Terrific! This means they're on schedule for initial delivery/operation too!

Really? Just citing the GTA as an example, the Jewish centre of Thornhill (36% Jewish) was one of the few blue ridings close to the city last election. In fact, the Jewish vote was even noted as a reason for the victory. And although the Star article has some murky statistics at the end, it says...

There was a difference between attending and attending to limit damage/monitor the racism occurring in the conference. These fllyers don't do anything for Jewish support of Conservatives, they only hamper a Liberal comeback. Jews compromise about percent of Canadians and are probably more...

You're underplaying the issue. Ignatieff has to work off the negative perceptions he gave off from the last Liberal leadership race, so any positive gains he's made are still shaky. The Liberal vote in heavily Jewish ridings did drop significantly in 2006, and the days of their 80% majority over...

As was mentioned in the Madrid Miracle thread, if we did such, we would have permanent subway teams in place. Those teams could mean an exponential increase in productivity and efficiency per dollar spent. Consistent transit dollars would amount to an exponential increase in network, which would...

It's the right solution, but it's political suicide. No mayor would ever try it.

The problem is where do we get the money for that? The City and the TTC are already lacking funds as it is, and we don't have a hope in Hell of getting any money from Harper for any infrastructure. The best use is public transit, but things like LRT/Scarborough RT/Sheppard Subway are just wastes...

One of the anti-Zionist 'Jewish' groups, Neturei Karta, has had members attend Holocaust-denial conferences in Iran... It is true, though, that Tories have picked up a large amount of the Jewish vote in recent years. This is partly due to the Conservative's push on certain issues, such as...

VCC is 1.5 times the size of Markham Centre in terms of area. I think the statistics on employment/residences only inludes initial development. Also, Sheppard East Subway Station makes sense now because it serves the northern end of York (as well as the nearby residential). It would make the...

Wouldn't it be quite costly to cross the 407? Also, wouldn't continuing a tunnel be more efficient than 3 or 4 transitions? Those might be deciding factors for cost/value.

Well, you definitely have some points. What I don't think will happen is this predictided major growth you imagine for VCC. For sure I could see some of the plan coming to shape, but the area for this development is massive. There's just been so much growth up along Highway 7 in particular, and...

I don't think any of Eglinton, from west of the DVP/404 to east of Black Creek could be considered suburban. There's not even a single cul-de-sac.

Oh, I think the underground line is a benefit in that it swallows some of the cost for future development. But really, why do we need a station here in the present? Why not just build a hole for a station until the development comes, instead of overbuilding for the present? It's just a total...

I would agree, but we already have a glass podium across the street that's about as pretty as can be with Murano. A well treated facade could be a good counterpoint and center of interest for this block.

Just think, if we could shave off $100 mil from this the TTC would be back in black for another year! :cool: A tremendous waste. :( Really, do these people have no sense? I'd much rather this station was just a pit with a platform, which really is all it needs. When a bus terminal is...

Here's what continues to confuse me: Just as one example, what do the the two major Australian cities have on us for world importance? Toronto is about the same size as (actually larger than) the two, Canada and Australia are comparable in population, and our geograpy means our population is...

Wait, WHAT!?!? :eek: :( Edit: Sorry, I just took a break, and apparently my sense of humour went on break too.

Sorry to bring this one back from the dead, but you don't consider that spellbinding delivery experience (and the many beautiful machines greeting anyone happening to be nearby) interactive with the neighbourhood? The three (or four when Lexus opens) lower Don car dealerships are about as...

A fair assumption, and one I totally agree with. Building suburbs has many added costs that are totally overlooked, like environmental costs, infrastructure costs, and others that will end up biting us back in the future. The best alternative is to have a government that actively seeks...

If that is the case, I hope Redpath is preserved in a futuristic East-Side counterpoint to Tip Top Tailors.