Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe area media report on public transit issues today.

Greater Toronto Area

• Canadian Press article, “GO Transit to hike fares, starting February 18” (from the Globe and Mail website), here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “GO Transit fare increase approved”, here.
• CP24 report, “Pickets continue as YRT strike enters 12th week”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Transit fares GOing up following Metrolinx vote”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Karen Stinz goes undercover, poses as TTC worker for TV”, here.
• National Post article, “GO Transit gets green light to raise fares by 30¢-40¢ per ride”, here.
• National Post article, “Toronto’s 2011 budget balancing act”, here.
• OpenFile Toronto post, “Toronto’s latest transit possible villain: Dalton McGuinty (again!)”, here.
• OpenFile Toronto post, “Is Metrolinx planning to put Toronto’s bus terminal out of business?”, here.
• OpenFile Toronto post, “Coming soon to a TTC near you: less of a dull commute”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “Prepare to pay more: Fare increase approved”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “More about the fare hike: You bet this will be approved”, here.
• Spacing Toronto post, “Expect Drummond’s report to muddle Ford’s transit plans”, here.
• Torontoist post, “LEAF brings a bit of wilderness to the TTC”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Scene: No-Pants Subway Ride 2012”, here.
• Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “Rob Ford inspires local citizens — to try to bring Transit City back”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “GO fares head north”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Toronto budget: What was saved and what was sacrificed”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC boss goes undercover”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Metrolinx approves GO Transit fare hike”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• Guelph Mercury article, “Growing pains for altered Guelph Transit system”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Rough start to week for Kitchener GO train riders”, here.