Not going to happen with this council. That, and the taxes would probably have to increase by 20%+ if we want to make all of these projects feasible in the next 30 years or so. Unfortunately, that means political suicide in this city.

Where are you going to find the money for this? We have the money for 1, at most 2 of all of these projects in the next 25 years. There is no way we are finding the money for building more than 1 subway line at a time. If the Subway extension proceeds, I do not see a way that the DRL does not...

In this city? When is transit certain until the boring machines are in the ground? Already, the councillor in the Pape area where the subway will be in is going to propose a motion to study a Carlaw alignment instead of the Pape alignment due to the NIMBYs being very loud. The fight to build a...

We're doing Queen too? Wow, the pedestrian realm is going to be amazing!

I think this is the day they present the options to council. Implementation of the pilot would not start until Fall 2017.

A few themes. The most predictable one was the construction impacts and noise along the street. Many were asking to quantify exactly how much noise the new subway was going to give off. Many of the people there mentioned that this was the first time they were hearing that there would be a subway...

Wow, a lot of pitchforks out among the Pape NIMBYs at tonight's meeting. I hope it doesn't derail the process.

My guess is this refers to the big transit meeting they are having in late June, where city council will decide which plans to take forward for more study, which will be due toward the end of the year. At the Waterfront Reset meeting last week, I talked to someone from planning who indicated...

If that's your reaction for Crosstown East, I guess you missed the estimate for the Relief Line...

Actually, the question was about shovel's being in the ground. So, still a long time I presume.

You keep repeating this every few posts, without any actual proof to back it up. Saying something over and over again does not make it true. In fact, I would say the DRL is more shovel ready than SmartTrack is at this point. For SmartTrack to event begin construction, the province needs to do...

The thing is, ST won't be finished for at last another 10 years, maybe 15, so, by the time it is complete, it is not buying us any time. People think that building SmartTrack will be quick because it's not underground. There is a lot of work that will be required along that corridor, and looking...

My guess, and I haven't read the report yet, is that the LRT will have more local stops, therefore attracting more riders. That is, the main draw of the line is local and not regional, which makes heavy rail pointless.

Surely all those in favour of spending billions of $ on a Danforth Subway extension to eliminate the "inconvenient" transfer at Kennedy will be outraged over this proposal? On the bright side, maybe we can convert the Sheppard subway to a moving sidewalk as well, now that we know that it's...

So, I'm assuming the re-signaling that Metrolinx will be doing at some point will enable these scenarios?

It is below $20. It's 19. If you live in the city, you should have a Presto card, as you'll need it sooner or later.

This is exactly right. Everyone who thought Tory would be the saviour from Ford, doesn't realize that a) Ford would have a much harder time passing things through council than Tory could, b) it is (and was) known that Tory has, for the most part, the same beliefs and values that the Fords do...

Ugh, what a horrible authoritarian viewpoint. Is the general public not smart enough to understand what the genius politicians understand? Are we to allow politicians to dictate what reality we should hear? (Really, politicians?!?!) I would actually argue that it should be the responsibility of...

This is Toronto we're talking about here. Unfortunately, the way politics in our city works, John Tory will be mayor until he decides to not run again, or some kind of massive scandal is revealed (which I sincerely doubt). We'll have to endure this man for a while yet I would bet.

I was on Queen's Quay on Sunday. There were two cars, driving side by side on the ROW east-bound. Drove right by two cops on horses, they didn't even turn around. Drove right beside a police car that was actually in the proper lane, nothing happened. For all intents and purposes, there is no...