what is Markham Centre? is it the same thing as Unionville GO or is it Markham Civic Centre/Warden and Hwy 7? either way that's fine i guess. if they already built Line 1 to Richmond Hill and Vaughn then might as well do this too.

sure, but what about a connection to a Midtown Line in the future?

so something like this could be possible in the future theoretically? also creating an easy connection to a hypothetical future Midtown Line Line station west of Brimley?

yes the Sheppard East station box placement being north of Sheppard is a bit of a missed opportunity unfortunately. i'm no engineer, but couldn't it still loop around to connect to a Line 4 east extension despite it's awkward placement if there's enough desire to make that connection happen...

is it still possible to combine Lines 2 and 4 into one U-shape line? it seems more logical to do so if they're extending line 4 east. then Toronto would just have to massive heavy rail lines, while the remaining lines would be light metro & or light rail.

looks better to me. https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/news/myth-if-you-take-down-eastern-portion-gardiner-expressway-current-levels-traffic-will-have https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-10/why-toronto-should-tear-down-the-gardiner-expressway-that-cuts-through-the-city...

haha. yeah that's a pretty safe bet. although it's hard to imagine it looking worse.

no sorry it isn't. the wide road is there with or without the elevated highway above it. once you get rid of the highway and more importantly the on ramps, the street can be redesigned to include an island like on University. this would make it easier and safer to cross than the current...

aside from being more aesthetically pleasing, opening up more land for development, making the lake more accessible, moving vehicular traffic more efficiently, costing far less to build and maintain there were no real benefits.

tearing this thing down was always the painfully obvious decision. one of easiest choices city council has ever been presented with, but it's no surprise they went with the hybrid option. never forget the brilliant minds that voted yes for this.

I was instantly reminded of this when I saw your post.

I like this idea a lot, but have some concerns. I agree the Ontario Line West extension should head north on Dufferin, although I think terminating at Fairbank (Dufferin & Eglinton) probably makes more sense. That would be roughly 7.6 km long from Exhibition. My concern would be that if...

Option 1: north on Dufferin to Eglinton (Fairbank) Option 2: north on Roncesvalles to Dundas West; + north via rail corridor to Jane Option 3A: north on Parkside to Keele; + north on Keele to Keelesdale Option 3B: north on Parkside to Keele; + north on Keele via rail corridor to Jane Option 4...

doesn't the North-South metro line run directly under this street/route? either way that would be ideal for King in my opinion. a car free transit mall on the surface for local stops + a GO RER tunnel underneath with 5 or 6 stations between Liberty Village and East Harbour. the tunnelled route...

those locations are not downtown cores of major cities growing at the rate that Toronto is growing and projected to grow. Downtown Toronto Total Area: 16.6 km2 Population Density: 14000/km2 Subway System Length: 10.4 km (15.5 km when OL opens) Number of Lines: 2 (3) Old Toronto Total Area...

they should start planning another light metro/subway line on King starting from Parliament connecting to the Ontario Line that then goes north on Dufferin. no re-design of King that involves streetcars will ever work efficiently or meet the actual demand of this route. when a streetcar route...

great map! this is exactly what Toronto (the GTA) needs. if you combined the Local (red) and Regional (light green) lines into a Toronto S-Bahn network with 6 trains per hour/per line this theoretical system would rival the Berlin S-Bahn network. this is also very realistic, unlike most fantasy...

yeah you're right I never rode any transit system in the 9 global cities I've lived in. Most tram systems have signal priority, bumped out platforms for pedestrian safety and far less frequent stops. Educate yourself on how inefficient the TTC streetcar system is.

unfortunately that's not good enough for a city/region of that size. Toronto will need another to start construction before 2040. don't be a dick.

the King street pilot still doesn't change the fact that the 504 stops too frequently, moves people too slowly and is often overcapacity during rush hour. it would probably be best to upgrade the service beyond streetcars at some point.