Andy Takagi

(he/him) Transportation Reporter @TorontoStar | Have a tip? Reach out at [email protected] Also @andytakagi.bsky.social

[Mike Gould @miketgould]

Incredibly excited to announce I've joined the @CalgaryHerald as a #Flames columnist!

My first file, on Aydar Suniev and Jonathan Castagna joining the Flames:

https://t.co/TP4KgMElrO

[Aidan Chamandy @AidanChamandy]

NEW: Torontonians and TTC enthusiasts love to argue about platform edge doors. So I analyzed 12 years’ worth of subway delay data to see where they’re needed most

https://t.co/i5MnbAES1H

[Mahdis Habibinia @mahdishabibinia]

Doug Ford’s government rejected proposals from Toronto city hall that would have restored traffic lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University, while also keeping bike lanes.

Exclusive (with city drawings) from me and @andy_takagi in @TorontoStar:
https://t.co/bOlMtfOKxP

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Following a victory at the Appeal Court earlier this month, the Ford government has issued a request for proposals to remove bike lanes on the city’s busiest streets. https://t.co/XMgonXplNt

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

Before the Ford government banned speed cameras, three provincial analyses found that they reduced speeding, collisions and injuries, including in school zones.

My final piece for The Trillium ❤️

#onpoli

[Andy Takagi @andy_takagi]

The Ford government has won its bike lane appeal. The Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes can be removed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Story here: https://t.co/wnWKTO61n9

#TOpoli

[Isaac Callan @isaaccallan]

The cost of Toronto's Ontario Line has once again ballooned beyond initial estimates to around $34 billion, @andy_takagi reports. #OnPoli

https://t.co/9Ax4DuX5J6

[Jessica Smith Cross @jessiecatherine]

Big, big news for @Thetrilliumca and @villagemedia 🇨🇦

We're launching an Ottawa bureau!

We're looking for a bureau chief to run it
https://t.co/IMWxM98mXK

and Parliament Hill reporters to break all the news
https://t.co/QnvPutS99y

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

New: Engineers warned Metrolinx of ‘fall hazard’ months before GO train passenger fell and died

A leaked report shows the agency knew about the "deteriorated" platform, but did not fix it before a woman lost her balance and fell under a train.

#onpoli

https://t.co/pZp4IZc51C

[Abby O'Brien @abbyjobrien]

#LIVE: Toronto police shooting; Officer shot on duty has died; second person taken to hospital

https://t.co/j4HLG95aIv

[Abby O'Brien @abbyjobrien]

Toronto police officer shot while executing search warrant in North York https://t.co/j4HLG95aIv

[Mark Ramzy @markramzyy]

The Canadian govt. is considering the use of AI to help save time creating influential assessment profile reports of offenders as they go to federal prisons, and is running a small-scale trial to test it. https://t.co/iLuNrwki7X via @torontostar

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

A new investigation from me: When GO trains break ‘cardinal rules,’ Ontario keeps investigations secret

Leaked documents show the vast majority of critical Metrolinx safety investigations are handled only by the agency itself.

#onpoli

https://t.co/vOHo6CoHNm

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

New TTC safety plan includes AI cameras and platform barriers https://t.co/0xfE0vB40I

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

Another Metrolinx delay unearthed by @andy_takagi.

https://t.co/u8KjwGsut2

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

New: Metrolinx told neighbours of the future Bloor-Lansdowne GO station not to worry about noise as it will be serviced by "quieter, electrified trains."

Leaked documents suggest there is no timeline for the line's electrification.

#onpoli

https://t.co/awLXK1vyVN

[Mahdis Habibinia @mahdishabibinia]

Exclusive: Doug Ford’s new bill would give him too much control over TTC, confidential TTC report warns https://t.co/xhmIeOxpdV via @TorontoStar

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

Sources working on the project say Metrolinx simply stopped talking to them.

Leaked C-suite minutes, premier's office emails, and sources with first-hand knowledge flesh out a picture of what one former employee called "pure chaos."

#onpoli

https://t.co/aGuIpLH84i

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

GO bus drivers will not strike after their union accepted Metrolinx's latest offer, the agency says.

#onpoli

https://t.co/051G5sqD6l

[Jim Rankin @Jleerankin]

The @TorontoStar's "First Up" free morning newsletter has been around for a while but now you get Edward Keenan (@thekeenanwire) on what you need to know. https://t.co/U2qc2VzNE5