Setting aside capital costs, looking at benefits... I found something from Alto: "Long-term productivity gains: Annual increase of between $24.5 billion and $35 billion (equivalent to 1.1% of Canada’s GDP)." 25. What will be the economic impact of the High-Speed Rail Network...

Both. Anyone new car shopping in 2022 will tell you wait times were ridiculous and used cars were the same price as new because you could get one without a wait time. It's like selling your Toronto house because it appreciated over the last two decades, but you're choices after are high rent...

I don't fully buy that Spain analysis. Somewhat for Spain specifically, even more so for HSR in Canada and in general. China builds much less patronized HSR routes and somehow achieved 8% economic rate of return in 2015, and annual ROI of 6.5% in 2019. For reference, HSR: In 2015, China had...

The numbers Northern Light gave and implied seem to be within reason. Apples to apples enough. *edit* More to the point, I think authorities cleaned up and improved transit leading up to the Olympics, when I was there last. A local seemed to concur. So homeless being less visible in inner Paris...

The economy-wide returns for local transit and even HSR is supposed to exceed other types of infrastructure investments. I think the numbers published by Alto are actually huge underestimates of the true economic and social gains. But leave it to us Canadians to somehow screw up a slam dunk...

The infotainment needing replacement is not a unique thing to Tesla, nor is it uniquely bad with Tesla. AFAIK the cost isn't unique high for Tesla either. New car sales are apparently averaging above $60k if you believe it. (Does the average person buy used?) Even cars in the $40-50k range...

Why have Alto themselves said 1,000 km? Are they just erring on the super safe side? Seems like optimal route would be in the 800s. My assumption is CAD$ 100 billion for 1,000 km i.e. $100 million per km. Which is not awfully expensive when you compare to whatever is happening with GO Expansion.

^This. The thing is, I've been on the RER B multiple times to and from CDG airport, and on the Metro to all the tourist trap-y places over multiple visits. I never ran into homeless people or human waste. The main negative was getting crammed in a train with no air conditioning in the summer. I...

Where are you going though, if your destination isn't on Eglinton, but closer to Bloor, then obviously Line 5 won't help much. Besides the deep stations, it operates a bit slower than Line 2 to begin with.

Broken clock right twice a day, motion approved unanimously: "[...] updated cleanliness and lighting standards at TTC subway stations. Bradford saying if the TTC doesn't have standards, customers won't care either." Bradford: 'We need to make sure they're well lit, because if people feel...

Are the escalators down that often?

I agree actually, and what 'value' did we get? Likely 4 billion dollars over budget. We'll know more when the next Metrolinx quarterly update comes out. My first ride was from Avenue, the deepest station. I was gobsmacked at the number of escalators it took just to reach the concourse. But the...

*in foreign language* Mommy, Daddy, I thought Canada was a rich country? Why are there trains burning diesel, and why is the football stadium so small? Why are there so many homeless on the subway? I hope Toronto cleans up its act, even if temporarily like Vancouver in 2010. If the transit...

You're not totally wrong, but you're missing the earlier context of what I said. You think gaudy stations like this were money well spent? Do you know how expensive a custom architecture job of this size is in Canada? York Uni station, North entrance (1 of 2) This is what the #10 entrance...

Ok there is a lot, and I mean a LOT that I disagree with regarding the Ford government. But I have a strong feeling if it was the OLP or ONDP unifying the fare scheme, then more people here would be supportive. I see nothing inherently wrong with this: "Ahead of the [Hurontario LRT's]...