The mandate of Metrolinx, from the Minister's office straight to Metrolinx HQ. I'm not against expanding the mandate, but the argument presented, as it stands, is simply not supported by logic or evidence. Or political will, which is a much bigger barrier than anything else I've listed.

No, the LPC's biggest weakness is their total inaction on the cost of living and housing file.

Quick ask - does anyone know of a (readable) map which shows all U/C or completed projects as part of RER works? (ie. station revamps, extensions, grade separations, double tracks, etc.) If not, is there some kind of database that exists for that kind of thing? Thanks in advance.

To me, this reads more like Ford waffling on density. Many of Ford's actions are extremely pro-housing (or pro-developer, depending on who you ask) - MZOs, expansion of urban boundaries and the Greenbelt (which was rolled back, typical Ford), elimination of SFH zoning, and extra cash attached to...

Canada was built as a more compassionate version of America. There’s riches to be found down south, but they won’t support you like we did. Now, we get all the benefits of American social systems with none of the advantages. We sold the next generation’s future for the increased value of a...

Therein lies the problem. This province loves cheaping out and building low-value projects. Dump the money where it shouldn't go. -- It is a bit silly, but I think the frustration stems from a (perceived) lack of attention in regional transit outside of the GTA. People see GO in the GTA, they...

With that said, if there were some commuter bus network that were to be formed in London, I wonder if GO may be able to operate it. Institutional knowledge, and all that. Obviously, this would need expansion of funding and some kind of satellite facilities setup. It may or may not be worth...

According to @ShonTron's excellent intercity transit map (link), four currently - Red Arrow, Flixbus, Rider Express, and Megabus - in addition to VIA Rail service.

This post is obviously written by someone who has only ever lived in Toronto their entire life. There is very significant cross-border commuting in Ottawa. A timezone change would be a massive headache for the province's second largest city (something like 5% of that city works in QC; Gatineau...

I found the image on the Toronto Archives site: the photograph was taken by 1963. =&ProcessID=6000_3363(0)&KeyValues=KEY_126858']Image link Edit: apparently the website has a session timeout. I did not know that. The images can be found, under the Eric Trussler fonds. Series 648, file 129. (I...

Brampton Transit is indeed had the highest growth; 40.9 million riders in 2023 versus 31.9 million in 2019, a 28% increase (which is very good even without COVID). Other suburban agencies are not doing so bad though. Miway is at 44.7 million riders, a 8% increase from 2019. Hamilton is at 19.1...

If we're not doing a full agency merger, I don't think a full renumbering passes the cost-benefit analysis. Simply not enough benefit, even if the cost is very low (compared to capital projects). Basically a waste of energy compared to even other wayfinding improvements we could roll out. A...

Here's part two. Ahead of the Crosstown LRT! Take that, Phil Verster! Ha! We return to our irregularly scheduled programming of cities you've barely heard of and couldn't care less about.

I read this article in the Ottawa Citizen about military procurement. Interesting read - what do you think of it, @kEiThZ? Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa’s 1980s system of buying weapons is no match for 21st-century warfare: Canada Undefended

I'm not a fan of the Metrolinx Garage-Mahal strategy. It's not even about park and rides themselves; the occasional P&R is fine to serve very low density areas with no rationale for connecting transit service. I also prefer a car trip to Oakville GO and onto the LSW, rather than down the...

As I argued for longer stop spacing on Eglinton, I will argue for shorter stop spacing on Finch. Finch West LRT is not rapid transit. It’s a high capacity, high(er) reliability replacement for a local bus service that left riders behind with 15+ trips/hour. I don’t disagree that the route...

We have been proving over and over again that we are non-serious about national defence. Never mind welfare and healthcare, if I were American, I’d just be pissed how little other NATO countries were spending on their own defense.

After nine months of delay, the remake of "Evolution of the Toronto Streetcar | 1861 - 1921" is here. I am hoping to have part two up before the Eglinton LRT opens. No promises.

The northern branch goes to Montreal-Nord, a current transit desert with significant demand. (this is a transit mode share map in 2021) As for the interlining? Probably a relic of the now-dead REM de l'Est proposal. Have you looked at the cost of the Anjou Extension? $6.9 billion for five...

Not the end of the world. This sort of thing adds up though - a few minutes here for unreliability, a few minutes there for TSP, an extra stop or four, and you've just missed your local bus at Kennedy and need to wait an extra 10 minutes. That happens enough times, then riders get frustrated...