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Trans Texas Corridor Bites the Proverbial Dust
Source: TxDOT

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials announced Wednesday that, in response to citizen comments received during the environmental review of Trans-Texas Corridor-35, the department has recommended the No Action Alternative on the TTC-35 environmental study to the Fe …

Survey: Americans Are Strongly Opposed to the North American Union
Source: naturalnews.com

Americans are catching on to the North American Union scheme and voicing their opposition. The right wing grassroots organization, American Policy Center (APC), has just concluded a survey of one million American households.

Texans Protest Against Planned NAFTA Superhighway
Source: Raw Story

As Senators Clinton and Obama prepared to debate in their state, Texans were marching in protest over the NAFTA superhighway known as the Trans-Texas Corridor, or I-69, the primary purpose of which is to speed the delivery of goods coming in from Mexico to proposed inland ports.

Toronto: The No Pants Subway Ride (it's the Better Way)
Source: Toronto Star

Pranksters silently drop trousers on subway in Toronto and other cities in brazen bid for startled reactions [with photo]

Technology adds bells and whistles to Toronto transit
Source: The Globe and Mail

Technology is coming to the rescue of wait-weary transit users, Toronto Transit Commission chairman Adam Giambrone said yesterday, as he announced plans to spend more than $10-million on customer service improvements over the next two years.

Ambitious Urban Transit Plan for Toronto
Source: CBC

The Toronto Transit Commission is expected to announce a multibillion-dollar plan to build a network of dedicated streetcar and bus lines throughout the city.

Toronto transit workers end disruptive wildcat strike; issues left unresolved
Source: Yahoo! News

Some background information for my latest opinion column for those of you not familiar with Toronto's transportation system

The TTC Takes a Sick (of Work) Day

Toronto, I know you're pissed off at the TTC right now for taking an unscheduled sick day. We all saw it cough and look a little green on its way home from work last night.

TTC fuels up on soy to help clear the air.
Source: CNET News.com

Suncor Energy Products Inc. and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have teamed up to help clear the air in Toronto. An agreement has been reached for Suncor to supply biodiesel to the TTC's fleet of 1,491 buses. This sales agreement extends to December 2007.

Private bus service opens door to `the other way'
Source: Toronto Star

Forget health care; two-tiered transit could be coming to the Lakeshore/Humber Bay area of Toronto. That is, if the TTCs self-proclaimed monopoly doesn't shut it down.

Spacing Wire » The TTC and Google
Source: spacing.ca

The TTC on Google Transit = best move for TTC in a long time?

Cult of transit lovers
Source: Toronto Star

Unlike many of us who regard Toronto's streetcars and subway trains as merely a form of transportation, Bracken and Kufner are devoted to the city's public transit — the buses, the Red Rockets, the timetables, the numbers that identify each car or bus like a beloved's name.

York University Subway Extension is a Go
Source: transit.toronto.on.ca

Finally, the much-anticipated York University subway extension is officially going to be built with money earmarked by the provincial government. That's right, the provincial government is showing Toronto the money.

paved.ca :: your GTA roadmap: TTC distaste steals Leah McLaren spotlight
Source: paved.ca

TTC distaste steals Leah McLaren spotlight

Spacing Wire » St. Clair saved from Save Our St. Clair
Source: spacing.ca

"Word is leaking out that the TTC and the City have won the battle to start construction on the St. Clair right-of-way."

TTC Fares Rise Again April 1
Source: Toronto Star

From the article, "At a special meeting today, transit commissioners argued about how much to raise fares to cover a $16.5 million shortfall."

TTC - Toronto Transit Crisis

This is an editorial I wrote last December regarding a plan by Howard Moscoe to tax Toronto drivers to pay for the TTC.

Subway station as art gallery? TTC says they can't afford it.
Source: Toronto Star

The Toronto Public Space Committee wants to make Toronto buses, streetcars, subways and stations more pleasing to look at by replacing all the ads with pieces of art.

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