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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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Ford blocks bike lanes, glossy plans for the economy and culture, water meters break bad
The week at Toronto City Hall for October 21 to 25, featuring broken water meters, glossy plans for culture and the economy, dangerous dog numbers and…
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After some turbulence, Council lands on airport compromise
City Hall Watcher #301: Your complete recap of the October 2024 meeting of Toronto City Council
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Island airport gets some runway, vacant tax isn't vacated, AG finds parks staff parked
The week at Toronto City Hall for October 14 to October 18, featuring audits on park maintenance and online payments, plus news on the island airport…
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Three hundred issues, more lobbyists
City Hall Watcher #300: Celebrate a milestone at City Hall Watcher with LOBBYIST WATCH, featuring island airport lobbying, rental incentives, traffic…
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September 2024

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