Is wood the new steel and concrete?; New City of Toronto rules have no mandatory in-car training for Uber and Lyft drivers; Automation will mean the end of an unusual, but effective, safety practice on the TTC’s Yonge line; and more news:

Is wood the new steel and concrete? (Globe and Mail)

New City of Toronto rules have no mandatory in-car training for Uber and Lyft drivers (Toronto Star)

Automation will mean the end of an unusual, but effective, safety practice on the TTC’s Yonge line (Globe and Mail)

Highway TRAP: Why is air pollution so high in North Toronto? (Toronto.com)

Brampton upping efforts to plant one million trees by 2040 (Toronto Star)

Toronto council to consider help for small business on Eglinton (Toronto.com)

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