Most of the places that I have taken transit has been based on distance (London and Paris, Bangkok, and Tokyo). In Tokyo, some routes are more expensive, some are less - probably based on the operator of the line (multiple operators). Even if operation of lines are subsidized, I do believe...

I have a friend from a small town - not served by the high-speed train in Japan .... population 150,000 people. When you talk about small towns in Japan..... it is of a completely different scale - there is no city between Toronto and Montreal with a population of 150,000 people or more. The...

I road the RalidKL (Kuala Lumpur LRT?) yesterday and today - the line uses Bombardier Mark II (2 and 4 car) stock - and it was referred to as an LRT (ART I believe is what Bombardier called it). The line portion that I took was underground, with barriers to stop jumpers (I don't know if you...

That is stupid people looking at making money on something that would never be used. Timeline deviation is exponential, 25 years is fine. 25 years ahead -- updated every 4 or 5 years, because the only thing that is constant is change.

I like the loft, a few possibilities. You could install a pull down bed, it is high enough, or you could create an elevated bed (6 ft above ground with stairs along the side to get up there), and underneath create a walk in storage/closet - and a work/study area towards the window area. That...

Oil is in relatively tight supply even given the wests economic near depression. China's requirements are continuing to increase, and if the economy recovers, oil will skyrocket within the following 5 years. It is also a reason why I am not overly concerned about oil and the environment - the...

Police on bikes, sounds like LA :o Yes, regulation and licensing can solve everything - take care of all operator irresponsibility etc. License ebikes, bikes, carts, and even pedestrians because we know some of them can be completely irresponsible. Then we can give people food rations...

Never take politicians at their word. It happens all the time when you see politicians get together to announce their "contribution" in some international conference. They will announce x million dollars, but - rarely if ever is that the real number since often some other donors conference...

Yes, the whole thing is absolutely absurd - contracting to Accenture to do something that should be able to just have been implemented (i.e. copied implementation) from Singapore's MRT system. Why do you need a consulting firm, or anything else - just hire an existing agency that has already...

You always have all the opponents gang up on the perceived leader - it does not necessarily mean they are all anti-Ford - just opportunists (i.e. politicians).

That has nothing to do with the bus issue. The bus issue existed for decades before that. If you are going to "amalgamate" to get rid of different organizations, it will be a never ending amalgamation - because each city has a city or town next to it where the transit agencies must co-operate...

Yes, seen this before with Kingston Township and Kingston where the Kingston Township buses had to go to a connection point for connecting to city buses and not stop between the border and the terminal location -- which is really stupid. The Ontario government should overrule local petty empire...

I still don't see the need on amalgamating anything. Amalgamating a bunch of dysfunctional organizations will only end up resulting in one very screwed up organization. The problem is that the Ontario government should be setting setting up specific funding formulas etc., which have strings...

Actually, I read it - thought the same thing - but it is possible :o. There are some routes where the buses seem to come in groups of 3, then a pause, then a group of 3. So if you have 2 artic buses with no grouping.... it is possible :p

Don't need the different transit systems in the same entity, you just need the government to mandate that they all implement the same entry/exit payment system, set a standard subsidy formula for services. The actually operators could each be crown corporations - or private. The payment system...

It should, but with TTC thinking of having a different payment system than GO - I am beginning to wonder. They should be moving to implementing an entry/exit system, which most of the rest of the world uses, and then there is no-need for "transfers" - you get charged based on...

One of the most efficient ways to reduce congestion is to make sure that there is a balance between supply and demand (market economy at work). It is easier in an enclosed area, but I think it could be adapted to work in major cities. Basically, you have to buy a permit to put a car on the...

Taking streetcars off the road and replacing them with buses - will not have 60% moving to their cars. People ride streetcars because either they do not have a car, or if they do, cannot afford to drive them into the downtown, or share the car with a significant other. People with cars, that...

This is one area that can still be improved, making "open source" text books that can be distributed as eBooks - it would greatly reduce costs to students if the new technology were used in this way :p Not to mention the interactive nature would greatly expand the ability to teach subjects -...

Think lawyers being able to put all there legal books on the iPad would be welcomed by lawyers as well :eek: