[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: budgets, mass transit, Google, public space, cherry blossoms

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• Steve Munro at Torontoist notes the serious medium-term budget problems likely to face the city of Toronto.


• Oliver Moore notes the new federal/provincial partnership that will make $C 9 billion available for mass transit in Toronto, including a priority for funding the Downtown Relief Line. The Globe and Mail has it.


• There are risks that come with inviting Google to become part of the infrastructure of Toronto. The Toronto Star reports.


• Gilbert Ngapo notes that people have until the end of the month to send proposals to the Public Space Initiative. More places like the Bentway would be lovely. Metro Toronto has it.


• I will, of course, be there in High Park to watch the cherry blossoms. blogTO reports.