No idea, but I'm talking about the Ontario Line not the EWLRT. They are separate projects, in separate communities, with different stakeholders and design constraints. We can discuss who buried it in that thread. As far as community engagement goes, is this not what Metrolinx is doing? They...

Does Ford actually care whether it was tunnelled or in the rail corridor? This decision seems like it came from the engineers and not politicians. I'd expect the exchange between Ford and Metrolinx along the lines of: Ford: "I need a transit project to promote as my own so that I have a legacy"...

Based on the numbers provided in that drawing and by metrolinx, the RLS platform is 27.5m deep (~17.5m below line 2 platforms), the OL line platforms are 30m deep (~19m below line 2 platforms). There is a ~1.5m discrepancy in depth of the line 2 platforms between the two drawings (9.5m depth in...

There has been a lot of talk about the Ontario line not being built to handle enough capacity and how another relief line will eventually be needed. Here is my suggestion, take the "ugly duckling" Richmond Hill line and convert it to a metro line. The line would terminate at Front-Spadina...

By the time a lot of the projects are complete, whether something is TTC, GO, YRT, Miway, etc. will be irrelevant. We will have fare integration (I'm willing to bet money on that), and we can look at these lines as the singular transit network it will be. Whether it is a frequent GO train or...

We are, GO expansion aims to use some of those corridors to provide frequent transit service.

The powertrain development out of FormulaE may actually end up being quite good for buses. The stop-start, high power requirements of buses have different design requirements than a standard production car. Electric powertrain development is going to continue to move at a rapid pace over the...

When switching to BRT, in this case, dedicated lane BRT, you have to convert all non-signalized intersections and driveways to right-in, right-out. So you need arterials that have a lower number of driveways and total intersections to be able to properly implement. BRT also doesn't make sense on...

My fantasy BRT to Mississauga-Brampton-Oakville:

For a problem like this, public opinion polls are not a good idea for determining a good solution. Tolls may be unpopular, but for the greater good in the long run. Infrastructure design and funding decisions should be made by professionals that spend years studying the environmental and...

The overall network planning is really important and why projects like the 407 transitway are important. On its own, it doesn't seem like a transit corridor that has any kind of demand, but the fast connectivity it provides between other transit modes, without having to go through downtown, is...

I'd be interested to see the cost of extending the transitway to Trafalgar. With the new HOV lanes going in on Trafalgar from Oakville GO to the 407, and Oakville GO serving a as major hub for GO RER, it makes sense for GO to be able to run faster trips between Oakville, MCC, Renforth, and the...

Is it going to be a surface lot or a multi-story lot? I think this site probably needs to be developed, but there is some long-term planning here. Metrolinx needs to hold on to land near stations for future use, in this case, they may eventually need a new Bus terminal or LRT portal. GO is also...

The other consideration with the gas tax is fuel efficiency. With more fuel-efficient cars, there is less revenue per km driven. If the goal of the gas tax is to effectively pay for the infrastructure that supports driving, then it should have gone up by more than just inflation.

If they extend, will they need additional maintenance facilities or just storage? I'd guess they are only taking the land that they need in Thorncliffe Park and plan to find additional land when the extensions happen. I could see there being 2 phases of extension: Phase 1 to Sheppard (Don Mills...

The next form of relief after the OL could be an upgraded Richmond Hill GO line, with extra infill stations, and using the Leaside spur and Don branch to shorten the travel time. It would require investment to improve transfers and build stations, but would provide a connection to Line 1 at...

Yes, it definitely is near the center of the community, but it is being built at the edge, not in the center. I think they need to avoid expropriating the Mosque at 20 Overlea, and should ensure the MSF is setback from Overlea enough that businesses or a park can fill the gap. Based on their...

'Center of a low income community' is a bit of a stretch. It is on industrial zoned land alongside a rail and hydro corridor. It is on the edge of the neighborhood in an area that was never going to have mixed residential. I could argue that using this location, building the obico yard, and...

Thanks for the info. I feel like they should be able to avoid the mosque by moving the station slightly northeast and making the MSF longer. You can't develop on both sides of the station in this case, but it will be like Kipling or Mount Dennis, where the station marks the edge of the...

I don't know a ton about expropriation, but I have to imagine the general-purpose commercial/industrial buildings must be easier to deal with than the specialized industrial located north of the Access Storage. Those facilities are likely heavily customized, making finding a new location and...