There are pros and cons to both sides. On the one hand, putting bike lanes on parallel streets seems like it has fewer hurdles and impacts to the community by being able to put a higher-quality facility where space is easily available. On the other hand, Yonge Street makes makes a lot of sense...

They've done quite a bit of utility work, I remember two months ago when I was driving late one evening on Finch I was stuck in traffic for 30 minutes just west of Hwy 404 because they were doing some water main work for the LRT at Arrow Rd.

But that doesn't preclude the use of these cameras for by-law violations which is basically what they may be used for (i.e. vehicles going straight on a green although they should be turning right). Or maybe they're used to monitor for compliance so they can send an officer out to improve things.

The section between Birchmount and Unionville GO will be paid for by development charges as Downtown Markham gets built out. Seeing as the traffic in that area is far from congested I don't really think there's any rush. I believe this is also supposed to be coordinated with updates to...

I think ideally the Sheppard West extension would end at Sheppard West station with stops at Senlac, Bathurst and Faywood. From a network connectivity perspective, It'd be nice to have the line interline with the TYSSE extension to connect to the Barrie GO line and York University, but I think...

whooosh goes the 3-pointer, another one for Derozan

Also connects to the Barrie Line at Caledonia.

Wooden extensions of the sidewalk at the stations would've been the most effective solution IMO. It visually and physically separates the road from the waiting area. The bollards, may be as effective, but are also ugly as sin.

you're preaching to the choir. If streetcars didn't need to literally wait an entire light cycle because they have to stop and check the switches, and can't cross at the same time as another train crosses the intersection, they'd be much faster than they currently are. Sometimes you'll see...

At Waterloo, we often partnered with local municipalities to develop plans for specific neighbourhoods or urban city blocks. These involved presenting to relevant municipal staff to get feedback on our proposals. All of these were conceptual and nothing was ever taken and used as a plan, but I...

I imagine the bulk of the capital costs associated with Hydrail are related to the production and transport of the fuel plus the facilities for storing said fuel. If you have a system that has both electrical and hydrail, I imagine you're basically paying more overall because you need to setup...

the more I think about Hydrail, the more I'm starting to like it. It's a clean technology that can come at a fraction of the cost of electrical and can be a more nimble and flexible option system wide. But I'll admit, that linked document was way more technical and detailed than I was willing...

Had to take the extension from Pioneer Village Station today around 10am. Odd that all the PRESTO machines were down and I essentially walked in for free as one of the gates was left permanently open (I suppose because none of the gates were working). No Staff on hand. However, once I got...

I wonder if these areas would pass Toronto's Litmus test for where is appropriate to build a subway?

Visited Montreal once again this weekend and I'm still impressed with their transit system as a whole. I find it so odd to see so many metro stations in low-density areas, yet they still seem to have a consistent flow of people throughout the day. I also ended up transferring at Lionel-Groulx...

Extending the line to Keele would likely be a waste, and needlessly redundant. There are no trip generators, aside from High Park itself, between Roncesvalles and Bloor via Howard Park and the low-density development makes it very difficult to justify. You could easily access High Park quicker...

It kind of helps when you're city is physically enclosed by the sea on one side and mountains on the other making it cost prohibitive to build anywhere but the already built up valley. I think this is a case of nature driving policy rather than some user progressive push by Vancouver . This is...

yea, no matter how long your advanced green turning phase is it doesn't do much if those vehicles turning are blocked by a streetcar at a far-side station. Either remove the left turns from Spadina onto King, or put the streetcar stops near side. I personally would prefer streetcar stops...

Empress Walk is my favourite movie theatre in Toronto, I never mind having to wait a bit for friends to arrive. You can basically get to the theatre by transit, walking, cycling or by car equally as easy and there's stores and restaurants to check out while you wait or to do some shopping...

I don't see why not, they'd probably be able to build connecting tracks between the two lines near Fairview Mall. Probably not for regular service but for operations I can see this reducing the need for another huge rail yard if the Relief line gets built.