see the presentation on the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown. For more information on Councillor Matlow's position on expanding Toronto's transit system with a realistic and fiscally-responsible plan, please visit www.joshmatlow.ca.
The following slides were part of a handout that was available our Transit Town Hall. Many of you were unable to obtain a copy due to the large turnout. I hope this information provides some context for the recent public debate about putting LRTs versus subways. I believe this is a false debate, as the [...]
The following slides were part of a handout that was available our Transit Town Hall. Many of you were unable to obtain a copy due to the large turnout. I hope this information provides some context for the recent public debate about putting LRTs versus subways. I believe this is a false debate, as the [...]
February 27, 2012 Councillor Josh Matlow accused Mayor Rob Ford of being “a tax-and-spend dreamer” when it comes to transit. The rookie councillor slammed Ford Monday for relying on “bumper sticker rhetoric” when it comes to his transit promises and challenged the mayor to produce a transit plan that is realistic, fact-based and [...]
If Mayor Ford can articulate a realistic transit plan to city council and Toronto residents that is fiscally responsible, facts-based and considers all evidence including density and ridership projections, and can provide rapid transit service without delay to Eglinton, Finch and Sheppard Avenue residents, he'll earn my support for it.
Dear Residents, Improving and expanding public transit with a realistic and fiscally-responsible plan is a priority for Toronto residents. TTC Chair/Councillor Karen Stintz and I will be co-hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Toronto's rapid transit plans. Panelists will include TTC staff and transit expert Professor Andre Sorensen of the University of Toronto. [...]
February 23, 2012 A pair of midtown Toronto councillors are teaming up to host a public meeting on Toronto’s rapid transit plans. St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow and Eglinton-Lawrence Councillor Karen Stintz are co-hosting the meeting, which will also feature guest speaker and University of Toronto urban geography professor Andre Sorensen as well [...]
February 20, 2012 Centrist and left-leaning councillors spent Family Day talking about what to do next in the face of a meeting that will likely end with the ousting of TTC head Gary Webster. Regardless of Webster’s fate, the last minute TTC board meeting called by five allies of Mayor Rob Ford is [...]
February 20, 2012 The TTC appears to be poised for a shakeup as the city’s transit chief is expected to get the axe Tuesday for defying the mayor’s transit vision. One day before the meeting, there are suggestions TTC chief general manager Gary Webster may not be the only one to be fired following city [...]
