Given that the OMB revamp will bar all challenges 500m from the subway/train stations, it's ridiculous that the city isn't planning for high rise at the Kennedy & Eglinton node. The zoning around all existing Scarborough subway stations is a joke. These are intersections that should be re-zoned...

But none of those airports are relatively close to "downtown". Can you even walk to Midway from the loop, Laguardia from Midtown Manhattan or London City Airport from the City/West End? The unique issue with YTZ is that the airport's location dead centre in the heart of downtown, creating a lot...

Even if they're teasers intially, these highly profitable and popular routes will probably mean Porter will rationalize its YTZ slots and drop less popular and closer short haul destinations in favour of serving these longer haul markets. That in the end just creates a greater overlap with the...

Short haul US flights are maxed out though. There's no more need for more, that's why they want to expand the runway to tap into new and farther markets like YVR and LAX to realize growth.

It does have GO Bus service, but it's unreliable during rush hour, as there's no HOV lanes on the 401. This issue may eventually rectify itself when the 905 its maturity, and is forced to rejig its rates. But I agree Toronto needs to do more to fix the imbalance between residential and...

Why would you put a "mini international" airport in the middle of downtown, if YYZ is already an effective hub for this kind of traffic? Who's going to pay for the upgrade in infrastructure needed to service this international airport? Tourism is already well served by YYZ. Besides the type of...

They're trying to expand the range they can fly to (e.g. LA or YVR) with the runway expansion, which defeats the purpose of a "regional airport". They're trying to create new markets because the existing one is too niche to generate growth. This growth should be handled thru YYZ instead, there's...

I would be surprised if HSR doesn't venture east. At the end of the day YTZ serves a niche market, with very limited growth.

However, there's less crush points than NYCC..technically Kennedy & Eg is in the middle of a grid with reasonable driving distance to at least 5-6 highway exits. The absolute grid road network in Western Scarborough is probably the best in the 416..especially compared to the Yonge&Eg area.

If HSR does materialize down the road, the need for regional flights will probably continue to decline. YTZ will never serve as a connector hub airport, so it's only useful for those who's end destination is downtown Toronto.

If we eventually have faster and more consistent transit access to YYZ (e.g. Airport Transit Hub, UPX without the intermittent stops) it may even render YTZ redundant. I foresee an expiry date on YTZ, even if it's a great airport to fly out of at the moment.

This is probably one of the key reasons why Scarborough has seen stunted growth, relative to the rest of the 416. The city's heavy hand in trying to make SCC a success is crimping the borough's ability to compete effectively with other cities in the GTA. Scarborough already has great bones in...

Have you mixed up NYCC and Kennedy&Eg? Kennedy & Eg is the one with the existing GO RER stop, while the closest GO train lines to NYCC is the Barrie line and the RH line, which is still far, far away (i.e. not walkable). If Metrolinx gets the price integration formula right, it'll be a busy and...

Yes - the location is less convenient (whether by transit or car to employment hubs like the 905 and west..in rush hour it really adds up), and it's disconnected from most of Scarborough's population centres. On two sides it's adjacent to an industrial park. It has no direct access to a GO RER...

The area in the immediate vicinity of London City Airport is more dense and urban than Downsview, but it's in a part of East London (east of Greenwich & Canary Wharf) that's much less dense than the City or even Downtown Toronto. I refer to Downsview because it's approximately the same distance...

There's no need to shift the condos - just let the private sector decide where the new condos should be built. I think if the city upzoned Agincourt, Kennedy&Eg, and SCC, you'll see the first two boom, with STC falling behind.

If anything, there's going to be inertia for years to come, and if anything ever bears fruit in the future, it will probably come back in the form of a LRT line. Which is unfortunate because that area really needs higher order transit asap.

This whole cry of "fairness" is a political charade itself. This is what frustrates me the most about the local politics. It screams of ROFO populism that has no basis in reality. It's the same charade as collecting "development fees" to build a free subway. I've had plenty of relatives tell me...

The province and Metrolinx also has to get the integration pricing right. Like LV and Humber Bay, Scarborough residents shouldn't be penalized for taking GO.

This whole squabble is definitely about "inferior" technology, and how it's "unfair" that Scarborough gets the shaft with a cheap-out, to the point we're missing the big picture in regards to the transit mix that really benefits Scarborough. Many of my friends and relatives still do the commute...