Thank you, this is the best explanation of the current state. Although, they should have added something to that effect to the contract wording. If the general contractor is unable to open the whole line on-schedule, then they must make a reasonable effort to safely open the section next to the...

That, plus they discovered structural problems while digging under the Yonge line, and had to fix those problems.

Not a bad idea. But the problem is the distance between the (underground) Allen Road station and the point where the line surfaces. Although, placing the Line 4's Downsview Park station at the surface level should save some money, even if hald of the length between Sheppard West and Downsview...

Ideally, King should be a transit mall with no general traffic. Some businesses fronting King depend on truck deliveries. Because of that, trucks making such deliveries would be allowed to enter the transit mall during several early morning hours, say 4 to 7 am, when the number of pedestrians...

In my view: - Station at Finch&Keele where the LRT meets the subway, indeed should be called Finch&Keele. Better for the LRT riders, and for the subway riders as well since the subway crosses both streets rather than following one of them. - Jane station &Bloor can be called just Jane at...

That's true. My concern is not that they restrict the luggage amount, but that they surprise the passengers with a relatively small but probably unexpected fee. Many Canadians have more experience travelling by rail while in Europe and/or East Asia than travelling by VIA. Moreso for tourists...

$25 per bag is not a big deal. But if VIA wants to compete with airlines on convenience, then making the passengers worry about the luggage size and weight at the time they book isn't the best way to win. If they have to charge those $25, then I would at least bundle them into the standard...

The Finch LRT cost situation will be of a particular interest. Eglinton line is an odd duck, having long tunnels and many underground stations. It will probably cost more to operate than the bus lines it replaces, but the extra cost is justifiable from the whole network perspective as ECLRT...

Does the Church-Cooper link require a tunnel under the Gardiner and the rail tracks? Church and Cooper are not connected at present.

I thought, Finch LRT will be cheaper to operate than the bus it replaces. More riders per driver, fewer drivers needed, means lower cost. Not so sure about Eglinton, underground stations cost more to operate. But even then, ECLRT almost fully replaces the busy Eg East bus #34, and shortens #32...

I am curious how the routing will work, when QQ East has the tracks but the Union loop retains the old (low) capacity. 1. The existing tracks are in the tunnel at the QQ & Bay intersection. Presumably, the QQ East tracks will need to descend to the same level, and a Y-shaped connection built...

It is worth doing the cost estimate for an elevated line following the EELRT route. With EELRT estimated at 3+ billion, while not interlining with ECLRT and not being any faster than a bus in RapidTo lanes; perhaps an elevated line will have a better benefit-to-cost ratio. Anyway, that's a...

Not saying it's impossible to elevate the subway over Sheppard, starting the elevated section somewhere east of Vic Park. But I doubt Metrolinx will bother. Why make their job harder when they are spending borrowed money, in essence the future public debt. Agreed that the street alignment is...

The subway will be tunneled under the 404, for sure. The Don Mills station is very deep, no chance to get above the surface before the 404. I do not know about the Stouffville line and the CP line. My guess though, they will tunnel all the way from Don Mills to McCowan. That option isn't...

I'd love to watch court proceedings where a horse ends up getting convicted :)

Basically, keeping the line on Sheppard is better for everyone north of the 401 (not just near Sheppard / McCowan, but on any bus heading to the subway). Diverting to STC is better for everyone south of the 401. My preference is staying on Sheppard. But a terminus at STC wouldn't be horrible...

Yes, that would have some relieving impact on Yonge. Sheppard subway riders from the east, whose destination is somewhere west of Yonge, will happily avoid the Yonge line altogether. They will stay on their Sheppard train as it continues south down the Allen Road tracks, and then transfer to...

Option 2 is preferable, as the future new sections can be added for less. A smaller footprint and the ability to handle steeper grades and sharper turns will result in better routing options. But Metrolinx will probably select option 1, build from Sheppard West to McCowan, and won't care about...

I can see the case against resuming the BD - University interlining. But branches outside the core should be fine. For example, Sheppard as a branch of Spadina line. Many systems outside Toronto operate like that. If either the Sheppard or the Vaughan branch gets blocked, then the trains...

If any subway line goes to Malvern TC at all, the cheapest option is at-grade on the south side of the CP rail corridor. Because of that, Line 2 might be a better choice. The north end of the Sheppard / McCowan station will be just 300 m from the CP corridor, thus that would be just a short...