Porter + PortsToronto presented CS100 as "whisper jet" back in 2013. As per type certificate, it is not. That was my post about. Not really. First, the annex which PortsToronto relies on for the noise tradeoffs (averaging) also requires following criteria to be maintained: a. The sum of the...

Those who killed the HSR development plan were the same ones advocating for the expansion of the YTZ. As a result, Canada remains (i) the only G7 country without high speed rail, (ii) one of the four G20 countries that does not have HSR, and (iii) only G20 country whose government has not...

As per type-certificate, CS100/A220 fails to meet with the Tripartite Agreement’s noise restrictions: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/20962/en I added CS100/A220's noise levels with PW1524G engines to the below table. They were marked as (TBD) on the original document...

Billy Bishop Airport (PortsToronto) also received another $14M of taxpayer money in 2022 to support the operations of a private business, which pays $1/year rent for a 215 acres property in Downtown Toronto...

As per updated regulations by Transport Canada, the runway end safety areas (RESA) of the Billy Bishop Airport must be extended to 150m from 90m on each end of the runway by 2026-2027. This 60+60=120m extension can only be accommodated either by reducing the current length of the runway, or...

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Don't underestimate the value of large parks in urban centers. It is extremely exciting for many families and their kids to go to Toronto Island on a weekend. It is almost a vacation experience that most of them cannot afford. Island was very popular and even more crowded pre-covid, I think...

Current line (5pm, Saturday June 05) at one of the water-taxi stations to go to the island:

The Parkland Strategy issued by the City of Toronto says city needs more green spaces to catch up with the growing population (particularly in the downtown area) and therefore they are willing to invest taxpayers money into this (i.e rail-deck park).

Replacing the Skydome with a park will give us 10 acres of parkland, and probably will cost $ billions. If you add CN Tower, we can use another 6 acres. The proposed rail-deck park was around 20 acres, with a price tag of more than $1.5 billion. The cheapest and easiest way of adding 215 acres...

It is not the upper middle class "yuppies" live in the core, it is mostly the lower middle class who cannot afford to buy a house anymore. A significant portion of the condo units are rentals as well. As a matter of fact, if you are an essential worker, it is actually not sustainable to live...

Pearson Airport has a noise management program which includes a "land use" planning. They discourage residential (or sensitive) land use in the Airport Operation Area, which is larger than the entire downtown Toronto: Malton is "exempted" from this AOA. However, there are mitigations in place...

Toronto Port Authority declared $19.5M net loss at the end of 2020, entirely due to the "material decline in revenues" in the Billy Bishop Airport. Only the pedestrian tunnel is costing them $6.5M/year for its capital financing, plus $1.5M/year for its operational and "lifecycle payment" costs...

The revitalization of the waterfront Toronto is actually a very good example of an excellent urban planning. It transformed an industrial wasteland to a world class recreational and residential waterfront and reconnected the city with the lake. Apparently, the city of Toronto was very well aware...