As little as possible is .. BRT.

I'd like to see that option explored. Switching from one type of high-flloor trains to another type of high-floor shouldn't cost too much. There will be some up-front costs, but then the cost of expanding the line both east and west will be lower. And, a longer line will get more riders...

A linear transfer almost always occurs at the subway terminus. The question is where to place the terminus. Anyway, right now it seems there is a > 50% chance that the Sheppard subway extension will be funded by the Province. If that's the case, so be it. In transit planning, usually there is...

I guess, starting from the west would be technically preferable, because then the link to Wilson yard is ready by the time you begin working on the eastern part. However, the eastern section is easier to sell to the public, as it can attract more new riders. They will likely prefer to do both...

Intriguing, indeed. I guess we might hear something official when it gets closer to the provincial elections date. That is, either the second half of 2025 or early 2026. It should be tempting to go both east and west in the same phase. The eastern extension would harvest more new riders (and...

Yeah, I guess both are useful. An individual rider gets more from the headways statement, especially when the headways are not uniform. "Every 4-6 min" is not the same as "every 3-10 min" for the expected wait, even though both might correspond to the same average frequency. On the other hand...

If the line has a lot of freight traffic, then getting 6 timeslots a week (instead of 3) from the host railway may be a challenge ..

I can see what they mean: a train comes at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 min, that's 7 in total. Obviously, this is not how the line capacity should be calculated (their method includes the 0 min and 30 min trains into both the current 30-min period and the previous/next 30-min periods...

I'd rather retain some competition in the form of BB. Plus, seeing the little cool planes taking off and landing is one of the downtown's attractions. However, I don't want an extended runway, that would kind of dominate the waterfront. If it can remain commercially viable in the current...

I feel that's the opposite extreme; if you have a 12-year old car for under $10k, you maintenance will be quite a bit more than $50 monthly ($600 per year). Unless you are lucky to own an exceptionally reliable one. But anyway .. this is not a used cars forum. My original point was that the...

If the car helps you earn money, then of course those extra money should be accounted for. The above comparisons only make sense when we compare two options that are equally feasible: live closer to your office job and pay more for the dwelling but save by not paying for the car, or live...

I understand it comes from them, no argument with you directly. But their value seems too high, and does not match my experience. So, I went to the source: first to the Ratehub report, and then to the Autotrader paper. And here I see a problem: Ratehub's calculation assigns very high values to...

You might be excluding the depreciation cost (you paid for the vehicle and the vehicle is gradually losing its value, eventually you will need to buy a new one), as well as the opportunity cost (you could invest the money instead of purchasing the car, and would earn some profits on your...

By my calculations the cost is less than that. About $1000 per month, that includes insurance, maintenance, repairs, fuel, as well as the purchase cost divided by the years of ownership. And that $1000 covers occasional trips far outside the GTA, for which I would have to rent a car if I didn't...

If all people who live in suburbs and work in downtown, moved into downtown .. wouldn't that push the cost of downtown dwellings even higher :) Not to say that's very relevant for the Gardinert discussion. For people with office jobs, even if they start their day in the car, it is better to...

I'd like to see more coverage, but not sure there is enough capacity for 2 branches, given that the OL trains will be smaller than the TTC Line 1 and 2 trains. Perhaps the Humber Bay Shores will be fine with only getting every 2-nd train. Not many feeder buses there. But the branch that goes up...

They might be thinking about new condos along Eglinton East, and the LRT section of Kingston Road. Those could boost the demand for short-distance LRT trips, replacing the subway-to-UTSC trips. Although I don't know if they are making any complex assumption, or simply taking today's ridership...

Yeah. It looks like the city expects the Sheppard Subway to be built (or at least funded and under construction) first, and prepares EELRT as the next project for Scarborough. It might work if all stars align right. The Ford's government initiates the Sheppard Subway extension, then the Libs...

I would consider removing the mid-block stops on Sheppard (Shorting, Washburn, Brenyon). Would only keep Markham North, Neilson, Morningside/Sheppard. The reason is that Sheppard east of Morningside will need bus service anyway, and it cannot be as bad as #97 Yonge because there is no parallel...

For a long time, I was convinced that LRT is cheaper to operate than BRT on high-flow routes. But then the city requested an additional funding from the province, to begin operating ECLRT and Finch LRT. I get Eglinton, it has many underground stations and those are expensive to run. But Finch...