Toronto is a ‘city state’ and needs to start acting like it; TTC using ‘gap trains’ to improve service on busiest subway line; Petition to bring back GO bus service to York’s Keele campus tops 11,000 names; and more news:

Toronto is a ‘city state’ and needs to start acting like it: Richard Florida (Toronto Star)

If Doug Ford honours his campaign promises, Ontario’s deficit monster will grow to $18.7 billion next year (Financial Post)

TTC using ‘gap trains’ to improve service on busiest subway line (Toronto Star)

TTC, police say viral bus-surfing stunt could have had deadly consequences (Globe and Mail)

Petition to bring back GO bus service to York’s Keele campus tops 11,000 names (Toronto Star)

Toronto condo buyers go all-in (Globe and Mail)

Global news from our sister site, SkyriseCities.com:

101-Storey Vista Tower Taking Shape in Chicago (Chicago)

AVLI on Atlantic Rising Fast in Inglewood (Calgary)

City Seeking Public Input on Royal Gardens Improvement Plan (Edmonton)

Cascade at the Pier Reaches Completion in North Vancouver (Vancouver)