Island airport activist bids for Toronto council seat; TTC endorses a wish list of improvements to ‘save’ public transit, but next council will need to approve them; Toronto looking for new bidder for Captain John’s after first prospective buyer misses cutoff; and more news...

Toronto police board hopes to name new chief in January (Globe and Mail)

Rob Ford vows to improve TTC services without adding new staff (and offers some rare praise for streetcars) (National Post)

Island airport activist bids for Toronto council seat (Globe and Mail)

For lone TTC cleaner at Union Station, new subway platform has doubled his work (National Post)

TTC remake brings Union Station to life (Toronto Star)

TTC endorses a wish list of improvements to ‘save’ public transit, but next council will need to approve them (National Post)

Toronto looking for new bidder for Captain John’s after first prospective buyer misses cutoff (National Post)