Eglinton Connects Archives

Eglinton Connects not all it’s cracked up to be

April 8, 2016May 9, 2018 Town Crier staff Eglinton Connects, Eglinton2020

Eglinton Connects is a sham. The very week Mr. Taranu’s op-ed appeared, the mayor announced the subway could not be extended to Richmond Hill until the relief line is built because the Yonge line is already overcrowded as far north as York Mills.

Opinion VIEWS

The case for funding Eglinton Connects

March 1, 2016August 1, 2017 John Taranu Eglinton Connects, Eglinton2020

Remember Eglinton Connects? Back in 2014, after two years of extensive public consultation, the Eglinton Connects project won unanimous approval from city council and praise from critics and engineers.

Eglinton Way BIA board chair Maureen Sirois, left, and executive director Monique Drepaul

BUSINESS

BIA plans how to survive Eglinton LRT mess

June 9, 2014June 15, 2014 Ann Ruppenstein Business Improvement Areas, Crosstown, Eglinton Connects, Metrolinx

A hip marketing campaign is one of several initiatives the Eglinton Way BIA is planning to keep merchants thriving until the dust settles on Crosstown LRT construction.

NEWS