Posts Tagged ‘transit’

TTC strike means one angry city

TTC strike means one angry city

By W. Andrew Powell • Apr 25th, 2008 • Category: Rants

Methinks the people most delighted to see a Toronto Transit Commission strike, which was just announced 30 minutes ago, is Citytv. Seriously, the news has only been on since 11:00 PM and they have announced the breaking news 4 or 5 times already.



Suffering the TTC

Suffering the TTC

By W. Andrew Powell • Nov 29th, 2007 • Category: Rants

There are very few days in the year when I’m not on the TTC at least once. On a regular basis I spend at least 40 minutes on a streetcar or in the subway, and I have to say, there are also few days where I don’t have issues with the TTC. For one thing, [...]



Shall we jam?

Shall we jam?

By W. Andrew Powell • Nov 6th, 2007 • Category: Rants

The New York Times has an excellent little article on how some people in the U.S. have started using cell phone jammers, which really made me laugh a little. As far as I know the devices are illegal in Canada, just like they are in the U.S., but the idea of being able to flick [...]