Love to go back a couple of years in this forum and see the comments on HSR to London. I wonder how many people defended the then gov't for using a ruler when drawing the line from KW to London. The feds are complaining that they don't know which train technology is used? They know that a...

Unless Philippe Champagne (or the Liberal Party) receives some benefit from BBD it is not corruption. I find it amusing that they are OK with forcing Ontario to sole-source contracts but they let Quebec go for the best deal. There is always a double standard for Quebec within the Liberal Party

For the TTC its the provinces deadline that's driving it. Toronto/TTC doesn't care about the disabled or mobility challenged. They have dragged their feet and put the accessibility plan on the back-burner as much as possible. Thank goodness the AODA has penalties on Directors and officers who...

Especially since in the 70's Canada was still using imperial measurements. In '72 it was being debated...but not finalized. 978 feet was a hard benchmark back then. Planning put their foot down! :D

Its now the Grand River Hospital Freeport Campus. The main KW hospital is the Grand River Hospital KW Campus. Most people I know still call it Freeport but it sorta makes sense to be the Grand River Hospital (being beside the Grand River). It's mostly palliative care with some outpatient...

There are 2 ways under the Ontario EA rules that they can speed up the process (without a change in legislation): 1. Under paragraph 3.2(1)(a) the government can declare that this Act does not apply (note most provinces have this ability in their respective legislation) 2. The deadlines and...

The North may have a bunch of swing ridings this fall. Get ready for a bunch of regional annoucements like this as the Liberals get ready for the election! (Sudbury is solidly Liberal but others are definitely swing)

I'm sure the proposal was purely marketing. However, if they are proposing a large facility they do need some higher order transit (and if there is entertainment they have to move a lot of people during crush loads). Even Budweiser stage should have something already. It makes sense to have...

(cross-posted from Ontario Place) at 1:10 the subway stop is NOT on the Lakeshore GO Line. Looks to be on Lake shore Blvd (of course this could all be marketing)

Interesting notes/questions: - Live Nation has exclusivity on music from now to 2030. Plus it's only to 2030 (10 years away). Any development will have to keep music for 10 years and then can redevelop Budweiser Stage after that date (10 years is not that far away when you consider this large...

at 1:10 the subway stop is NOT on the Lakeshore GO Line. Looks to be on Lake shore Blvd (of course this could all be marketing)

To be a bit picky...Woodbine racetrack was at the foot of Woodbine. It was renamed Greenwood Racetrack at a later date In fact, Woodbine Ave was named after the racetrack

If I recall the bush between Rundle Rd and Solina is fairly wet. Costly plus the toll on a environmentally risky area. (confirmed it is swampy per the MNR map...there is often reasons why the original route was chosen)

https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/new-fuel-cell-design-could-make-hydrogen-powered-cars-cheaper Also very good news. University of Waterloo is advancing the design of the fuel cell.

Will they move to a one person train operation (or zero) from St Patrick going North? Now that slightly over 1/2 of the time for Line 1 is on ATC/ATO can we reduce the cost of operation by eliminating the needs for the operator (or two)? Have them get off at St Patrick, cross over and then...

A secondary question is whether we want this number of people on the DRL. Is it better to have a few lines with large capacity (and the 40+ story condos and office towers needed to fill the demand) or more lines with density spread out? We are so focused on the one and done method of transit...

The cost of deep tunneling is primarily the stations and vent shafts. Which also adds time (years?) to the project. I would also hope that a large portion East of the Don can be cut & cover to save $$ Launching if it at surface is not that expensive. Plus the locations they are selecting for...

On the west bank you have to below Bayview (@ Lauren Harris Square most likely) and then get above the dike & railroad tracks before the Don. If you can do that the portal is in a flood protected area (but there should be flood gates just in case). Most likely a SSW orientation of the portal...

One of the most interesting comments Verster said was how people in Toronto planned in the past. You took the technology you loved (subway, rail, LRT, etc) and then found a way for it to be the solution for a transit need. He said that instead they are now looking at the the transit need and...

Scooters vs 4 wheel electric vehicles vs ebikes. All are allowed in the Dutch cycle lanes. I agree the first 2 are out of place. But the last look likes a bike, has a max speed of 30 (just like many road bikes) and does not take up extra room. There are both idiots on bikes and ebikes...