LEASED: 373 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto

373 Victoria Park Avenue - LEASED

Open Concept Upper Beaches Semi-Detached Home Has Lovely Traditional Wood Trim And Updated Modern Kitchen With Granite Countertop, Lots Of Storage, Hardwood Floors On Main And Second Levels, Recent Broadloom Carpet In Master Bedroom, Renovated 1.5 Baths. Three Bedrooms Plus Finished Basement Recreation Room. Enclosed Porch, Walk-Out To Rear Deck And Fenced Yard. Mutual Drive… Read More

SOLD: 10 Enroutes Street, Toronto

10 Enroutes St.

Gorgeous, Modern 3 Bedroom Upper Beach Estates Semi-Detached House, Single Car Garage & Long Private Drive. Large Fenced Yard With Patio Area For Entertaining. Hardwood Floors In Living Room. Eat-In Kitchen, Granite Countertop, Stainless Steel Appliances, Lots Of Storage Space. Master Suite On 3rd Floor Has Walk-In Closet & Ensuite Bath With Soaker Tub. 2nd… Read More

Episode 398 – New Toronto Streetcar Facility

Episode 398 - New Toronto Streetcar Facility

The City of Toronto is building a maintenance and storage yard at the corner of Leslie St and Lakeshore Blvd in the Beaches for new streetcars which are expected to be in service in 2013.  George O’Neill believes this addition to the area will help ensure streetcar service remains great in the eastern part of… Play Video

TTC breaks single-day ridership record

Transit officials don’t know what, if anything attracted so many people to the system on the record breaking day.

The prospect of longer waits and more crowded buses next year doesn’t appear to be discouraging riders from flocking to the TTC right now. On Sept. 15, the TTC saw a record 1.71 million rides on a single day. It was the fifth time this year that the TTC exceeded the Oct. 27, 2010, record… Read More

Two more Ford allies reject his Port Lands vision

Two more Ford allies reject his Port Lands vision

Mayor Rob Ford is facing revolt over his Port Lands plan, with two more prominent allies joining Councillor Jaye Robinson in saying they will not vote to grab control from Waterfront Toronto. Michelle Berardinetti, like Robinson a member of Ford’s executive, and TTC Chair Karen Stintz both said Thursday they want the intergovernmental agency to hasten… Read More

TTC riders could pay more for badly cut service

The TTC will forgo adding to its current order of the newly introduced Toronto Rocket subway trains to save some money in the capital budget.

There’s no 10-cent fare hike actively under discussion — yet. But the TTC’s chief executive is warning that transit riders should probably brace for sardine-like conditions on the buses and the possibility of higher ticket prices in the New Year. Gary Webster said a fare increase is probably unavoidable, given that the transit system still… Read More

Episode 397 – The Biggest Lots in Upper Beach

Episode 397 - The Biggest Lots in Upper Beach

George O’Neill shows the backyard of one of the largest lots in Upper Beach Estates at 40 Enroutes Street in Toronto. The Upper Beach Estates is a lovely enclave of about 300 homes built less than 10 years ago just south of Danforth Avenue, between Victoria Park Avenue and Main Street in Toronto. George O’Neill… Play Video

New streetcars mean more face time

TTC's new streetcars

Leave the nail clippers at home and create a personal space bubble with headphones or your smart phone. That is GO train rider Cindy Smith’s advice to TTC commuters, soon to be confronted with a dramatically different seating plan on the city’s new streetcars — one that will afford them a closer, more direct view… Read More

TTC seeks art consultant for LRT line

TTC seeks art consultant for LRT line

TTC seeks highly qualified consultant to choose art for the planned Eglinton Crosstown LRT line. Candidate must work closely with local artists, engineers and project staff. Two-year contract pays up to $420,000. In an environment of shrinking government budgets, the TTC and Metrolinx are taking what some may view as a bold step in hiring… Read More

Are predictable TTC fare hikes a good idea?

Moderate, routine fare hikes are preferable to service cuts when things are on the upswing for the TTC, argues one transit advo

Let’s get this straight: Pro-car Mayor Rob Ford has told the TTC it can’t hike fares to solve its budget problems. Meantime the city’s leading transit advocate is calling a fare freeze “madness” given the system’s operating challenges. Streetcar crusader and transit blogger Steve Munro believes predictable, moderate fare increases are preferable to service cuts,… Read More