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The Subway That Took a Generation: Why the Eglinton Crosstown’s Delays Were Even Worse Than You Think

  Toronto has a long history of transit projects that drag on, but the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has become the city’s defining example of how complicated, political, and painfully slow building transit can be. Most people think of the project as something that started in the early 2010s and simply ran over schedule. The truth is far messier—and stretches back decades. A Project With Roots in the 1990s Long before shovels hit the ground in 2011, the idea of rapid transit along Eglinton was already alive. In the mid‑1990s, the TTC began digging tunnels for what was then called the Eglinton West Subway . Construction actually started—tunnels were being carved out under the street—until the project was abruptly cancelled in 1995. The partially built tunnels were filled in, and the corridor sat untouched for years. That early false start meant that by the time the Crosstown was revived as part of the Transit City plan in 2007, planners weren’t starting fresh. They were restarting a dr...
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Your daily horoscope: March 7, 2025

 

HOROSCOPES IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

Do you follow a path that has been used by many people before you or do you let the adventurous side of your nature come to the fore and blaze your own trail? Make it the latter. There is no better time than now to be a pioneer.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20):

If you deny yourself something today you will only want more of it tomorrow, so you might as well enjoy it without feeling guilty. Venus in your sign means you have a taste for the good things in life – and there is nothing wrong with that.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21):

If something goes wrong in your neighbourhood today you probably won’t pay much attention as it doesn’t affect you directly. That could be a mistake though as errors in one place have a tendency to ripple out in all directions. Watch your step.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21):

Chores you would prefer to avoid will take up a large slice of your time and energy today but there is no getting away from them, so make the best of the situation and show whoever may be watching that you are always the complete professional.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23):

The more you try to convince others that your point of view is the right point of view the less inclined they will be to believe you. Do what you feel comfortable with today and let friends and loved ones follow their own philosophy of life.

LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23):

The sun in the wealth area of your chart, alongside Saturn and Neptune, means that a more imaginative approach to making money could pay off in a very big way. Don’t limit yourself to how things were done in the past – invent new ways of thinking.

VIRGO (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23):

Be careful what you say to other people today because if they detect even the slightest touch of negativity in your voice they will reject what it is you’re proposing. Act as if you believe in who you are and what you are doing 100 per cent.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23):

The only way you are going to get past your fears is by confronting them head on. Make that your No. 1 aim today and don’t doubt for even a moment that you have what it takes to turn your life around – not that you’ll need to turn far.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22):

Do something that you enjoy today, something that not only brings a smile to your face but also to the faces of those you meet along the way. If you are having fun then friends, colleagues and even strangers will feel entitled to have fun as well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21):

The fact that you trusted someone to make a positive contribution to a joint task clearly hasn’t paid off, but there is no need to get angry about it. As is so often the case, if you want something done properly you will have to do it yourself.


CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20):

There is no point making a big deal about minor setbacks. Not only is it a waste of time and energy but your limited focus means you could be missing out on something of far more importance. Learn to ignore the small bumps on life’s highway.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19):

If you want to get out and about and enjoy yourself today then by all means do so, but keep your spending in check. You may not be the sort to let money run your life but it could ruin it if you flash the cash excessively.

PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20):

The benefits of a new discovery may be self-evident to you but some of your friends cannot get their heads around what it might do for them. Take time out of your busy schedule to explain why it really is the next big thing.

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