Can't you just look at a map? Steeles lies a mere 14 km north of Bloor. With Bloor-Yonge as a home base, it's a shorter subway ride to York Region than it is to the end of the RT.

Toronto's stagnant population growth (overall) is nothing to worry about. In simple terms, when a new subdivision is built, the majority of homes are filled by young couples with kids. 20 years later, the kids have moved out and there's now only the 2 parents living in the same house. Whereas 50...

Fortunately, that is not entirely true. Subways in particular were generally built in areas that were already among the wealthiest in the city - North Toronto wasn't exactly hurting before the Yonge line was built. Certain stations are in historically lower income areas, and it would be correct...

Let's not fool ourselves, the area will probably remain a bedroom community. However, at least those heading to Toronto will be able to do so by subway.

Don't miss someone by default. I spoke to Adam once in person, and he was about as knowledgeable about interregional transit as is Doug Ford about Canadian literature. I despise Rob, but concede that geting the Eglinton line built and exlanded for the underground portion will make him one of...

I just don't understand why the standard 10% reduction in the annual budget had to apply to departments which saw increased patronage, such as the TTC - especially when more riders require more service. If the TTC was to decrease the ratio of budget to ridership by 10%, fine. But because...

This strike demonstrates that there is a clear difference between simply privatizing a service and actually going non union. If any of the services that Toronto contracts out are to unionized companies, strikes are in theory every bit as likely as they are now. Without having politicians who...

I never understood the notion that streetcars provide the best local transit. Both the Bloor line and the Yonge line (Bloor to Eglinton in particular) frankly provide the best local transit in the entire city, despite there being no surface transit and subway stations that are 700-1000 metres...

I definitely would chose a tunnel running through downtown rather than the Lakeshore. City residents should get faster service than they get by streetcar today, not to mention the added development that you would see. What I like about both plans is that they will change the notion of being a...

I think that it would be very wrong to exclude the downtown and near downtown areas from express service (express lines to Eglinton would do this). As others have said, the beauty of an RER-like rail system is that it would enable those in areas such as Liberty Village, Little Italy, midtown...

Good transit along Highway 7 is literally a stone's throw away, yet too far to access by foot for this entire development. I think that this is wrong location for high density, but only because it is wasteful to build projects like these just far enough from Highway 7 to be completely car...

Shouldn't software issues still be easy to fix? I'm sure that they could change the horrible computer generated voice to a real human voice at any time. Equally easy should be removing the fictitious 'Interchange Station' line from the announcements, as well as 'stand clear of the doors'. Once...

It is essential for the flow of traffic on Eglinton that entry from the Allen be limited by the traffic light. If cars could get onto Eglinton on a non stop basis, Eglinton would become completely overwhelmed and the gridlock you currently see on the offramp would simply transfer to Eglinton...

What's it like in the afternoon rush hour? Is traffic flowing better now? I've only used it off peak, and even then it helps. Not enough people know about the middle turn lane though, so you still have some backing up in the right lane while the middle lane is free.

Ha! I sometimes prepare reserve funds on behalf of condos, and many condo corps are poorly managed and broke. There is no 'millions of dollars' in the bank, and for a typical condo around the 15 year mark, they face annual increases that exceed inflation by many multiples. It would be...

I work in the industry, and in all honesty, articles like these are more accurate than false. Windows for example should last 30-35 years based on what is available on the market. However, cheaper products last 10-15 years if you're lucky. As for the cost, assuming floor to ceiling windows...

Not what I find, though I mainly use the Eglinton to 401 section. The Gardiner I find to be ridiculous heading west from to the 427 in the morning.

In the morning at least, outbound DVP and Gardiner are worse than inbound. The same is also true in the evening though, which leads me to believe this has more to do with highway design than traffic volume. This all makes one wonder if the notion of mixed use development in the suburbs is a...

The 401 is only busy because it's all we've got. It would be equally busy if it ran along St. Clair or highway 7 becaus most commuters live miles to the north or south. It's foolish to believe that building a transit line parallel to the 401 would act as a relief - the two modes are mutually...

There are some decent photos floating around the internet: