One way King & Queen streets, if properly executed it could work. It depends on how it's designed ultimately. assuming banning cars completely is a no go and keeping streetcar tracks in the two middle lanes is necessary due to the turn radius I think I'd design a one way King and or Queen...

nice map. this type of extensive GO transit network would definitely require a tunnel through the core to relieve Union though.

a GO tunnel either under Wellington or the GO corridor itself makes more sense.

the city has less than zero say over implementing something like this. Tory tried implementing a toll on the DVP & Gardiner 5 or 6 years ago and got nowhere. it would probably never get any traction at the Provincial level for obvious reasons. a possible work around could be for the city to...

would be nice. I guess it's one of those I'll believe when I see it type of scenarios. hopefully you're right.

90 seconds is probably not happening. 120 seconds is much more realistic. Taipei Metro Circular Line uses EMU101's. EMU101's 4 car sets have a capacity of 650 people. 650 x 30 = 19.5k. If the OL might use 6 car sets then it would be 975 x 30 = 29250 pphpd. 1 car length = 16.76 m. 6 car...

yeah I think 40 tph is unrealistic. I think it'll be more like 120 second headways, but at 1200 passengers per train then that should suffice.

so this would put the Ontario Line's max capacity at roughly 20k pphpd ?

I guess I'm answering my own question here, but here's a table with various scenarios from a study. Barrie + Richmond Hill (through service) = 12 trains per hour per direction Kitchener + Stouffville (through service) = 12 trains per hour per direction Lakeshore East + West (tunnelled through...

do you or does anyone else know what the theoretically maximum number of GO trains and/or commuters Union station could handle per hour if fully optimized? that's with wider platforms, through running, a new signal system and a new fleet for GO etc... I've read a couple of different yet...

It would be great if there was a connection between Hamilton and Kitchener via Guelph as you described.

Probably more than triple since operating cost would increase drastically with increased demand/strain on the network. Imagining the TTC and GO trying something similar to what Germany just tried gives me anxiety. There is no way these networks could scale to match the demand that would ensue...

You didn't have to go to a special office, you could buy the € 9 ticket easily online. You never saw any fare enforcement because they basically made transit free for 3 months. The various transit systems were so overcapacity that it wouldn't be practical to do any fare enforcement. I've lived...

Future Ontario Line extension(s) post 2030. *The drawn routes shouldn't be taken too seriously as this is just a rough sketch/idea. The Ontario Line would more closely resemble the REM in Montreal. 4 branches with terminus stations at Mississauga Centre (Square One), Brampton Centre, Richmond...

Excellent points. I agree that the it all really depends on the where the Ontario Line extends west of Exhibition.

The alignment is poorly conceived west of Spadina. It's not an interchange for GO lines as it will only connect to Lakeshore West. A station at Bathurst & Front would have allowed for a transfer to 4x GO Lines. The point of Exhibition? Exhibition Station already exists. It's just a contrived way...

yes at tecumseh or wherever GO and the Ontario Line could theoretically have an interchange station. It's not necessary in the Distillery however because East Harbour will act as an interchange station, but to not have something similar in the west seems like byproduct of poor design. This...

There was this map I saw here a few years ago (page 291 of this thread) that had pretty much the exact same idea. I don't think this is currently viable politically or otherwise, but it's intriguing nonetheless. Also make you think whether an Ontario Line West extension could eventually...

Could it not theoretically support both with better signalling? The Berlin Stadtbahn is only two pairs of tracks (4 total) that supports S-Bahn, Regionalbahn, Regional Express, Intercity, EuroCity & ICE service. Two tracks are dedicated to S-Bahn service (30 trains pphpd), the rest use the...

This is really great! I know it's standard on TTC maps to have all surface routes in red, but I personally would love to see a version of this exact map where the streetcar lines were each different colours.