#toronto-transit

#toronto-transit

The emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital was built to care for about 150 patients a day, but now sees more than 300 patients daily, amounting to about 107,000 patients last year in a space designed for 50,000 annually.

The expansion draft will have two rounds, with 12 total picks per round alternating between the Fire and Tempo, and will follow a snake format, meaning that after choosing 12th, the draft will 'snake' back around and the Tempo will also select 13th.

"This project is symbolic of what we've done over the last 12 years, reshaping the streets and the city," Christophe Najovski, the city's deputy mayor in charge of green spaces, stated during the opening ceremony.

The buses in La París de Sudamérica evolved out of a system of taxis, and each route is run by a separate company to this day.

The province is expanding its tow truck zones starting April 1 to restrict more sections of Ontario's highways to contracted companies approved by the Ministry of Transportation. This change aims to improve safety and streamline the towing process.

The Greenbelt, an over 800,000-hectare ecologically sensitive zone around the Greater Golden Horseshoe, was created in 2005. It provides environmental protection and specifies where development should not occur.

I just moved here like a year ago and pretty much everyone I asked told me to not sit, so I don't sit. Plastic works just because it's easier to clean. Other transit systems, most recently in Seattle, have shifted away from fabric seats, citing complaints about cleanliness.

The MTA is replacing aging trains that have been running since the 1980s. More than 2,300 subway cars will be purchased, replacing nearly a third of the current subway fleet.

Sharon Bollenbach, executive director for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Secretariat, emphasizes the city's commitment to ensuring a positive experience for visitors, residents, and businesses during the event.

Coun. Josh Matlow expressed concerns about the TTC's planning, stating, 'If plans are coming together close to kickoff, the TTC may need to scramble to fix things.' He emphasized the need for transparency in transportation planning.

Gridlock is costing our economy billions of dollars every year and robbing Ontario drivers of valuable time and quality of life. He added the changes would help keep drivers moving across the province.

There's no one solution to fix the city's gridlock, Toronto's new chief congestion officer says as he finishes up his first week on the job. Andrew Posluns sat down with CBC Toronto on Friday to discuss the freshly created role, noting there's no magic bullet that will address the city's congestion. There are a lot of factors that feed into congestion, he said. We need to do everything we can in order to be able to mitigate and address the congestion challenges that arise.