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

Greater Toronto Area

• All Fired Up in the Big Smoke post, “Numbers Without Meaning”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Ford allies backtrack on some budget cuts”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “Police officer hurt as cruiser hits bus”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “Viva buses rolling again on Yonge Street as YRT strike continues”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “Executive committee OK’s amended 2012 budget, capital spending plans”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “Police officer hurt in crash with TTC bus”, here.
• CP24 report, “Bigger buses headed to busy York Region route”, here.
• CP24 report, “Police officer injured in crash with TTC bus”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “York Transit strikers block buses at Finch terminal”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “Police officer injures leg in collision with bus”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Executive committee blunts budget cuts”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, “Ontario mulls cashing in with new Toronto casino”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Eglinton-Lawrence residents voice opinion about budget cuts”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “NDP leader hosts transit round table”, here.
• National Post column, “OK, maybe it’s time to lighten up on the TTC just a little bit”, here.
• National Post article, “Toronto officer injured after crashing into TTC bus”, here.
• NOW article, “Budget breakaway”, here.
• The Grid article, “How Rob Ford has started a bonfire with taxpayers’ cash”, here.
• The Grid article, “Protest pays off on city budget”, here.
• Torontoist post, “Executive Committee considers reversing several proposed budget cuts”, here.
• Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “Could a penny-pinching Queen’s Park force the Eglinton Crosstown above ground?”, here.
• Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “Toronto Board of Trade jumps on the Ford-criticizing bandwagon”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “York Region boosts Yonge buses as strike drags on”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Toronto budget: Ford allies reject proposed cuts to arts and library”, here.
• Toronto Star’s “The Goods” post, “Proposed budget cuts hit poorest neighbourhoods hardest: Social Planning Council”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC investigating driver accused of eating chocolate bar”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC driver penalized for snacking”, here.
• Toronto Stararticle, “Charges laid as man exposes himself on TTC subway”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Stick to property tax hike, Mayor urges”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Mayor Rob Ford’s speech to the executive committee”, here.
• Toronto Suneditorial, “Ford’s allies need a spine”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Transit challenge proves to be, well, a challenge”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC bus driver in trouble over chocolate bar”, here.
• TTCriders.ca post, “It’s time for one last push to save TTC service”, here.
• YorkRegion.com article, “YRT beefing up buses on Yonge Street”, here.
• YorkRegion.com article, “YRT readies for next generation”, here.
• YorkRegion.com article, “Thornhill residents rage over Centre St. construction”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• gokw.org post, “Updates: Kitchener Transit hub not until 2015 and GO fare increase coming February 18”, here.
• Guelph Mercury post, “Transit glitches being addressed, city says”, here.
• Hamilton Spectator article, “Strike or lockout days away for city’s bus drivers”, here.
• Niagara Advance article, “NOTL rolls out transit proposal”, here.
• Niagara Advance article, “Role of community shuttle still to be hammered out”, here.
• NiagaraThisWeek.com article, “[Niagara-on-the-Lake] Transit service moving forward”, here.
• St. Catharines Standard article, “NOTL Transit gets committee nod for bus service”, here.
• St. Catharines Standard article, “Students could get pass on Region bus fares”, here.
• TriTag.ca post, “More LRT Meetings and Why It’s Important to Go”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record column, “Give GO train a chance — cars get backed up on the 401 all the time”, here.