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<title>samg</title>
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Sorry, ChesterPape, but as soon as you have TWO people going to the airport (which is often the case taking into account passengers or friends or well wishers), the cost is NOT competitive to a taxi ride. Also a $22 one way fare does NOTHING for the people who work at the airport and require transportation to and from EVERY work day. If we are going to be spending public money and tax breaks on this project, then I think it is necessary to shape it in a way that benefits as many people as possible and does the greatest public good AND takes into account the concerns of the Weston community. In it's current state, Blue22 seems to fall far short of that.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c356528</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:26:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Chester Pape</title>
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Yes that's the idea, $22 or more dollars each way is still WAY cheaper than a taxi or a limo or more than 24 hours on airport parking (which is $28 a day now) and cost competitive with the airport express bus service. 

If one compares Blue 22 with what they have in Paris or Zurich or Philadelphia or Newark to NYC it's very similar and there is pent up demand for something like this. One of the complaints is that it only goes to Union but frankly, that's OK, not so much for leisure travellers but for incoming business travel and arriving tourists the demand is there and it really will reduce a lot of one way taxi rides (remember, Mississuaga licensed taxis FROM the airport aren't allowed to pick up return fares in the city, and vice versa) 

The idea of extending the Eglinton crosstown to the airport is attractive and will help the leisure traveller more but it doesn't really help the business traveller. 

What's really needed is a station at or very close to the airport where it can become part of a regional rail system (i.e. GO). There has been a suggestion of a station that would serve the airport and Woodbine racetrack and the developments around it soon to come, on the Georgtown GO line. This would require extending the current airport tramway which is apparently a non trival proposition since the geniuses at the GTAA picked a technology (cable car style) that can't be further extended easily.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c356485</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:11:53 PST</pubDate>
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<title>samg</title>
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Is the pricing for Blue22 still $20 one way from the airport to Union station? If so, who other than a very very small slice of potential users will this service actually be benefiting? And how many vehicles will it be keeping off the road? I'm not from Weston but I think the Weston community has some very legitimate concerns about this project.  And I think that given that a good chunk of public money/tax breaks will end up being used for this project -- which could actually be used towards other transit projects with more significant benefits to the public. Too bad that the fast-tracked environmental assessment process seems designed to avoid addressing some very serious concerns about this project.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c356208</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:01:09 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Chester Pape</title>
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There is plenty wrong with the Blue 22 idea and one hopes that it dies on the vine and the money and effort goes instead into building the Eglinton crosstown and extending it the tiny extra distance onto the airport property. 

That said the Weston crowd has a serious case of cranial/rectal inversion, I remember when Blue 22 was first announced their spokesperson saying on "Metro Morning" that nobody has been asking for nor is there a need for better transit to the Airport, I just about did a spit take, of course Andy "no hard questions" didn't challenge that assertion. Blue 22 or not those crossings will disappear in order to improve GO service so it's a rather pointless arguement.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c355240</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:12:07 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Trev</title>
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Ahock? Let's try shock. Sheesh. :(]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c354465</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:58 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Trev</title>
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Well, the Leafs won Saturday. The spirit of ahock in that point is absolutely justified, though :)]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c354461</link>
<guid>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c354461</guid>
<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:53 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Gloria</title>
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What does gentrification mean? A fresh coat of paint? ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c354443</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:38:22 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Z</title>
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i grew up in weston, and if you're a resident of the old town (the ones who are concerned) they're blocking the easiest way to get to weston rd, particularly on foot. by car what does it matter, after all? but if you don't drive you would have had to walk quite a bit out of your way to get where you needed to go.
not that i'm arguing, i think it's a good idea, put in some kind of overhead foot bridge and you're set, really. 
i have no sympathy for motorists.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c354040</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:10:05 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Steve</title>
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In yet another way that "Seinfeld" has ruined me (well, not ruined me, but, you know)
When I saw the above photo, "Polar Bear Dip"...first thing I thought of, 
"Oh, sure, an intervention...we have those all the time...we say, what, you don't wanna be a polar bear no more?"

Someday, I need to run a C:\>delete *.useless -trivia
from my brain: - )

That sh*t looks cold!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c353878</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:33:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher King</title>
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Regarding the Blue 22 Line in Weston:
Give me a frickin' break regarding these residents concerns about the train blocking traffic down certain roads.
It's all of four roads. Queen, King, Church and one other that I cannot remember, and none of them are truly necessary to get onto Weston Road.
Most folks can drive down to Lawrence West, and use the underpass there to bypass the trains.
They're not the first town to have this happen. It happened to my family when Autoroute 20 replaced the route 2 in Montreal, preventing us from getting to the mall at the bottom of our street since there was now an onramp in the way.
Get over it!!!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c353656</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:53:55 PST</pubDate>
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<title>_V</title>
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How is residents fixing up Michael's Meat & Deli gentrification?  If anything, I'd say what they were doing is any neighbourhood's best chance to avoid chains from creeping in - help small, local businesses remain appealing, up to date and, you know - in business.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/01/morning_brew_january_5_2009/#c353124</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:59:55 PST</pubDate>
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