Between the Union Station area and Pearson, UP will be the best option for sure. However, Pearson is going to have multiple connecting lines: Finch LRT from the north, Eg West from midtown, and perhaps more. Nothing wrong with adding OL coming from the south and serving trips to South Etobicoke...

I like the scope of this option: Humber shores, south Etobicoke, and finally Pearson. That means, a better use of the OL capacity west of downtown (with Phase 1 to the Exhibition only, the line will be lightly used in the west). On the other hand, the number of additional boardings should not be...

OK. I thought the cost of expanding the Union loop is the main blocker for Waterfront East LRT. But maybe there are other tricky parts as well.

But do we need to sprinkle the grass at -25C? Maybe they have a way of emptying the pipes in the beginning of the cold season, and then it is just a set of empty steel pipes till the next spring.

I would consider using the Eg East accumulated funds to do the Union loop expansion. After that, adding the streetcar tracks on QQ East should not be too difficult.

I understand that. However in some cases, the configuration of the street network is a bit of a problem, rather than the overall service level. YRT would have to get somewhat creative to supply both the Clark and Royal Orchard stations with two 10M routes each. The 16th and Major Mack routes...

True. That's just my guess, but it seems reasonable. Otherwise why would they care to ask for the subway. The number of "Scarborough residents working downtown" could be smaller than "Scarborough residents working in Scarborough", and yet greater than "Mississauga residents working downtown".

Perhaps one reason is that Scarberians are accustomed to the TTC single fare and integrated network, and therefore a greater percentage of residents take TTC to jobs in / near Toronto downtown. While Mississauga residents are less likely to work in Toronto downtown, and if they do, less likely...

Sounds interesting, but might result in very big gaps between the stations. Say for Yonge North, the RHC station would still qualify after a small increase in the VIVA frequencies. No other station between Steeles and RHC would come anywhere close to qualifying. And then we would get a long...

Line 2, may be. But the Milton line would perform at least as well as LSW, LSE, and the Brampton line even with the present level of density. The areas those other 3 lines pass through aren't more dense than Mississauga, and yet the demand for rides is robust, and is arguably limited by the...

That section is quite different from the central tunnel, and certainly could do without the parallel bus service. I guess the reasons TTC decided to keep the parallel bus there are: 1. Not wishing to hear complains that some parts of Eglinton got everything (a fast undeground line and a local...

The Brimley station would be very useful, but probably too late to add it at this stage. Would require a design update, and delay the whole thing.

Milton line would be the best option. However, that proposal has been made multiple times, ages ago, and still no progress. I can't help thinking the obstacles are more fundamental than just the funding. A Line 2 extension to Square One would be a rather poor way to connect Square One to...

From Jane to Vic Park, I counted: 24 station intervals on Line 2 19 station intervals on ECLRT The average ECLRT station is 20% wider, and that's somewhat significant. Moreover, ECLRT will have some 1km+ wide gaps. Keele - Caledonia, Caledonia - Dufferin, Mount Pleasant - Bayview, Laird -...

In the interim (ECLRT in service, Eg West is under construction), the frequency of 32A will probably go up. Once Eg West opens: expect that parallel bus service will exist but will be very infrequent. Think #97 Yonge.

The bus is kind of needed between Don Mills and Mount Dennis, as some stations will be more than 1 km apart. In fact, the stop spacing there will be wider than on the central part of BD subway. They could save on the bus cost if they don't run any bus between Don Mills and Kennedy. But perhaps...

Unfortunately, the proposal of RER on the Milton GO line as the primary connection for Mississauga isn't going anywhere. I remember that being discussed for at least 15 years, with no results. It seems CP won't permit any kind of substantially more frequent transit service on their mainline...

My pet idea is a fast connection between Square One and Toronto. So that not only Mississauga residents can commute to jobs in Toronto, but Toronto residents can commute to jobs near Square One. For that purpose, maybe I would reduce the count of stations between Kipling and Square One...

https://transittoronto.ca/archives/reports/Ridership_and_service_statistics_2018-A.pdf Comparing the 2018 route ridership stats for Finch West vs Eglinton East: #36 (Finch West): 47,300 customers per day #86 (Scarborough): 16,500 #116 (Morningside): 22,200 #905 (Eglinton East Express to...

All good points. Nevertheless, it is hard to predict the future demand level for local Eglinton East trips, as many trip patterns are involved. Some cases that will push the local demand: 1. If many highrises are built along those streets, Eg East east of Kennedy and Kingston Rd north of...