As someone in the industry, I can say that the shift you mentioned has not yet taken place. The Greenbelt and Place to Grow are very much needed, as developers are very capable of continuing greenfield development despite progressive policies from suburban municipalities who've "seen the light"...

I'm sure that any upgrades to the line would also see some degree of investment from VIA Rail, as they too would benefit from increased speeds.

I agree. The GTHA is obviously very divided in its mentality, whereby your region can't get service before my region gets service because we've been waiting longer than you.

I'm with TOareaFan in stating that if a poll was conducted in KW, yes, the majority would prefer roads over rails. However, I believe that the majority would like transportation options and alternatives. The reason they don't necessarily want rail investment is likely because they've never...

Can this thread be merged with "Kitchener to Toronto train service & the tech sector"? Also, I heard that going forward, Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph will involve Brampton in their lobbying efforts.

I wonder whether there will be some sort of financial compensation via fare integration for passengers who would now require a transfer from a GO station at Bathurst. example: If I commute from Brampton to my job at Bay/Lakeshore, the current GO service is perfect for me. If the Kitchener trains...

I would love for this to happen, and I've mentioned it to GO before. I was told that there's an operational issue around it (either with GEXR using that time slot, or the consist continues on a different route). As far as operational issues go, they are definitely solvable. I'm hoping someone at...

If the need arises on Eglinton to eventually switch from LRT to Subway, would it be possible to order a subway train with specs that allow it to operate in the tunnel that's currently under construction?

Planners' pay stays consistent, regardless of who's in power (unless Hudak becomes mayor and all public sector wages get cut in half).

Back to the future!

It would be interesting to see the technical details about how many flights to Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City could be eliminated as a result of High Speed Rail. It could also tell GTAA how many landing slots/gates can become available if a portion of the flying public were to take the train to...

I think this needs to be a high priority and, IMO ends up favoring Pape as the terminus station.

TBM tracker has been updated. Seems like they're moving a lot slower than 75m-100m per week. Any ideas as to why?

An acquaintance who works at GTAA mentioned that their current focus is on reconfiguring terminal 3 to increase capacity through flow improvements. Once terminal 3 is at capacity, airlines may be shifted to terminal 1, which has quite a bit of capacity yet to grow. Adding piers cost a lot, which...

^Maybe a bit of both, as the people elect the politicians.

Bad move by Waterloo Region councillors, IMO. They adopted the "What's best for the GTA isn't best for Waterloo Region!" approach, which isn't necessarily wrong. It's just that true fare integration with the GTA just got dismissed.

On a somewhat related note, I believe the Kitchener storage tracks can accommodate two 12 car trains, whereas Georgetown can only accommodate 10 car trains. If anyone on here is involved with GO rail ops, could you consider juggling the schedule to extend the 08:01 train arriving at Union to...

+1 The problem with considering their needs is that the vast majority projects (housing development, transit, etc) would never get done. People lose their minds when they find out their left turn lane will be discontinued, if a semi-detached house is being constructed where a single once...

Thanks for providing the speed limits and the areas that are to see speed limit increases! The train between Kitchener and Guelph is in fact faster than driving, despite the 10mph section. Over the length of the trip from Kitchener to Union, that slow section does increase the duration of the...

You mean East Gwillimbury GO? Yeah, its been built for a few years now. Regarding creating a separate provincial transit agency for Waterloo Region, I don't see it happening...ever. What's the point of creating a competing provincial entity to Metrolin, if Metrolinx can fill that role? I...