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blogTO reports that Toronto has been testing Eglinton Crosstown trains, here.

What TTC routes might be changed by the Eglinton Crosstown? A map illustrates, over at blogTO.

The new tower proposed for 888 Dupont, at Ossington, will even include a vertical farm. blogTO reports.

Venerable Agincourt Mall is going to be a new condo development. blogTO reports.

Is co-ownership actually the only way most people in Toronto will end up owning a home? blogTO considers.

Residential tenants in a Leslieville building who complained about their landlord may end up getting evicted from a building never zoned for residents. CBC reports.

The City of Toronto has taken over the deserted shopping arcade at Queen Street West and John. CBC reports.

Katrina Onstad at Toronto Life tells the story of Katharine Mulherin, the Queen Street West gallery owner who changed her neighbourhood but was broken by gentrification.

The bar Tequila Bookworm is closing, displaced by rising rents. NOW Toronto reports.

NOW Toronto interviews night mayor Michael Thompson, here.

Steve Munro considers the TTC's express bus services, here.

Terra Lumina, the nighttime cultural event at the Toronto Zoo, looks fantastic in these photos over at Toronto Life.

Oh, what the map of Toronto subways could have been if only we planned! blogTO shares one.

Steve Munro examines the TTC's plan for 2020-2024, here.

The TTC may not act to decrease overcrowding on some routes. blogTO reports on why.

The vicious homophobia exhibited by TCDSB trustee Mike Del Grande is, IMHO, another reason to defund public Catholic education in Ontario. Global News reports.

The CCLV streetcars of the TTC are set to be pulled by the end of November. Global News reports.

The Scarborough Bluffs are set to see some worthwhile investment. blogTO reports.

CBC notes growth in food bank usage in Toronto and Mississauga.

Presto users are being mischarged based on GPS mistakes. CBC reports.

Renovictions have spiked 300% over the past four years. blogTO reports.

The cost of rent continues to grow in Toronto. blogTO reports.

A new project hopes to make Yonge and Eglinton less congested. The Toronto Star reports.

New regulations about Airbnb should make the real estate market easier for renters. NOW Toronto reports.

Owing to family request, a new street in Etobicoke will not be named after former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Global News reports.

Peterborough is facing a serious shortage of housing. Global News reports.

In Kingston, the restoration of the Bellevue House that was home to John A MacDonald continues. Global News reports.

The federal government will provide funding for the new streetcar route in Québec City. CTV News reports.

Will the Detroit television documentary series filmed by Anthony Bourdain see a release? One hopes.

Richmond, a Vancouver suburb home for decades to a substantial diaspora from Hong Kong, is deeply affected by the ongoing protests there. The Toronto Star reports.

CBC Toronto bids farewell, fittingly at TCAF time, to the iconic Jason Loo Toronto comic series The Pitiful Human-Lizard.

At blogTO, Tanya Mok reports on the resistance of tenants at 54-56 Kensington Avenue to an illegal eviction order by their landlord.

The Toronto Star reports on a new matchmaking event intended to connect future roommates to each other.

Kevin Ritchie at NOW Toronto reports on how a new pricing scheme for the AGO, including a $35 annual pass for people over 25, reflects a push to try to get more people into museums.

Glenn Sumi writes at NOW Toronto about the increasingly steep price of ticket prices for live theatre in Toronto.

Toronto Life shares photos from an exhibit, by Patrick Cummins and Ivaan Kotulsky, of Queen Street West in the 1980s and 1990s.

Richard Longley writes at NOW Toronto about the emptying of an old warehouse of collectibles and oddities on Wabush, part of the decline of old storied Toronto.

Toronto Life shares more photos from outdoor market Stackt, at Front and Bathurst.

Steve Munro starts to analyse traffic patterns on the 501 Queen streetcar, looking first at the Neville Loop end.

NOW Toronto is one of a few news sources to report on Scarborough writer Téa Mutonji and her new short story collection Shut Up, You're Pretty.

The National Observer notes that Montréal authorities have warned against people going to flooded areas to take selfies.

CityLab notes the plans of Columbia University in Manhattan to become a new much denser neighbourhood, and the concerns of non-university neighbours.

Feargus O'Sullivan notes at CityLab how congested Brussels is gradually becoming car-free.

Ozy llooks at the underground nightclubs and music halls of the young people of Baghdad.

Sean Marshall, reporting from his recent trip to Japan, explores post-war the streetcar system of Hiroshima with photos of his own.

Two British tourists were kicked out of their Niagara Falls hotel for supporting striking workers at an attached restaurant. CBC reports.

Members of different Christian minorities from the Middle East living in London, Ontario, have united to create a new community church. CBC reports.

Le Devoir looks at how Québec City is torn by a debate: Should it build a streetcar or a subway?

The British Columbia city of surrey is currently rounding up its rogue peacocks. Global News reports.

Guardian Cities reports on how the Japanese city of Onagawa, hit by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, is trying to rebuild without sprawl.

The Toronto Star reports on the framework agreement for uploading the TTC to Ontario, noting the three different scenarios imagined.

Tricia Wood at Spacing warns that the uploading of the TTC might well end badly, as shown by the similar takeover of London mass transit by the British government under Margaret Thatcher.

blogTO shares an example of the new maps on TTC subways, these usefully showing the streetcar network alongside the subway routes.

Urban Toronto profiles a proposal for an eight-storey rental unit proposed for Eglinton and Dufferin, taking advantage of location come the Eglinton Crosstown.

The suggestion of John Michael McGrath that Ontario Place is in need of radical transformation, perhaps more than we might like, does merit some consideration.

Artist Jake Berman's map of the Toronto streetcar network circa 1932 is a thing of beauty. r/Toronto has it.

Urban Toronto takes a look at a new midrise condo development on Oakwood near Eglinton.

CBC Toronto notes the complaints of tenants at the Graphic Arts building on Richmond and Bay that people in an adjoining condo tower keep flicking garbage onto their building.

What effect would the Ford government's proposal to streamline the process of landlords evicting tenants have, overall? The Toronto Star considers.

NOW Toronto reports that rising Toronto rapper Lil Berete, from Regent Park, has been ordered to stop filming his videos at the Toronto Community Housing project he shares with his mother on pain of eviction.

Steve Munro contrasts and compares time on the King and Queen streetcar routes, here.

Urban Toronto shares a photo of the massive Well, a giant construction pit downtown.

John Tory certainly should, as mayor, be informed by the province of Ontario as to what it intends to do with the TTC. The Toronto Star reports.

Is a neighbourhood in southwest Scarborough the noisiest neighbourhood in Toronto? The Toronto Star investigates.

Sidewalk Labs' plans for Quayside have gotten the attention of CityLab, here.

blogTO reports on the desire of the TTC to take over transit issues generally in the City of Toronto, down to the level of Toronto Islands ferries.

The apology from Bombardier's president for the streetcar faults is, to my mind, not nearly enough. What will come of the TTC? What will come of Bombardier, too? The Toronto Star reports.

If the TTC finally gets the Lightspell public art installation going at the Pioneer Village station, I will be pleased. blogTO reports.

Richard Longley at NOW Toronto reports on the world war memorials at Harbord Collegiate Institute, speaking of alumni lost in these two conflicts.

Jamie Bradburn wrote about the Water Nymphs Club, a swim team sponsored by the Toronto Evening Telegram back in the 1920s.

Sean Marshall notes that businesses complaining about the effects of the transit experiment on King Street need to remember why they are in such a central location in the first place, over at his blog.

blogTO identifies five Toronto neighbourhoods set for a higher profile in 2018.

Alanna Rizza takes a look at some other cold snaps in the past of Toronto, over at the Toronto Star.

Torontoist celebrates the Bentway, the new skating rink underneath the Gardiner Expressway. (Is it an answer to the High Line? I wonder.)

Edward Keenan quite likes the humanizing effect of the Bentway on the spaces around the Gardiner Expressway, and says so at the Toronto Star.

Janice Bradbeer at the Toronto Star tells the story of how the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy came to be, thanks to American immigrant writer Judith Merril and Rochdale.

Transit Toronto takes a look at the different Toronto bus routes changed, added, or deleted altogether following the subway extension to Vaughan.

The decision of York Region to make New Year's Day a working day for retail is unappealing. The Toronto Star reports.

The subsidies to King Street businesses while the pilot project is ongoing evoke similar structures on St. Clair during streetcar line construction. The Toronto Star reports.

Justin Ling at MacLean's reports on the discontent in Church and Wellesley regarding the police response to the string of disappearances and deaths in the area.

Transit Toronto reports on how King, from Bathurst through to Jarvis, has been made a street where transit--streetcars, particularly--has priority.

CBC notes that, by the standards of other peers, Toronto lags behind in the implementation of bike lanes.

The venerable old ferries which link Toronto to the Toronto Islands are set to be retired. Farewell, noble boats. CBC reports.

I quite like the idea of seeking out plans to make the Toronto Coach Terminal new again. It might be overlooked these days, but it does have lovely bones. The Toronto Star reports.

The mixture of high- and low-end real estate on High Park Avenue might be a model for Toronto. Tess Kalinowski reports.

There are quite a few different proposals for replacements of the streetcar linking Union Station to Queens Quay.

Edward Keenan argues that, however Union Station or Queens Quay are linked, the link should be funded adequately.

The Globe and Mail reports on how the arrival of rent control is leading to the early conversion of rental units to condos.

blogTO argues East Chinatown, at Broadview and Gerrard, is an up-and-coming neighbourhood.

East-end Toronto, from Leslieville to points east, definitely is up-and-coming. The Globe and Mail reports.

It looks like the Kirby GO Station was approved for political reasons, not because of actual local need. The Toronto Star reports.

Steve Munro notes that, on the 23rd, the TTC Overhead Shop will have an open house explaining the streetcars' pantograph.

In July, Torontoist looked at Toronto architect Eden Smith, connected to the Arts and Crafts Movement in Canada.

I am decidedly unimpressed by the marijuana dispensary owners who set their employees up for criminal charges.

Is the Ontario proposal for a licensed provincial marijuana retailer going to be economically viable? Maybe not. CBC reports.

Steve Munro looks at the new 509 Harboufront streetcars with their pantograph power collection units.

Edward Keenan makes a well-meaning call to Torontonians to stop speculating about the winner of the 2018 election. (Won't happen, alas.)

James Bow writes about the latest computer purchase he has made.

Far Outliers notes the scarily minimalist goals of the American occupation in early post-war Japan.

Lawyers, Guns and Money notes that The Nation is not exactly covering itself in glory with its pro-Putin coverage of late.

Drew Rowsome quite likes the new musical endeavours of Adore Delano.

Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel notes how stars--and which stars--make elements heavier than iron.

Transit Toronto notes the impending partial resumption of streetcar service on Queen Street.

Edward Keenan observes that Toronto is a city that, rather than plan, prefers to make deals.

Jennifer Pagliaro notes how recently departed planner Jennifer Keesmaat tried to stop the ill-judged Scarborough subway extension.

Steve Munro updates his readers on the slow progress on streetcar service on the Queensway.

blogTO has a photo essay looking at past demolition practice in Toronto. Who does it, and how?

The National Post's Victor Ferreira notes that CAMH will be driven from its College Street home by its landlord to make room for condos.

blogTO notes the site of a former heritage building at Yonge and Eglinton will become--surprise!--a condo site.

The Toronto Star's Ben Spurr notes the deputy mayor wants to encourage the TTC to buy future streetcars not from Bombardier.

Steve Munro looks in detail at the amended plan to give priority on King Street to mass transit.

Tricia Wood at Torontoist talks about ways the TTC can improve bus service, starting with better scheduling.

blogTO notes the ridiculous costs associated with Presto installation on TTC vehicles. Why are we using it?

The Toronto Star's Ben Spurr notes that the Ontario government is subsidizing the Union-Pearson Express to the tune of $C 11 per passenger. (This is an improvement.)

Steve Munro reports on the causes of and dynamics of noise generation on the 514 Cherry streetcar route.

CP24 notes that the City of Toronto has lost $C 5 million so far thanks to the flooding on the Toronto Islands, mostly from lost ferry revenue.

Alex Bozikovic notes in The Globe and Mail that the Toronto waterfront is going to receive more than a billion dollars in funding for flood protection.

Andrea Houston at Torontoist argues that anger is a perfectly appropriate response to the suffering and death of the homeless of Toronto.

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[BLOG] Fifteen Toronto links
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[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Peterborough, Kingston, Québec City, Detroit, Richmond
[URBAN NOTE] Ten Toronto links: politics, transit, pop culture, photos
[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Montréal, New York City, Brussels, Baghdad, Hiroshima
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[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: 1932 streetcar map, Oakwood, Graphic Arts, evictions, Lil Berete
[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: streetcars, the Well, TTC, noise, Quayside
[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: TTC, Bombardier, Lightspell, Harbord war memorials, Water Nymphs
[URBAN NOTE] Six Toronto links: King Street, neighbourhoods, winter, Bentway, Judith Merril
[URBAN NOTE] Four Toronto links: TTC routes, York Region, King Street, Church and Wellesley
[URBAN NOTE] Four transit notes: King Street, bike lanes, Toronto Islands ferries, Coach Terminal
[URBAN NOTE] Four Toronto notes: High Park Avenue, Union Station to Queens Quay, new condos
[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: East Chinatown, Leslieville and east, Kirby GO, TTC, Eden Smith
[URBAN NOTE] Four notes about politics and mass transit in Toronto
[BLOG] Some Sunday links
[URBAN NOTE] Four notes on mass transit struggles and poor planning and demolition in Toronto
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Entries tagged with streetcars

[BLOG] Fifteen Toronto links

[URBAN NOTE] Ten Toronto links

[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Peterborough, Kingston, Québec City, Detroit, Richmond

[URBAN NOTE] Ten Toronto links: politics, transit, pop culture, photos

[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Montréal, New York City, Brussels, Baghdad, Hiroshima

[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Niagara Falls, London, Québec City, Surrey, Onagawa

[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: TTC, London, maps, Eglinton and Dufferin, Ontario Place

[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: 1932 streetcar map, Oakwood, Graphic Arts, evictions, Lil Berete

[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: streetcars, the Well, TTC, noise, Quayside

[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: TTC, Bombardier, Lightspell, Harbord war memorials, Water Nymphs

[URBAN NOTE] Six Toronto links: King Street, neighbourhoods, winter, Bentway, Judith Merril

[URBAN NOTE] Four Toronto links: TTC routes, York Region, King Street, Church and Wellesley

[URBAN NOTE] Four transit notes: King Street, bike lanes, Toronto Islands ferries, Coach Terminal

[URBAN NOTE] Four Toronto notes: High Park Avenue, Union Station to Queens Quay, new condos

[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: East Chinatown, Leslieville and east, Kirby GO, TTC, Eden Smith

[URBAN NOTE] Four notes about politics and mass transit in Toronto

[BLOG] Some Sunday links

[URBAN NOTE] Four notes on mass transit struggles and poor planning and demolition in Toronto

[URBAN NOTE] Five notes on Toronto, including the condo explosion and TTC planning

[URBAN NOTE] Six Toronto links, from mass transit issues to flood risks to the plight of homeless

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