there is a massive highway deficit in the GTA but it requires tunnelling mostly. for example, connecting Gardiner to 401 east by tunneling under east york and scaroborough. or extending Allen south to downtown. but will never happen.

Politically, I'm wondering what happens after improvements are made but the line is still slow. Definitely LRT's will not get built again in TO. The line is in a part of the city that unfortunately many people don't care about. Does the $4Bn wasted matter to the public? All of these might get...

Per the link: "This much-anticipated new line will provide customers with fast, reliable and convenient transit across Eglinton Avenue."

he was hilarious and his soundbites will live on forever. but his common sense approach was bang on when it came to grade separated vs not for transit (which I think was what the subway v lrt debate from that era was about). the "downtown elites" overcomplicated transit building by incorporating...

Next round of backlash to be rightfully directed at the city. Every second of delay is on them at this point. They'll be accountable to voters soon enough.

Google it.

the geniuses running the city had years to get organized about TSP. yet they wait for Finch to go be a disaster before addressing it. they have known based on the thousands of miles of testing what the impact of not having TSP is. how quickly can it realistically be enabled?

Not an expert, but based on Finch, I see the most likely scenario as being limited improvements before launch, and bunching on the above ground impacting operations below ground. Many trains are forced to short turn. Public outrage similar to Finch but a much larger level. I hope I'm wrong.

In case you didn’t notice this is where transit nerds come to nerd out and obsess over things that completely don’t matter to distract from bigger problems. Have fun polling everyone

The TTC has a "subway map", and a "streetcar and subway map". on the latter, streetcar lines are thinner. and no distinction is made between ROW or mixed traffic lines. Line 5 EC is a hybrid line due the partial grade separation. and so I think it would be misleading for passengers to expect the...

agreed - but they should appear differently where appropriate (eg thin or dotted line for Line 5 at grade portions and Line 6)

Forgot about "heavy" and "light" rail There are two main design differences I see between Line 5 EC and the legacy subway lines (Lines 1, 2 and 3) 1) Line 5 EC was designed with significantly less capacity 2) Line 5 was designed to be partially grade-separated This has probably been discussed...

let me get back to you. should I ask the homeless people sleeping on the trains to get off first?

light rail ≠ heavy rail

thanks for sharing and I agree with your comment. I was a bit disappointed at the lack of detail or information for a Lorinc article. The TTC has a marketing campaign right now where they are showcasing areas of the city to explore that are accessible by transit. It is natural to assume this...