The location of a transfer can matter quite a bit and has been a problem on the RT both for commuters along Lawrence, Ellesmere and or he Centre for decades. It has also been a hindrance of the Centre as an attractive place to grow for this massive Borough within the City of Toronto. The RT has...

The development potential around both the Brimley and Danforth intersection is huge. It would be a big short sighted miss to run the subway thru without a stop even with an EELRT, BRT or rapid bus feeding from east to west. But given what the City tried to build as a subway, just having the...

Sorry, I think you misunderstand I'm talking about currently who 1% politician, who still supports the plan? Over last decade it is only 1 elected official here. Out of all the current Mayors, Premiers, (and runner up) Scarborough councillors, MP's and MPPs only one Councillor is supportive of...

I never implied that he only supported a subway, nor would expect anyone in this UT realm to be that naive to think that was even remotely possible for 'Mr. Streetcar' himself to be a main subway advocate. But I do think it's quite significant that someone so politically and geographically...

As I said I didn't bother digging for his exact exact quotes from the past, nor will i further. But a quick search of him in 2010 above showed him stating he sees a case for the subway and it wont be on the RT corridor, so that alone kinda makes it very difficult to imagine a majority elevated...

First, my point was he wasn't agaisnt the subway extension previously. I didn't bother to go back further then 2010 which was even post TC, but feel free too if you still have doubt. The guy doesn't deserve my time in relation to this topic more then I have already. Secondly, If he has not...

I really dont have time or moreso dont care to delve deep into this guys archives for all his exact quotes more then i have. But a quick search in the period prior to him becoming a poltical head gave enough to do the math...

Its the same angled crap every time, retaining consultants to justify preferred political outcomes as we've seen in any reports supporting all the previous gawd awful plans. As we see this current report was angled to justify future cost cutting optimizations by the Conservatives. The Transit...

Ironic he wants to see other plans compared but fails to mention the Crosstown direct LRT connection to the Centre or a BDL extension on the old corridor. Handpicking the Transit City LRT to protect Miller and the NDP. Steve was once pretty reasonable before he began to devote so much time...

This is really such an unnecessary condescending statement. Scarborough residents like any other area will not have a say in construction methods chosen and any residents impacted by construction will complain the same as anywhere else in this world. I'd argue most residents just want to see...

To be fair, when the transfer SLRT was compared to a transfer free Crosstown connection the SLRT lost out in a Metrolinx report. Ford(s) also support this prior to McCowan. Problem would have been solved, then Sheppard needed fixed next. (And also the SMLRT which has been improved greatly since...

Agreed, this is just setting the stage for the preliminary design and this report will be used a a baseline show any 'effeciencies' down the road in the upcoming pre-design It will be interesting to see what modifcations they propose on this alignment to save costs. My understnding is they are...

It'll be a long overdue start for these residents and will certainly help many commuters immediately. A Sheppard subway feeding across this stop into Malvern will be the game changer for the area. Moreso if the City can get the EELRT built before or around the same time. It is still a very...

I'm not certain low density sprawl will even be done even in the next 100 years. But I do agree we do need to transition and change the planning for many of the current low density areas none the less. These outer suburban areas need to have well planned Centres which allow for seamless car...

Meh. Not a big fan of the company, but the worst is likely over. I have a feeling they've turned the corner and will surprise some with a good year.

'We need transit on every level: inter-city, between city neighborhoods, and in the last mile along the community arteries.' We certainly need inter-city transit to build the large urban Centres for various growth and economic reasons, thats why we agree with LRT here as a long term investment...

While you paint the lifestyles in slightly polarizing shades that I dont agree with, you bring up some great points to support LRT and more importantly bring to light the bigger issue with the outer Hamilton suburbs not feeling the value. The similarity to Toronto the past few decades is that...

I firmly believe there is also larger politics at play with the Ontario place stop. You are likely correct for design reasons the stop will probably end up by the EX, but I wouldn't discount the Ford Provincial Government using the stop proposal as leverage in the ongoing debate with the City...

Such nice bones to the building. But holy crap.....the stucco, with the small uninviting 'retail' windows at ground level really missed that mark by a mile These buildings are cornerstones to defining areas future revitalization. It's certainly not the 2150 bomb they did at Birchmount &...

I wont go much further for the sake of the main topic discussion, but when you take the collective output of bias in our local journalism over the years, its hardly an overreaction. It's really a much bigger issue then what has been acknowledged or accepted over the years when it comes to the...