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Pan Am organizers start the 100-day countdown
Toronto Star
It's a little more than 100 days from the Pan Am Games opening ceremony, and staff attending a planning meeting in a packed seventh-floor lakeside office are still trying to figure out how they'+ll feed 50,000 contract workers during the Games.
There's also a "golf cart plan" that's still "in development," and the first rollout of colour-coded access passes (for workers, officials, athletes and media) to be coordinated.
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7 ways to make Toronto a world-class city again
The Globe and Mail
The grinding transit debate has sucked all the energy out of the city. Understandably, as transit, along with the daunting need to reinvent Toronto's public-housing system, are major challenges. They are, however, not all a big city is about. And make no mistake, Toronto is now a significant global city. The stakes are higher: the city's current boom was not accidental, and continued prosperity cannot be taken for granted. It depends on investing to maintain that position.
Pilot project will see swing bridge open twice per hour
The Manitoulin Expositor
Recent news from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) was released stating that for the first time in the century-plus history of the Little Current Swing Bridge, during the busy summer months the bridge will now be swinging every half hour. The Ontario government announced that recent market analysis has shown that the summer of 2015 is expected to be a busy one for boating tourists, thanks in part to the low value of the Canadian dollar, which will benefit our American neighbours, and the drop in gas prices.
Does investing in social media advertising pay for hoteliers?
Hospitality Net
I recently presented at the 2015 EyeForTravel Social and Mobile Strategies conference on "Navigating the Pay-to-Play Social Media Landscape." In this talk I discussed how to invest wisely in social media advertising to ensure return on investment, and ways to use social media advertising to reach the right audience at the right time throughout every touch point of the travel planning journey.
Ontario investing $25 million in cycling infrastructure
Government of Ontario
As part of Ontario's 20-year #CycleON strategy, the province is moving forward with a $25-million investment over three years to create a more cycling-friendly future for the province.
This includes $15 million for cycling routes that provide key connections and linkages on provincial highways, such as paved highway shoulders and barriers on bridges that separate cyclists from vehicles.
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