I figured since I got @'d I would come here and reply. I was surprised that there was so much negative reaction to the video I made (and spent quite a bit of time on) if I'm honest, but I guess I figured it would be more openly received - after all I've made ones with much more dramatic...

This is very nice to hear. What would really kick things up a notch would be TOD on the Chinook centres parking lots - I remember seeing stuff about that years ago, but I assume it has gone nowhere. A couple CF malls in Toronto have started to get the treatment (which I would say kicked off...

I will say that while I find the "urban LRT" thing very silly, I do think this info book is incredibly good. https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/assets/PDF/CSLE_Booklet_2024.pdf That being said, they really need to protect for more grade separation. If they aren't doing...

That seems like a dubious route for anything but heavy rail, which I don't expect to happen so soon. Capital Line is fine I think

I've considered moving to Alberta a bunch of times, but so far haven't been able to get over the relative lack of frequent transit compared to Metro Vancouver or Toronto. This makes me sad because I think the Albertan cities have enormous potential, and benefit a LOT from their geography...

London has added entirely new platforms with new rail alignments through stations a number of times (as have other cities), so I have no doubt it is possible. In this case you probably build a new track on the side of the existing running tracks headed in one direction and turn one of the...

I've been active here for years, and forums for other Canadian cities!

I just know that as someone without a car I probably wouldn't be able to get by with MAX level service, and that's an important benchmark because we want to shift more people onto transit and grow ridership. While running more service seems simple, I think if it was YYC would already be doing...

I'll just say that I find the argument that Max has been a good use of time so far unconvincing, while some portions like 17 Ave Se and a few short transitway sections are nice, much of it is mixed traffic and the service levels are just not very good - like not even all day every 15 minutes...

But that's exactly what I was saying, the city built a lot and then hit the brakes, which is not good if you want to have cost effective and effective projects down the road, you have to keep the "machine" running. While Calgary's system is good obviously, it's not like there aren't a lot of...

Since this is the "LRT Expansion Planning" thread, I really recommend people go look in detail at a system like the Frankfurt U-Bahn, I will have a video on it soonish, but it uses the exact same standards and compatible vehicles to both Edmonton and Calgary (including the U2 back in the day)...

Having a new southern branch would be a good way to turn trains without having to use that existing pocket (which is not great because its off to the side as opposed to in the middle!)

I have worked in the transit industry in a couple of cities on a bunch of projects, so I am not sure I'd label myself a "planning enthusiast". Having a connection to the airport lets you serve a major suburban job centre, and concentration, and use counterpeak capacity which tends to exist in...

A third track is frankly often going to be less useful than short sections of quad track for overtaking, by its nature a third track is best suited to an asymmetrical service pattern and thus is often going to have a poor capacity cost benefit.

Stouffville being quite a bit shorter (especially when demand weighted) certainly makes more sense as the local. Lots of things are possible and the specific track layout has not been determined, that's what the whole design and development phase is about. From what I hear through the...

This is not really a change from the status quo, in sections with four tracks - i.e. from Union to Scarborough, you have Stouffville make most stops while LSE skips (thus effectively always running "express") on the inner section, beyond Scarborough you are in the same place you are today. But...

The junction will not be a flat junction based on every plan I have seen - and based on the conversation I had with Phil that was referenced. The current plan has the Stouffville Line using the two northern tracks on the shared section with the LSE (and through the USRC of course) which is...

Singapore is starting to do this - Jurong Region Line trains have batteries for exactly what you say - limping to the next station

I agree with your direction, but it is not correct that third rail cannot be higher than 750 V DC for the reasons you stated. A number of systems do have higher voltages . . . including BART (1000V), Hamburgs S-Bahn (1200V in the third rail sections), and Shanghai Line 17 which uses . . ...

How does the Path connection to CIBC Square work? It's a pretty big difference . . .