March 18th, 2008
Tuesday’s headlines
By Monika Warzecha // 5 Comments
TTC
• Ottawa to present $303M for TTC hybrid buses [ Toronto Star ]
• TTC pass proposal divides campus [ Toronto Star ]
• Funds to be freed for 400 hybrid buses [ Globe and Mail ]
CITY HALL
• Tibetan-Canadians protest Chinese crackdown; Miller to go ahead with trade mission to China [ Globe and Mail ]
• GTA cities go solo on silk road to China [ Toronto Star ]
• Miller plans China trip [ Toronto Sun ]
TORONTO CENTRE
• Rae, Hall Findlay breeze to by-election wins in Toronto [ CBC.ca ]
• Liberals win Toronto by-elections [ Toronto Star ]
• Bob Rae wins Toronto riding [ Toronto Sun ]
MISCELLANEOUS
• Poor urban planning to blame for violence [ National Post ]
• Big wheels on Broadway turn scene a messy brown [ Toronto Star ]
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The U-Pass idea is bullshit. Someone who lives right next to the school would have no choice but to pay $600/year for the transit pass, whether it gets used or not.
At least get your facts straight. The U-Pass is $480 for the academic year. That's an amazing deal. Even if a person lives close to campus. Virtually everyone uses the TTC or would use the TTC if it weren't as expensive as it is now. This makes it affordable. Maybe a few won't use it but they're the rare exception. I can't wait til I get to vote in Yes to a U-Pass at Ryerson!
Jacob,
Do you think school is the only place students travel to?
Every insular U of T student could use some incentive to actually explore the city they live in instead of holing up in their residence rooms.
If student's unions were looking for a reason to reject the U-Pass proposal, one would think that it's cost relative to other transit systems would be reason enough.
Have you considered including updates wrt to the trial of the three Army guys who beat up and killed a homeless guy in Moss Park? It seems like it ought to be a public space issue. MP can be a strange place.
Comment by Brad J.
March 18, 2008 | 9:39 am