July 26, 2013 Inside Toronto Justin Skinner A new plan by St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow could see the children’s playground in June Rowlands Park named after Sharon, Lois & Bram. The playground naming would be fitting given the contributions the trio – all of whom live in Matlow’s ward – have made to both [...]
July 24th, 2013 Inside Toronto Justin Skinner A green oasis in the heart of Toronto lets residents enjoy an escape from the big city Midtown Toronto may hardly be an oasis of green on the whole, but the Beltline Trail provides a nice respite from the surrounding city. […]
Council Rejects Fully-Funded Scarborough LRT Plan, Supports Tax hike and Higher Debt This week council chose to reopen the City of Toronto's agreement with Metrolinx to construct a fully-funded seven-stop, grade-separated Light Rapid Transit (LRT) line and replace it with with an unnecessary three-stop extension of the Bloor-Danforth line that will cost an additional [...]
This week council chose to reopen the City of Toronto's agreement with Metrolinx to construct a fully-funded seven-stop, grade-separated Light Rapid Transit (LRT) line and replace it with with an unnecessary three-stop extension of the Bloor-Danforth line that will cost an additional $1 billion. Further, the Mayor and the majority of councillors chose a subway [...]
Toronto Star July 12th 2013 Daniele Dale Toronto would need to raise taxes, take on debt and secure hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to cover the extra cost of replacing the Scarborough Rapid Transit system with a subway rather than the light rail currently planned. Abandoning light rail in favour [...]
Toronto Star July 12th 2013 Josh Matlow Most transit debates in Toronto these days largely consist of deceptive, bumper-sticker rhetoric rather than the facts residents need to be informed. And some politicians, such as Mayor Rob Ford, use these slogans to manipulate residents in vote-rich Scarborough who are justifiably upset with their lack of rapid [...]
July 15th 2013 CityNews Erin Criger Toronto Coun. Josh Matlow wants to name a playground after iconic Canadian children’s entertainers Sharon, Lois and Bram. “I grew up with their music and so did so many Canadian children. Any one of us — who are sort of in our 20s, 30s and 40s — there’s [...]
7/11/2013 NEWSTALK 1010 Michelle Rosa A Toronto city councillor has a plan to change the way parking enforcement officers do their job in this city. Josh Matlow is recommending a common sense re-focus. He is urging officers forget about driving around residential side streets in the middle of the day and giving out parking [...]
July 11th, 2013 Global News David Shum Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow wants the city’s parking enforcement officers to focus more attention on shelling out tickets on major streets during rush hour instead of residential areas. […]
