The Vancouver bid cost $37 million, if I'm reading that reference right. I don't think our current conservative political crowd (Ford, Hudak, Harper) would be up for that kind of strategic investment at this point. However, I've noticed the Ford's haven't called anything sports-related as...

Maybe because Tokyo has 5 times the population and 50% denser? Tokyo is 10% of Japan's population and Metro Tokyo is 28% of the population. Toronto is 7% of Canada's population and the GTA is 14%. They are completely different transit contexts.

You could contact Transportation Services or your local Councillor. Alternatively, you could contact 311 and ask them.

Yep, that's the one. I've had a very varied life. I'm a first generation British Canadian, and I've worked around the world (Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Uruguay, India, England, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Georgia, US, Canada) in either mining or transport engineering. I've been very...

From your links, "The intent of the Highway Traffic Act is to keep cyclists from ridign within or along a standard pedestrain crossing." As both are segregated cyclist crossings, it's legal to ride across. The rule of thumb I go by is if I'm using a pedestrian facility (sidewalk), I dismount...

New York where they have announcements like: “There is Brooklyn-bound Local train Two Stations away” and “Please stand away from the platform edge, especially when trains are entering and leaving the station.” I'm glad you never missed your stop in New York or Milan. It's not really an...

It's pretty common around the world along with "Mind the Gap". Announcing stops on the new TR shouldn't be as necessary with the text displays and maps showing current location. However, would you know what stop is closest to Massey Hall without looking? We should make our transit as...

"Next Station: St. George Station. Exit St. George Station for the Bata Shoe Museum. Transfer at St. George Station for Bloor-Danforth Subway"

They've played the Manchester United and Celtic friendly there, and it was almost as good as the real thing (football in England that is). It's definately an increase in seating if the MLS were to double or triple attendance in the next couple decades. UFC 129 sold 55,000 seats and generated...

I realise the difference between P3 and privatization. However, I was responding to Palma's comment "Perhaps Metrolinx should be privatized", which is privatization. This is a model that I support. Full lifecycle cost approaches mean less burden in the long run.

KPMG was the one behind the Harris era report that suggested amalgamation would cure Toronto's budget woes. A decade ago KPMG was suggesting staff cuts, the contracting out of more road maintenance and snow removal, as well as privatizing waste-water treatment facilities and outsourcing garbage...

Did you set up a default trip prior to going? I would note that $20 minus two trips costing $5.32 plus $1.12 is your current balance of $10.48. When you tapped on at Clarkson, a full fare to Union is $5.75. When you tapped on at Exhibition, a full fare to Hamilton is $9.50. Anyway you...

I can agree for the most part with what you are saying, I just try to stay away from extremist positions for reality sake. Priortity should be given to self-transport (foot, bike) and then mass-transport over single-occupancy-vehicle-transport, but I think there is value in things like 'HOV...

Are you suggesting that consultants are cheap? If you think you'd save money by paying them each $250/hour to sit around a table and talk about it, then go right ahead. Privatizing Eglinton is maybe the best way forward for Ford. No one wants to touch a privatized Sheppard, but Eglinton...

Unfortunately, the photo doesn't have a specific date attached to it, but from the lack of Gardnier and Lord Simcoe Hotel, it's prior to 1955. On the other end of the time scale, the Spadina Overpass was built in 1927 and you can't see any of the Yonge Subway construction (1949 to 1954). There...

I think you over estimate the public's appetite for unrest. Until it affects them personally, people have a tremendous ability to ignore bad news. I don't think Ootes would be too bad, he at least saw the reality of things at TCHC. He recommended selling the minimum to increase other...

It all depends on what flavour mix of Open Payment and Contactless Payment that they settle on. In Utah, riders are asked to register their participating cards with UTA one time to facilitate authorization when they board. In California, BART piloted using an app on smartphones to manage accounts.

I tried to submit this comment using 'Contact Us' and had the same issue. If it's lacking a subject or comment, it spits out an error. The Newsletter subscription form seems to work fine though. As an alternative, you could try to email CustomerRelations@metrolinx.com now that they've taken...

Not all condo owners live in the condo's they own. While it's questionable that they would allow things to deteriorate, they might not always see it or react as anticipated. After 50 years, you won't have any original owners left, so there is some room for general neglect to creep in. For...

You seem to have a very idealistic view of labour fluidity and transportation issues. I take it that you are unattached and never had issues moving for work and finding somewhere both convienient and affordable? It's the individual's choice how far they are willing to travel for employment...