The photoshop is from Lawrence West stn, I guess. I like the routing. But the required turns are rather sharp: Vic Park to the 401, then to/from STC, and finally to reach Port Union. It will be easier to get them done with light metro technology, similar to OL.

It is the exact opposite. Pedestrian awareness is part of the recipe to prevent collisions, not to imply that they aren't preventable.

That's not my experience, as a regular transit user (before Covid). I expect any departure will be off schedule by a few minutes, and that's usually the case. So, I just walk to the stop and wait for the next vehicle. I only walk to the schedule when I have to, and that's when the service...

I dunno. I always feel more safe to cross at traffic lights. At least, the cars are stopped, and if one of them starts moving, I have a chance to notice and do something about it. But maybe that's just me. My closest near-miss was when I was crossing a small road (2 lanes) away from any traffic...

I agree that drivers have to be face greater penalties in such cases. But I will never agree that pedestrians bear no responsibility at all.

An interesting concept, but it will be difficult to bring Line 4 elevated into the 404 corridor. The Don Mills station is very deep, and is located east of Don Mills. It would need to rise very sharply, as well as make a sharp turn. IMO, it is easier to convert the Sheppard subway to OL type...

If a line runs every 5 min or 10 min, hardly anyone tries to catch a particular departure. People simply come to the stop and wait for the next bus / train to show up. Schedule begins to matter when the service runs once in 15-20 min or worse.

I hope it will be fine. A lot of riders will switch to LRT from the bus, they know how the bus works and will use LRT in the same manner. New riders will learn by watching the "experienced riders" and learn for themselves after a couple of rides.

There is no law that requires you to wear warm clothes in winter. That doesn't mean you shouldn't dress according to the weather, or should encourage others to ignore the weather. I was watching from a sidewalk, and it felt very unsafe. She made it OK, but the next second the cars were there...

I think Kensington Market is much less of a concern. The road lanes are practically half-pedestrian, the cars are going very slowly and the risk of accident is low. The problem is a multilane street with 50 or higher speed limit, that normally has few pedestrians (drivers do not expect them)...

IMO there is nothing wrong with skipping stops, if there are no riders who wish to board or alight there. Making all LRVs stop at all stops will reduce the average speed, while still not ensuring even headways. The headways will be off somewhat due to the traffic signal timing along the route...

Agreed. Both sides stuff is totally reasonable. Yes, we should be treating driver infractions far more seriously. At the same time, pedestrians must not hear a message that they can walk any way they please, and if anything happens, that's the evil drivers' fault. Pedestrians have to...

I've seen enough idiot drivers in my life. For example, I am crossing at a traffic light on green, a car making a left should definitely wait for me, but it rushes towards me (because pedestrians are rare at that intersection), then notices me half-way towards the spot where our paths would...

That's a great example. And the suburban LRTs should operate even better. From the video, the Carlton / College streetcar has to make a partial direction change every few hundred meters (I didn't even realize that before when riding it, only noticed now when watching the video). The suburban...

Extending Finch West all the way to Kennedy would be more than doubling the total length (18 km new to the Phase 1's 11 km), and a huge step forward. Once it gets to Kennedy, it will be very easy to get it extended further east. Perhaps one branch to Malvern, and the other down McCowan to reach...

In the night run scenario, the LRT would probably tie with both the subway and the night bus. LRT can skip surface stops just as easily as the night bus, if there are no riders. With the same number of stops and same acceleration, all vehicles will take approximately same time to make the trip...

For a trip along Sheppard East, it shouldn't be subway then LRT then bus. I expect that the LRT will start from McCowan and go to Malvern Centre. The buses will start at McCowan too, run alongside LRT to Neilson, and then continue further east. One branch to Port Union, the other branch to the...

No, will not stop with the both sides stuff. The problem is that some walking advocates attempt to demonize the drivers, and use that to absolve the pedestrians from any responsibility for their actions. Nothing personal, I do believe that you follow the rules and in your case, irresponsible...

It is certainly true that a driver has and should have a much greater burden of responsibility, operating a potentially dangerous equipment (the car), while the pedestrian "operates" their own body that can't possibly cause a lot of harm to other people. The legislation appropriately reflects...

I've seen quite a few irresponsible drivers and quite a few irresponsible pedestrians. Neither group is blameless.