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

Greater Toronto Area

• 680 All News Radio post, “TTC top chief says he won’t back workers who threaten to ruin TTC reputation”, here.
• BlogTO post, “How will the TTC get a handle on distracted drivers?”, here.
• Canadian Press article, “Ont. NDP cries foul over Liberal transit subsidization” (from the CTV News Toronto website), here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “‘I will not back you’: TTC CEO to misbehaving staff”, here.
• CBC News Toronto report, “TTC buses must run on time, councillor says”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “TTC chief tries to restore transit reputation after drivers caught texting”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “LRT ‘most important initiative’ since amalgamation: Stintz”, here.
• Citytv News Toronto report, “Crews cap gas leak that closed Yorkdale subway station, bus terminal”, here.
• CP24 report, “TTC boss delivers stern warning to employees”, here.
• CP24 report, “Police blotter: Jeep hits TTC bus on Danforth Ave.”, here.
• CTV News Toronto report, “TTC boss to distracted drivers: ‘I will not back you’”, here.
• Globe and Mail article, ““‘I will not back you’, TTC chief warns trouble-makers”, here.
• InsideToronto.com article, “Railway heritage museum derailed”, here.
• Metro Toronto’s Ford for Toronto post, “Welcome back, Transit City — Let’s not screw this up again”, here.
• National Post article, “TTC CEO Andy Byford sends strict warning to unruly employees who ‘wreck all of our reputations’”, here.
• National Post article, “Light rail is here! Surely something will go wrong”, here.
• National Post article, “Number of transit delays in Toronto out of context: TTC”, here.
• National Post article, “The Toronto Tragedy: Taras Grescoe on what makes a city healthy”, here.
• OpenFile Toronto post, “Quote of the Day: Andy Byford tells sleepy, distracted TTC drivers they’re on their own”, here.
• Ride This Crazy Train post, “If we don’t broadcast it, we don’t lose much”, here.
• Steve Munro post, “Paying the piper”, here.
• Steve Munro post, “Metrolinx Resurrects Transit City (Updated)”, here.
• Torontoist post, “TTC Chief ‘Won’t Back’ Lazy Employees”, here.
• Toronto Life’s Daily Informer post, “Reaction Roundup: What the revival of Transit City could mean for Toronto (and Rob Ford)”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “TTC chief won’t back drivers who break the rules”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Councillor rallies support for double-edged subway relief plan”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Commuters asked to keep their complaints short — and tweet”, here.
• Toronto Star article, “Two men jailed for spitting on TTC workers”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC to rule breakers: You’re on your own”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC union worried by errant members”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “TTC stuck in ‘1950s culture’ says councillor”, here.
• Toronto Sun article, “Stretch of Yonge subway line takes weekend off”, here.
• Toronto Sun editorial, “Memo to City Hall: Try to be smart”, here.

Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

• Niagara Falls Review article, “City changes gears on bus building”, here.
• Waterloo Region Record article, “Residents see merits in using rapid buses to feed light rail”, here.