Thanks! It's so great. Delighted to know the lanes are in the plan. Don't care if it takes a while to build. These lanes will help if some of the Dundas lanes get ripped out. The Dundas lanes are popular in the east end but don't go all the way downtown and, it seems to me, are vulnerable to...

The exciting thing is that those apartment buildings have been demolished! All the old buildings on the south side of Gerrard are slated to be demolished. With construction of the new replacements, there is a chance to basically take enough space on the south side of Gerrard to make...

Thanks! Parliament should have nice lights. The curious thing to me is the paving below the light installation. It kind-of looks like a dedicated, bi-directional bike lane. In today's day and age, however, it's often good to moderate expectations, so thought I'd check with everybody about...

Saw this thing last week, on Gerrard St E at Parliament, facing east. What is it?

Just wanted to note the Regent Park redevelopment as an example. There are criticisms, of course, but that neighbourhood is so much different and better than it was before.. If something like the new Regent Park was proposed elsewhere in the city, my guess is that people would generally support...

"Alto boss defends high-speed rail project as fears and criticisms mount" https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=5a00da8a-546d-4b92-852d-8ea6b2930d2c

A few of thoughts. First , as to costs, remember that the Cadence bid was so low that the government evaluators could scarcely believe it was credible. Apparently every other bid was much higher...

Genuinely interested in how/if this works out in Alberta. There is potential for projects entirely within the province of Ontario, which the province could be expected to take the lead on developing rather than the federal government. An Alberta deal could provide some lessons. Also, it's...

And now, a response from the mayor of PTBO: https://kawarthanow.com/2026/03/31/peterborough-mayor-slams-poilievres-opposition-to-alto-high-speed-rail/ Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal has issued a statement criticizing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre after he announced his party’s opposition...

Here's coverage from the CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-against-high-speed-rail-alto-9.7148975 The article observes at the very end that "Peterborough city council recently voted to support the project". If you follow all the links, it appears that Peterborough expressed this...

Here's the press release - "Stop $90B Alto Rail, Say Conservatives: Poilievre announces future Conservative government would cancel project that would cost $8,000 per family." https://www.conservative.ca/stop-90b-alto-rail-say-conservatives/

Aware that it will never happen, I kinda wish they'd forget the tunnel and re-allocate the budget to overhauling Bay Street from Queen to Queen's Quay: close the street to cars (or strictly limit) and install tracks on the surface, with connections to Union Station (under the rail bridge) and...

Interesting history but betcha they'll eventually make a new downtown circulator loop King/Spadina/QQ/Cherry to make use of then-existing prioritized infrastructure, avoid congestion at Union, and defer additional investments in the 504 like bigger turning loops at Broadview and Dundas West...

While neither an engineer nor a kindergarten teacher, here are a bunch of Waterfront Toronto slides from 2022 about the plan from QQE to north of the tracks on Cherry St as of that time. In short, the Cherry loop is eliminated and replaced with a marsh to handle flooding...

As they say, don't read the comments. "Alto’s high-speed rail project Toronto to Quebec City sparks backlash over cost, land use" https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/14c8895d7dcda38da530242962abe5443ccbfbcae056f87dd8f5bffd3a976f71/3TQRASTZFFFBDEESVNDRNJAIWM/ Edited to add: discouraged to see...