{"id":16440,"date":"2023-05-02T06:51:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-2-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T06:51:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:51:19","slug":"news-roundup-for-may-2-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-2-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for May 2, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p>Solving traffic congestion problems in Toronto is one of the key aspects of the upcoming mayoral election, but how do the leading candidates plan to tackle this issue?; City council meeting to discuss replacement for the Scarborough RT, set to be decommissioned this fall, priority bus routes are a possibility; With the election just over a month away, OIivia Chow is opening up a larger lead in the polls, while many voters remain undecided; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/05\/01\/better-transit-fewer-bike-lanes-mayoral-candidates-pitch-plans-to-solve-traffic-nightmare.html\" target=\"_blank\">Better transit, fewer bike lanes? Mayoral candidates pitch plans to solve traffic nightmare<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/srt-bus-priority-line-1.6828362\" target=\"_blank\">End of the line for the Scarborough RT could mean tough commutes in the east end<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2023\/05\/01\/toronto-mayor-election-poll-olivia-chow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Chow widening lead in Toronto mayoral race, many voters undecided: Poll<\/a>\u00a0(CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/05\/02\/after-50-years-in-a-holding-pattern-pickering-airport-hopes-soar-with-a-new-federal-study.html\" target=\"_blank\">After 50 years in a holding pattern, Pickering airport hopes soar with a new federal study<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/queen-street-closure-business-concerns-inconvenience-1.6828872\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;A big inconvenience for everybody&#8217;: Queen Street closure disruptive, downtown businesses say<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/letters\/article-green-energy-canada-ontario\/\" target=\"_blank\">Readers react to Ottawa\u2019s clean energy plans, plus other letters to the editor for May 2<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/2023\/05\/01\/gta-condo-construction-slowdown-in-the-offing.html\" target=\"_blank\">GTA condo construction slowdown in the offing<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9666803\/packed-bars-downtown-toronto-maple-leafs-playoffs-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\">Packed bars, busy downtown Toronto streets expected as Maple Leafs take on Florida<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/05\/01\/leaf-fans-will-have-more-room-to-cheer-on-their-beloved-toronto-team-as-mlse-expands-tailgates.html\" target=\"_blank\">Leafs fans will have more room to cheer on their beloved Toronto team as MLSE expands tailgates<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/ontario-may-allow-three-wheeled-vehicles-on-city-roads-1.6372388\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario may allow three-wheeled vehicles on city roads<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/2023\/05\/02\/nowhere-to-go-but-up-torontos-home-prices-have-likely-hit-bottom-as-low-inventory-is-leading-to-bidding-wars.html\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto\u2019s home prices have likely hit bottom, experts say, and will increase for the rest of the year<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2023\/05\/news-roundup-may-2-2023.52297\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solving traffic congestion problems in Toronto is one of the key aspects of the upcoming mayoral election, but how do &#8230; 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