On Friday, January 2, the Toronto Star published an op-ed titled “To fix transit in Toronto, we need to embrace a simple idea: subways subways subways.” The author of that article, blogger and transit advocate Reece Martin, provocatively uses the words of controversial late mayor Rob Ford to advocate for his preferred solution to Toronto’s transit woes: building more subways. On Saturday, January 3, CBC Toronto published a story titled “Scarborough residents say they’re being left out of transit improvements in the city.” In it, reporter Olivia Piercey quotes several local advocates, including the president of a local residents’ association, who want to see more subways in the city’s east end as well as the construction of the Eglinton East LRT, which would connect Kennedy Station with Guildwood GO Station, University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus and the Malvern neighbourhood. Mayor Ford, along with his brother, Doug, was obsessed with the idea of a “war on the car.” During his short term in office, Mayor Ford moved to rip out cycling infrastructure in Downtown Toronto and on two Scarborough roads, raised TTC fares, reduced bus service, and even ordered TTC buses pulled from regular service to pick up the high school football team he was coaching in 2012.
Author: Sean Marshall
Published at: 2026-01-05 23:23:53
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