Uhhhhh, they have for many decades! Almost anyone you ask in Toronto would think it's a great idea to be able to get to Ottawa or Montreal that fast.

I thought at least for 11 between Barrie and Orillia, the MTO wanted a completely new alignment a little to the north.

I don't think inconveniencing drivers was ever the problem, it was inconveniencing the x amount of brain cells required to come to the conclusion that it would be beneficial for all road users, including drivers...

I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news, but large swaths of land north and west of Brampton have already been designated to be developed, with or without the highway. Also, the “sprawl” we are building now is really not that bad compared to what we used to build. Take a look at some newer...

It's fascinating how quickly the weather changes the more you go west of Toronto. KW can get extremely harsh weather and Toronto gets nothing, and vice versa. The snow squalls in general have been particularly bad this year though.

Sure, they could've with enough money. But that ship sailed long ago, for better or for worse.

Yes, the SRT was originally envisioned to be extended north east. I believe the problem with getting new rolling stock would have been that the curves were too tight- at Kennedy station and at Ellesmere. This is in part because the SRT was built as a streetcar line.

You are right on that point. I am curious though- do the twinned sections of 17 get plowed better than the 2 lane sections?

The 402 is notorious for sometimes having particularly bad snow squalls off of Lake Huron. I believe it is not that uncommon for it to close during major weather events. In fact, even some of the 401 was closed between Kitchener and London during the last messy winter storm, I think because of...

Lol just wait until YNSE rolls around. You'll have people confused when there is "Line 1 to Vaughan" even though both sides of the line will go to Vaughan. And assuming they say "Line 1 to Richmond Hill" for the other side it will be just as bad because people who are actually going to that part...

If they made a 25 km/h limit through the platform, that would be so ridiculous. Do we make busses go 25km/h past curbside bus stops on regular roads that have far more traffic?

I do agree the stations should be kept to a minimum, it was more of a thought experiment of where they could be. Although stations at places like Hilda start to make a lot of sense once you realize there’s going to be 50+ story buildings down the street in a couple years. I think they are...

I really like this alignment. It also opens up an interesting door- I wonder if it could then turn east along maybe even the York Subdivision (if that's even feasible, but the corridor is decently wide). Then it could turn south along the 404 and make its way back down Don Mills, and continue...

While freight rail is incredibly useful, in not all scenarios it is the best. You have to remember that every time the cargo has to be transferred on and off a train, it significantly increases time and costs. The longer the distance, the more economical trains become. Needless to say you can...

The most problematic section is between the 400 and 404, that area really is either developed or protected under the Oak Ridges Moraine. You would see fierce opposition, much more than the 413. I'm not sure I would even support paving over this, even the 413 will need a massive bridge over the...