The large open vertical spaces are one of the measures used to compile with modern fire code, so it will likely improve the fire and smoke situation.

You're not the only one who agrees! In the planning stages, this was brought up many times. Unfortunately, the City of Toronto had little interest in pursuing this; hopefully they will change their mind - given that this is a perfect opportunity with most people having changed their travel...

"The survey will be available for a 30-day comment period from July 2nd to August 2nd Input and feedback will be summarized in a finalized report on the Highway 413 website."

Especially since they removed the fees, this is the next logical step. Though, the removal of those fees I would still consider a bad policy.

The Conservative Party of Canada has stopped being the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada very long ago, there are not many progressive values left in the populism filled party of today...

Crossing the 401 with Line 2 crosses an important barrier, that helps to bridge the pedestrian hostile gap, so I wouldn't say that it's entirely useless.

Effective August 30th from the media release.

Without crossovers at the terminals, it would be essentially impossible to run the service. Rest assured that they are part of the plan and that the Carto Metro map is very high level. Additionally though, crossovers will be located after the terminal stations (that's why there are long tail...

Generally from an operations perspective, it is much more favourable and predictable to work with farside platforms, with consistent siding as a close second. The reasons for having platforms on one side (i.e., farside for one leg and nearside for the other) usually has to do with physical...

What is ironic about that? Public transportation has fewer negative externalities than automobiles. A more sustainable and space-efficient option that encourages more compact communities is better.

It would limit the branches to each a headway double that (i.e., 180 s), as 90 second headways are the maximum at this point.

Raised crosswalks are different than raised crosswalks with continuous sidewalks. There is a small nuance there.

Glad to hear your point of view articulated. It absolutely is a communication issue as well, most engineering problems are. I find that a lot of people are not really willing to hear the nuances in the technical details, specifically for transit and traffic with everyone having their own...

We can acknowledge that there are few alternatives available in terms of transportation, while still accepting that latent demand is a concept that is very much real with both academic and experiential data to support it. I'm very curious to understanding your general denial of the concept...

I guess that's why most of the places that do have coverings extend it over the track as well.

I've always been curious about the rational for platform canopies that don't cover the edge of the platform. Does anyone know what the rationale they are using for that is?

Additionally, there is also flexibility (when it comes to fleet replacement) to acquire longer vehicles, that will allow for the space between trains and extra cabs to be eliminated.

The Ontario Line unfortunately has been marketed poorly. The technology that is used on the Ontario Line is considered full metro and is used in many places internationally as full metro (and is in fact wider than most international systems). It's just that in Toronto, the trains can be...

Especially since, contraflow transit lanes or cycle lanes can serve to actually prioritize access by those sustainable modes. And sidewalks are always bidirectional

Yes, the one at the NE corner provides access to both Line 1 and OL.