Matt Elliott

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2017

Beautiful skylines, squirrel statues, goats and a profound love of Toronto Metro Welcome to Toronto's golden age of transit Metro Scarborough subway escapes scrutiny despite mistakes and missteps Metro With tax hikes off the table, Toronto city hall considers... fundraising Metro Before locking down city hall, politicians need to think about who they’re locking out Metro The time for time-based TTC transfers is now Metro Overhaul will have Toronto commuters crying 'long live the new King' Metro Austerity, status quo or city building: It's time for Toronto voters to pick a path Metro Why a 'zombie law' won't stop the 'killing and maiming' happening on Toronto streets Metro Toronto's 'city of the future' is being built next to a relic of our past Metro Enough with the data, we already know bike lanes work Metro Here's a safety tip for pedestrians and cyclists— walk or ride to City Hall Metro Toronto still playing catch up on car sharing — even as usage explodes Metro Woodbine bike lane opponents should look to the record Metro Tory's road to re-election runs straight through downtown Toronto Metro On booze and pot, Toronto could stand to chill out Metro Chief planner's replacement must carry the same torch for Toronto Metro Margaret Atwood and her fellow Annex alarmists must learn to share Metro Toronto police choose authority over visibility Metro Seeking relief from the property tax corkscrew Metro Streets are for people: Toronto deserves a permanent pedestrian street Metro Chrome cows, giant ducks, robot battles: Let’s embrace weirdness in our cities Metro Toronto Island is open, summer starts today Metro For safer streets, getting an Ontario driver’s license should be harder Metro Fact check: Giorgio Mammoliti is just plain wrong to call downtown Torontonians moochers Metro Halifax could have been home — but wasn’t: Matt Elliott on why Toronto is better Metro Toronto's Twitter bike cop a 'crucial' part of evolution into great cycling city Metro When politicians play nice, projects like the Port Lands are born Metro Go ahead, embrace construction: Toronto is fortunate to be a growing city Metro Technologically speaking, Toronto can't afford to keep living in the past Metro Wynne isn’t coming with cash, so Tory should demand new city powers Metro Toronto drivers are loud, cyclists and pedestrians should be too Metro Toronto’s transit problem isn’t about money — it’s about priorities Metro Toronto's cost-cutting council is not ready for climate change Metro Why is our boom town such a bust? Matt Elliott wants to know Metro Toronto needs hard infrastructure to produce real Vision Zero results Metro No hope for social housing found in Kathleen Wynne's budget Metro Ontario's budget shouldn't pass up golden opportunity on transit Metro Five reasons why Toronto is clearly better than Vancouver Metro At long last, Toronto has championship hopes — revel in it Metro Why we should give up on the detached home dream Metro John Tory's appeal for provincial help gets drowned out by his politics Metro It's time for Toronto's wealthy to step up for the city Metro Federal budget makes transit more expensive, and that's not what Toronto needs Metro Politicians finally say they'll prioritize tenants, and it's about time Metro Toronto's unique shops and concert halls are vanishing, but we can fix that Metro City halls need to match the fast pace of city life Metro Pity Toronto's poor, neglected streetcar riders Metro The OMB, while imperfect, helps protect Toronto against NIMBYism Metro Three ways to make sure Toronto's King Street overhaul doesn't get screwed up Metro It's time to strengthen Toronto’s sanctuary city pledge Metro Do Toronto city council a favour and buy yourself a house Metro Power to the cities: Wynne’s reversal on road tolls shows why cities need more power Metro Wynne's turnabout on road tolls is a betrayal Metro The campaign promise John Tory should consider trashing Metro A word to the wise from Toronto: activism works Metro Ep. 16: A very special episode Metro Instead of new powers for the TTC, how about super powers? Metro 2017 is the year John Tory needs to leave the phrase 'war on cars' behind Metro