Toronto city council votes in favour of budget, ushering in property tax levy, big spending on transit; Roughly 1 in 5 renters in Mississauga and Brampton living in overcrowded housing; Just who is the face of the TTC these days?; and more news:

Ontario government admits new licence plates have a visibility issue (Toronto Star)

Toronto city council votes in favour of budget, ushering in property tax levy, big spending on transit (Globe and Mail)

Roughly 1 in 5 renters in Mississauga and Brampton living in overcrowded housing: Study (Toronto Star)

FOMO has returned to the Toronto housing market (Globe and Mail)

Becoming Toronto: Jerome Markson and the Making of a City (Azure)

LORINC: Just who is the face of the TTC these days? (Spacing Toronto)

Eglinton Crosstown LRT Chronology (Steve Munro)

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