[URBAN NOTE] Four links about the problems of mass transit planning in Toronto

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Steve Munro calls for an honest public review of what Toronto actually does need insofar as mass transit is concerned.

Torontoist is justly critical of a one-stop Scarborough subway extension that will help make mass transit there worse.

Spacing's John Lorinc is critical of plans for mass transit expansion that do not respond to existing issues.

The Toronto Star notes that Union-Pearson Express ridership is up but also notes that it remains heavily subsidized.