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I think it's a bit odd for the province to upload the subway system. If the primary motive is to get their way on planning, seems like the conservatives could simply plan by decree and let the city continue to absorb the cost of operating it. A good reason to upload planning and operations would...

It's definitely an uphill battle. keesmaat's campaign depends on anger directed at the provincial Tories, and her superior speaking abilities. Both of these are immutable facts. Hell, I'm a better public speaker then Tory, and keesmaat is actually a great speaker. The question is whether it's...

It's well kown that JK fought against the subway plan. And also true that when it became apparent that the subway was a done deal, she came up with the current comprise that included the extension of the Eglinton LRT east. Given how important compromise is in politics I don't see any of this as...

I've been very enthusiastic about streetcar rights-of-way since living and working near King a decade ago. The current implementation of the pilot felt like the least they could do, full of bad compromises. Today I rode the streetcar both ways on a business day, is it, three weeks since it was...

My main complaint about Tory is good absolute refusal to increase property taxes after making (mostly) reasonable spending promises. The reason I side with him anyway is that the province, Wynne included, invested years in convincing Torontonians of the need for revenue tools for transit, and...

I'm very disappointed that Luminato is not coming back to the Hearn this year *at all*, apparently. Not even as one of many venues. I haven't seen any official statements about Unsound, but to me that suggests it will also not be returning.

I am a Liberal Party member and long-time apologist for the Provincial Liberals, and I think it is embarrassing and hypocritical of them to spend a decade pushing for "revenue tools" and then not only offer nothing, but also prevent the city from taking the heat for a controversial decision to...

Street parking should make Car2go more convenient, but I wonder if they will regret this change. So far the results seem to be quiet chaotic... more people taking advantage of street parking than not. I picked up a car last night on Saint Clair in a zone which requires you to pay for parking...

Obviously we aren't too 100% but I noticed: A clear shift in their advertising which was completely random before, and is generally on brand now. Also more standardization in one off notices about construction which would have been scribbled with a sharpie. And a whole bunch of new signs for...

I assume Andy Byford is behind the signage standardization. I love how they just went ahead and standardized across the board, signage, advertising, announcements, etc. No consultants or expensive rebrand project, just get it done.

Just spent a couple hours exploring Union station, including TTC, up express, presto, new streetcars and path expansion. Details aside, I find the whole thing quite inspiring. It's cool that it all comes together in this one spot. Frankly the Union station renovation crept up on me a bit, I...

I think fusion vs classic Chinese is a relevant distinction if you are trying to understand why there are so many restaurants in Toronto that charge $100+ per plate and the only ones that seem Chinese are self-consciously doing a fusion with French cuisine. After posting, though, I noticed that...

Maybe it's unfair not to call Susur/Lee a Chinese restaurant but to me it is fusion....

I have been to at least one place in Markham that is classy, I think it's this one (or close enough) https://www.yelp.ca/biz/spring-villa-chinese-cuisine-markham That said I haven't been to or heard any Chinese restaurant that reached the level of decadence of Susur, America, Bymark, etc. This...

I got on the French's bandwagon because of all the publicity. I'm sure it's tough to be impartial but I find it more tomato-y and substantial. I still have a nearly-empty bottle of Heinz so I can make the direct comparison. Heinz is lighter red, bordering on translucent, while French's is a...

Thai, Japanese and Indian suffer a bit because they are so popular. It's pretty easy to make money selling those cuisines regardless of quality so we have a lot of bad ones. To me that isn't a reason to dismiss them, though, if you do your research you can get excellent Thai, Japanese and Indian...

I guess the transit mall on King is more compelling because of the volume on the King line, but I hope that if it's successful we will see the concept eventually expand to include Queen.

Discussion about the high cost of subway construction in the US: https://pedestrianobservations.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/us-rail-construction-costs/ Surprisingly according to the latest figures the York subway cost about $372 million CAD per kilometer (I'll decline to adjust according to the...

I would like to nominate butter chicken roti. Also the globe thinks they have identified Toronto-style pizza. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/meet-torontos-new-masters-of-the-pizza/article26760501/

I experienced something like this living on a newly created street in Toronto, Joe Schuster Way, in a new development between Queen and King east of Dufferin. For a couple years those streets had no parking restrictions. Apparently they wouldn't implement restrictions until after the street had...