After Metrolinx’s approval of the reincarnated Transit City plan last month, all that stands between Toronto and an $8.4-billion LRT network is a nod from the premier. By 2020, the TTC should be the proud operator of four new rail lines. But a big question lingers: who will pay to run them?

Friday night’s Occupy the Mic with David Miller at the Bloor was an effervescent mash-up of conversation, music and comedy, and made the point that punching at the power structure could be a gas and edifying too.

Each week, we round up the latest news, views, and rumours from City Hall.

It’s becoming a not-so-proud tradition in Toronto: propose a bike lane, approve a bike lane, and then delay building the bike lane.

Rob Ford’s allies are being accused of punishing a disobedient councillor by refusing his request to reschedule a meeting that conflicts with a Jewish holiday.