Tag Archives: streetcars

Corktown is getting their streetcar back

TTC officials confirmed the 514 Cherry streetcar’s return of full time service of at a community meeting with Corktown and Distillery District residents on June 27. The news was met with dismay by residents living near King and Sumach—but those ...

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Queen East parking, turning rules change to improve streetcar flow

The city is changing the peak-period parking and turning restrictions on some sections of Queen Street east of Parliament St. as well as along Broadview Ave. and Kingston Rd. to help minimize traffic congestion and improve the flow of streetcars ...

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CRBA agenda hijacked by streetcar problems

A local streetcar crisis overshadowed the agenda at the Corktown Residents’ and Business Association (CRBA) monthly meeting Nov. 1. Partway through the question period, Jason Mednick—a resident of the King/Sumach area (who would not disclose his name to The Bulletin ...

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John Sewell’s book and how he and friends saved Toronto (Video)

John Sewell provides an insider’s account of 12 years when Toronto was transformed by activist citizens and high-rise developments. By the mid-1990s Toronto was well on the way to being Canada’s laraget and most powerful city, but all this “progress” ...

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