Car2go added 4 door cars in Toronto (I think they have it in Europe too, but so far only Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto have them in north america). They are Mercedes b class, and are the same price as the smart cars. I am a member of both autoshare and car2go but find myself using car2go more...

I remember that they *predicted* travel times on Jarvis would increase. I doubt they kept the lanes around long enough to really measure the impact. That's what I'm suggesting running it as a pilot allowed them to do. I strongly suspect that the total count of traffic on Richmond and Adelaide...

I have a confession - I was a bit dubious about the Richmond Adelaide bike paths before they were implemented. I thought they would be politically unpopular because of the importance of those streets to cars, and I thought they wouldn't be really popular, if implemented, with cyclists because...

I am all for any variation of a transit mall on king it queen. I would also like to see the recent announcement about narrowing traffic lanes turn into wider sidewalks on the length of Yonge, king, queen, and Dundas as well as spadina. And bike lanes on dufferin and Bathurst. On the...

Frankly I don't think the too cold to go outside argument holds anywhere. The shape of the city and the tendency of the locals to use various modes of transportation is really the only meaningful factor. People who want to go outside will dress for it. I used to walk to school in Alberta in...

Can we add some stations south of Eglinton on the Barrie line too? Maybe just saint clair and Caledonia. Thanks

Getting to Steeles means you're half way out of the city at best, doesn't it? I live near Eglinton myself and I think that's basically the dividing line. North of there driving is often the best way to get around. South, I guess it depends on what you're used to, or what you're comparing it...

I feel the same, but I have spoken to people who find Toronto hard to take. The advice is for them :-)

One of the best things about Toronto is how it is possible to escape to a quiet side street with little traffic, or even people for that matter, a five minute walk from almost anywhere. One thing that makes people moving from elsewhere feel claustrophobic, I think, is keeping up the habit of...

Northbound, on the east side of Yonge there is a nice sidewalk if you know where to look - head east beside the on-ramp and keep your eyes open. Pedestrians who know will take the same route southbound. On the west side of Yonge, although there is space and a sidewalk that goes under the 401...

I am surprised by his position on QAIA - it's possible that it comes from personal conviction, but from a purely political standpoint he risks alienating conservative muslims, doesn't he? Wouldn't it have been safer to take a neutral stance? It seems like the people who are likely to be swayed...

The yonge street proposal is impressive. Not to change the subject but I have had the opportunity to test out the Richmond Adelaide bike lanes a few times since they have been installed. Most recently today and yesterday while attending a conference downtown. It's amazing how they...

I can agree that the conservatives *could* have the entire centre and right, but they have positioned themselves pretty far to the right with Hudak. I'll skip all the tax cutting and union bashing stuff. Remember his transit policy that basically implies that, while subways would be nice, public...

I think the practicality of Eglinton as a bike path is really secondary - the message being conveyed at Eglinton Connects meetings was: we can make this a better street for local use including pedestrians and cyclists, or we can make it a freeway. The LRT means that they can move many more...

The fire truck thing has come up in other projects before and I think it's ridiculous. It doesn't make sense to design the city around fire trucks, we should design fire trucks to suit the city.

W. K. Lis, I get the rationale but Toronto has some remarkably narrow main streets in the old city. I believe something's got to give - the sidewalks are already narrower than they should be almost everywhere downtown, and most streets are a grand total of four lanes - 2 of parking and two of...

I agree about Soknaki. I think all the other candidate are understandably living in fear that Ford will win and so are borrowing most of his platform. Of course this has the effect of robbing the voters of any meaningful debate or alternatives. And, at least so far, this is also playing to his...

Tolls for transit was the only remarkable issue in her platform last election, and it has been the target of all her publicity stunts thus far, with the possible exception of the dreadlocks. If people are unaware of her platform it is not her fault, and not for lack of trying. If her only goal...

I do not know what Sarah Thomson's strategy is but from my point of view she is no Tory clone. If her only objective is to bring attention to the lack of funding for transit expansion, she's doing a great job, and I respect her for that. One of the top deciding factors for my vote, just after...

What junctionist said. I actually think converting downtown streets to one way could be a practical way to widen sidewalks, add bike lanes and create transit right of ways. The old plan for king street comes to mind. Move the streetcar tracks to one side and change king to one way for cars. This...