Josh Matlow’s City Hall Diary, Toronto Star To suggest that the Toronto Police Service has had a challenging year is an understatement. Between serious questions left unanswered surrounding its actions during the G20 and its recent request of City Hall for a substantial increase to it’s nearly $billion budget, our police suddenly replaced the TTC [...]
Proposed route changes being considered for implementation in May 2011 would reallocate service, during some times of the week, from bus routes which have low ridership. The TTC suggests that these changes are required to free up resources to increase service on routes where it is needed most due to record-level ridership. Four public meetings [...]
Josh Matlow City Hall Diary Over the past week, I’ve quickly learned that the City of Toronto’s budget is like a huge jigsaw puzzle that’s missing a few critical pieces. I arrived at my first city hall budget committee meeting without any documents to review. Because of this year’s expedited timeline, staff worked around the [...]
Councillor Josh Matlow's Community Town Hall Meeting on the 2011 City of Toronto BudgetFor Midtown ResidentsWhen: Thursday February 17th 2011, 7pm-9pmWhere: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 200 Eglinton Ave West For Additional Information, please contact: Tel: 416-392-7906 E-mail: councillor_matlow@toronto.ca www.joshmatlow.ca Make your voice heard! For more information on the 2011 City of Toronto budget and [...]
May Toronto's fallen hero, Sgt. Ryan Russell, rest in peace. Our thoughts & prayers are with his family and all those who serve & protect us.
Commission delays vote on cutting hrs on 48 routes by Kris Scheuer Councillor Josh Matlow updates his website with a list of the 48 bus routes where service could be reduced. Photo by Kris Scheuer/Town Crier. Yesterday it was fare increases that were cancelled, today the TTC voted to put on hold a decision to cut [...]
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One day it was there, the next day it was gone. Before Torontonians could figure out whether the 10-cent TTC fare hike announced by Mayor Rob Ford on Monday was a painful necessity or the price of living in a city headed by a car-friendly administration, the increase was reversed. “We have been working over [...]
TORONTO, Ont. – Mayor Rob Ford has extended his condolences to Sergeant Ryan Russell’s family, calling the fallen officer a shining example to the men and women of the force who will always be remembered.”I’ve just been alerted that a police officer died this morning,” said TTC Chair Karen Stintz. “It would be appropriate to [...]
Make your voice heard! The following route service changes will be considered by the TTC on February 2nd, 2011. If you will be affected by one or more of these proposed changes, and would like to appear before the Commission, contact the Coordinator – Secretariat Services who is responsible for coordinating the meeting process. You [...]
