https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/2317226/uber-was-supposed-to-help-traffic-it-didnt-robotaxis-will-be-even-worse Cheaper trips increase car usage. Robo-taxis will make traffic worse without accompanying regulation (I don't know what that regulation would be)

25% seems way to high to remove pay and display machines. If they want to save on operational costs, it might make sense to increase the distance between machines where there is 90%+ app usage. Some streets have a high density of machines and if 1/3 of the machines were removed there it could...

West of Yonge riders have incentive to switch to Eglinton. East of Don Mills not so much.

Line 1 is full before Eglinton during rush hour. Before the Ontario line is up and running I don't see any reason to switch to Eglinton from another feeder route. What would those situations potentially be?

Eglinton doesn't have the highest ridership east of Don Mills. The TTC is handling higher ridership volumes than are found on Eglinton with buses. Once all those condos on the Golden Mile are occupied, the Ontario Line will be running. I don't see the case for the Eglinton to be at capacity.

I hope our cycling infrastructure will be sufficient for the tidal wave of cyclists coming in 5-7 years when all the condos with no car parking are occupied.

US progressiveness has to start at the state level. My understanding is that Hawaii has quite extensive coverage "To date, Hawaii is the only state to have implemented near-universal health insurance. The cornerstone of this program is the country's only requirement that employers provide health...

A lot of the discussion is why I don't think it can work. I'm not that familiar with the surrounding areas but I doubt there is a ton of bike lanes around all 3 stations. Bramalea station definitely doesn't and requires sidewalk riding to feel safe. Will the docking stations be near the home on...

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/news/metrolinx-announces-e-scooter-pilot-program-with-scooty-mobility I thought this would be the best place to post this. Anyone seen a map of scooty stations? I don't see how this will work with the current process unless Brampton has been flooded with Scooty...

agreed, hence the "for Toronto"

I wouldn't say 'safe mid-block crossing' for Toronto. I use the pedestrian crossings with the (many times correct) assumption that cars are not going to stop.

I think I understand your point now. I was going to say how can we compare a time when condos didn't exist and had a different tax structure to today, but I think your point is that if condo rental is impossible we pretty much have the same apartment rental market which used to exist pre-2000s...

Or focus on commercial or simply focus on other markets where it makes sense to build. Developers will only move ahead with a project where there is a sufficient ROI. As we know individual investors have been subsidizing rentals for over a decade, big developers need a sufficient ROI to build...

I think I'm not getting my point across. I'm saying it's a structural problem. The system (which incentivizes the investors) needs to be changed. I know people who bought pre-construction condos pre-2010 and were subsidizing the units back then. A large real estate company needs to cash flow...

As I know you are aware, there are important structural differences from the 1960s and 1970s towers vs now. There were much better incentives to build rentals back then. You right that on the changes to the market if rental investment was banned. There definitely would be more family friendly...

I think the focus on investors is a distraction from the source of the problem. There is a strong investment in condos due to the excess demand. Condos are pretty much only built where there is excess demand. Our building booms correspond with majority of condo building. Are preconstruction...

Investors buying preconstruction allows for properties to be built providing housing. This is especially the case for condominiums. No investors = no construction. Only so many people can buy a home 5 years before they are moving in.

It's an interesting conversation to have. Institutionalization provides for a safer society. People are dead and families have suffered because we don't have institutionalization. Institutionalization makes downtown more desirable for women, families and seniors. Many of our TTC safety...

Could happen. Toronto now has way too much commercial space now. As leases come to market the vacancy rate will go up. Remote work is highly prized by white collar workers. Linkedin stated "In a First, Remote Jobs Attract a Majority of Applications on LinkedIn. A year ago, remote work may have...

The nuance of this fact usually isn't brought to the conversation. Condos are built in areas where demand outstrips supply. It isn't the condo that is bad. Typically an area that has this type of demand will not see enough supply created as a profit is required. As stated, a 'Victory Housing 2'...