Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that the DRL was going to get lower ridership than Sheppard - just that it will be underutilized, similar to how many people criticise Sheppard for being a white elephant. On balance, a Pape/Downtown only DRL will be underutilized, while Yonge will still...

The point of such a subway line would be to improve commutes for people in the inner suburbs, not people downtown who are fairly well serviced with streetcars already. A few minor upgrades to the streetcar network (such as streetcar lanes, and stop rationalization) would do wonders for people...

I think that's what most people miss the most about them - recently though I found that the seats tended to sag a lot more than they used to.

I really don't understand why it takes so much discussion and dollars to get BRT going, if that is going to be the new plan on Finch. Get someone to slap a coat of red or green paint on the right lane of Finch, move all the bus stops to the far side of signallized intersections (standard in BRT...

I haven't gone through the webpage material, so I can't comment on whether they are just being angry, or the validity of their claims - regardless, Brad Ross did confirm the $29.05 top rate. I think it's rather unfair to dismiss someone's argument, even if they are coming from a lunatic...

At the top wage of $29.05 an hour (which isn't unreasonable), that's $15.45/hr of other non-cash compensation such as health and dental, pension, vacation pay, etc. That's more than a 50% burden over the actual cash pay. This is even before you take payroll taxes paid by the TTC into...