TheTigerMaster
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We're in agreement. At this point my only concern is SELRT. ML needs to push it through before the next election. As we know, the speculation is that they've been looking into fastracking funding for the line.
The LRTs are out of municipalities touch now I think, so I don't worry about the fall election affecting it. (in 2010 the TTC still had control of the projects, and the province let the city take control of the Scarborough subway) I do worry about Hudak a bit though.
My bad. I should have clarified that it was a potential 2015 provincial election that I was worried about. I'd like to see SELRT underway before then.
http://stevemunro.ca/?p=9218#commentsSteve: My understanding is that Sheppard is on the back burner thanks to pressure from the Scarborough Liberal Caucus, and I suspect Finch is in a similar position. While Metrolinx may be doing work on these projects, nothing politically is going to happen until the status of the government at Queen’s Park is settled with an election.
Steve: My understanding is that Sheppard is on the back burner thanks to pressure from the Scarborough Liberal Caucus, and I suspect Finch is in a similar position. While Metrolinx may be doing work on these projects, nothing politically is going to happen until the status of the government at Queen’s Park is settled with an election.
There is also the 58A Malton bus that goes to the airport from some subway station next to the "poor man's" Yorkdale that just lost its Zellers.The secret Toronto airport express bus
Read More: http://spacing.ca/toronto/2014/02/19/the-secret-toronto-airport-express-bus/
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- In Montreal, the bus to the airport was introduced in 2010 with a major ad campaign. The bus — numbered 747 — is painted brightly with the image of an airplane. As the bus makes its way through downtown Montreal and onto the highway toward Trudeau International, it becomes a moving billboard advertising itself as a viable transit option to the airport.
- And why is the TTC bus to the airport so secret anyways? It definitely affirms my suspicions that Toronto is thoroughly an Insider’s city. We Torontonians like our secrets. Our gems are accessible, but you’ve got to find them yourself. We have a great ravine system, but its trails remains largely unmarked. And just try to make your way through the PATH system for the first time.
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Agreed, the whole article seemed rather over-dramatic.Not really sure how much more publicity it could get and, unlike Montreal, it is actually nota bus that goes directly from downtown. It runs from the airport to a subway station (or stations if you take the, rather slow, 58A).