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    Transit Fantasy Maps

    You're missing the Line 2 eastbound extension to Port Perry. And I just noticed the Line 5 opening date... I was wondering what was going on there.
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    Richmond Hill Toronto | Yonge Line 1 North Subway Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    Don't forget the sharp decline in the number of jobs, cramming even more commuters onto Line 1 in the peak direction. But that's Toronto's problem, so who cares, right? This isn't about building livable communities, this is because their developer donors want to build as high as possible with...
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    2022 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) - York Region

    Quite a few of the mid-block crossings proposed here practically have the route open for building already, it's mainly a matter of funding. There are two connections in particular that stand out to me, and they're on either side of Major Mackenzie Drive: Canada Drive - Highway 400 - America...
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    GO Transit Electrification | Metrolinx

    Two things. 1. I really do hope that they plan to electrify the Barrie/Old Elm segments immediately after the core sections are done - not getting all diesel trains off those lines ASAP would be a huge missed opportunity. 2. Since when are they only doing 2 tph from Unionville to Mount Joy?? I...
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    Toronto Toronto | Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s

    It's not that steep. The horizontal direction has a smaller scale than the vertical direction, so while the profile measures 44 meters from top to bottom, it measures 600 meters from left to right. So, eyeballing it, the tunnel and the rail appear to be about 4 times steeper than they will be in...
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    Toronto Toronto | 239 Dundas East | 163.6m | 52s | Metropia | Turner Fleischer

    I like the little curvy indent halfway up the tower... therefore I expect it to get revised out of the final design.
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    Toronto Toronto | 175 Cummer | 10.49m | 3s | City of Toronto | Montgomery Sisam

    "We want to speak to the manager of Toronto."
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    Vaughan Toronto | 2600 Steeles West | 166.5m | 53s | Zancor Homes | Rafael + Bigauskas

    Eight 53-storey buildings... yeah that looks nice and varied. What does Vaughan's Steeles West Secondary Plan call for? I have a feeling that they'll be forced much closer to the limits set out by that plan, since I don't believe you can fill all of these towers with just York U and Seneca...
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    Toronto Toronto | Ontario Place | ?m | ?s | Infrastructure ON

    It's what I expect from THIS government.
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    Mount St Dennis - George Brown Campus (CreateTO, ?s, ?)

    Right at what will soon be an easy-to-access neighbourhood with lots of growth potential. I like it already. It's not like we've been able to count on the Province to meet the growing needs of our post-secondary institutions lately.
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    Toronto Toronto | Ontario Place | ?m | ?s | Infrastructure ON

    Making an Ontario Place that's entirely about Ontario culture and innovation is easier said than done. If it becomes an alcove of Ontario plants, and a microbrewery and a stage here or there, that's nice but how is that any different from what we have now? How does that bring in anyone from...
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    Zoning Reform Ideas

    Rents and valuations are getting hiked higher no matter what is done. Might as well have more money to spend on not-housing.
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    Roads: Ontario/GTA Highways Discussion

    They already do, for the most part. Pretty much all 400-series highways are designed for speeds of 120 km/h. You can't get charged with speeding if you're going 115 in a 100, and I imagine the new 110 areas all have a volume of traffic low enough that people have more room to stop in an...
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    Roads: Ontario/GTA Highways Discussion

    If people want the flexibility to go faster and spend more, they can do it in the left lane instead of tailgating me when I'm already going 10 over the limit.
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    GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

    Newmarket is the real key destination, but bringing 15-minute service up to Bradford makes sense for two key reasons: 1. Right now bus transfers to/from the 68 are a crapshoot as to whether you'll have to get off at Aurora or East Gwillimbury, depending on the time of day. Making all of those...
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    Roads: Scarlett Road / CP Rail Bridge EA

    In two years' time, they've only pushed construction back by one year. This is progress! I can't wait for them to start construction in early 2024.
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    Plans to fill in Allen Road

    The plan for the I-375 is to replace the interstate with a six-lane boulevard with channelized right turn lanes. Doing that to Allen Road would be like making another Sheppard Avenue East.(or worse, Bovaird Drive West). Let's not take inspiration from Detroit. As much as a white elephant Allen...
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    Roads: GTA West Corridor—Highway 413

    As much as I'm personally opposed to the 413, isn't it a bit disingenuous to use a picture of an eight-lane express/collector configuration as the leading picture to an article about it? If the whole point is that a 3 lane freeway is oversized and inappropriate, a wide, in-use freeway in an...
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    Toronto Toronto | 1 Adriatic | 72m | 22s | BV Realty Partners | superkül

    One hopes that they'll take advantage of the Islington frontage and make a pleasant streetwall, if not a retail unit or two. Almost anything is an improvement over a dead-end street of bungalows, though.

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