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An open house on the plans for the Union Pearson (UP) Express line is coming to Bloor West on Monday – the last in a series being hosted by Metrolinx and Hydro One. About 20 residents who live along the rail corridor attended an open house in Liberty Village
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JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com A new pilot project could see a large swath of Bloor Street and the Danforth effectively turned into a public square on select Sundays this summer. Open Streets Toronto would close the street off to cars, turning the stretch of busy road into a place where residents could
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