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Don't blame bikes: an intersectional analysis of what really causes Toronto traffic
City Hall Watcher #309: Guest contributor Damien Moule returns with a look at what's really responsible for our traffic woes. It's not bike lanes. Plus…
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Don't blame bikes: an intersectional analysis of what really causes Toronto traffic
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Police budget on the rise, rideshare licenses may get capped (again), Hotel X2 faces uncanny delay
The week at Toronto City Hall for December 9 to 13, featuring a whole lot of proposed police spending, a report on rideshare wages — and a rideshare cap…
Dec 6
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Police budget on the rise, rideshare licenses may get capped (again), Hotel X2 faces uncanny delay
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Lobbyists bring the noise and perhaps the funk
City Hall Watcher #308: Lobbyist Watch for November 2024, featuring notes about Live Nation lobbying, noise-fighting tech, an imminent ride-share report…
Dec 2
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November 2024
'Tis the season for another police budget debate
City Hall Watcher #307: A new hiring plan could send Toronto's police budget past the $1.5 billion mark — will we get our money's worth? Plus, Survey…
Nov 25
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'Tis the season for another police budget debate
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Police celebrate hiring plan, City trucks recommended for retrofit, a plan for safe shelters
The week at Toronto City Hall for November 25 to 29, featuring a growing police budget, a Vision Zero update, councillor parking passes, pot hole…
Nov 22
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Police celebrate hiring plan, City trucks recommended for retrofit, a plan for safe shelters
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Council attempts to cycle through bike lane blockage
City Hall Watcher #306: Your complete Toronto Council meeting recap for November 2024
Nov 18
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Matt Elliott
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Council attempts to cycle through bike lane blockage
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Council opposes Ford's bike lane busting bill, renoviction rules coming, Don Trail problems
The Week at Toronto City Hall for November 18 to 22, featuring school vaccination rate stats, council decisions on renovictions and provincial…
Nov 15
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Matt Elliott
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Council opposes Ford's bike lane busting bill, renoviction rules coming, Don Trail problems
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How many people commute by bike in Toronto? More than Doug Ford thinks
City Hall Watcher #305: Premier Doug Ford says just 1% of people in Toronto ride a bike — in some neighbourhoods, the percentage is more than ten times…
Nov 11
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How many people commute by bike in Toronto? More than Doug Ford thinks
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How Don Valley West was won, Mayor fights Ford, Council funds FIFA, police review use of force
The Week at Toronto City Hall for November 11 through 15, featuring a preview of the November 2024 Council meeting, firearm stats from the police board…
Nov 8
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How Don Valley West was won, Mayor fights Ford, Council funds FIFA, police review use of force
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Election stressing you out? Try the soothing sounds of Lobbyist Watch
City Hall Watcher #304: Lobbyist Watch looks at the aftermath of an island airport debate, some hotel tax lobbying, recycled chopsticks and more
Nov 4
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Matt Elliott
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Election stressing you out? Try the soothing sounds of Lobbyist Watch
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October 2024
The slow process to snap streetcar door speedsters
City Hall Watcher #303: The long wait for camera enforcement on streetcars, the planning department gazes into the mirror, and the high cost of…
Oct 28
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The slow process to snap streetcar door speedsters
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Doug Ford says he wants data on bike lanes — the good news is we've got lots
City Hall Watcher #302: Does anyone use Toronto's bike lanes? Do they cause apocalyptic traffic? Can you ride a bike in Toronto's arctic winters? Here's…
Oct 21
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Doug Ford says he wants data on bike lanes — the good news is we've got lots
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