Yep, interlining is overrated - if lines are frequent and transfers are easy, of course.

Given the timeframe of the Downsview developments, I could easily see it becoming a cheap and easy construction staging area for the western section. Furthermore, extending Wilson Yard is definitely the cheapest yard option for the extension - I think I'd prefer a cut and cover construction...

Really interesting - my experience in the UK is that manufacturers of buses/trains now see long-term maintenance contracts as another source of income. Without naming a particular rolling stock manufacturer, having a much lower purchase price but linking the price to a maintenance contract that...

To add my two cents - is Toronto a "world class" city or not? Because if it is, it can handle some closed roads for events like every other "world class" city around the world that manages to host things like marathons, cycling races, festivals and protests! Even car-centric LA can have a...

Because bus lanes can be installed in a few weeks and building LRT takes years. Perfection is the enemy of good.

Well, the bit of EXO replaced by the REM isn't open yet... The Mont Royal tunnel has been shut since May 2020. In the long term, it may cause issues for high speed rail to access Quebec City from Montreal - Alstom's 2022 HFR presentation shows a time wasting reversal in and out of Montreal...

If anything that might take even longer - systems are so integrated that it would be very difficult to do this. Also, the "remaining complications" are relatively minor, we can wait. It's not Seattle, where a large section of their under construction Line 2 is being rebuilt before it even opens...

Another emergency TTC meeting appears...

Yeah that's quite a substantial bridge - and one that could get even longer if it means bridge piers are better placed...

And in due course, a street redesign could help King look distinctive so that drivers don't automatically drive down it by second nature, ignoring all signs etc. NACTO has some good examples Downtown Shared Transitway, as does Melbourne on Swanston Street.

Oh yes, it's not compliant ... but regulations can always be changed! :) It's an example of worldwide best practice - rather than the "oh how terrible, we will never be able to fix this problem that no one else has ever had" mindset common in North American transit circles.

The very excellent Marco Chitti replies to the viral silly sign set up ...

Mm... not sure if it's the same in Toronto, but there's been a noticeable worsening of behaviour since the pandemic. Drivers not using or obscuring number (licence) plates, especially...

Well this is ... bleak

There's no way that reality will look like that render... On the positive side, glad to see more schools in tower podiums, I suppose. (Maybe a question for the master thread of Concord Park Place, if there is one) I assume Block 7 will be the final phase, given it's the sales centre for the...

Sorry to bump this thread - have there been any proposals for TOD on these lands? No issue with the subway underneath as far as I can tell.

Looks amazing! The exhibition was in central London - not at their offices unfortunately. Many architectural practices open up for Open House London (our equivalent to Doors Open, basically) so hopefully I'll get to visit one day. They had a few sketches, and a modern 3D printed mini...

WilkinsonEyre are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, so they had a little exhibition in London showing off their history and current projects. Snapped these shots of the CIBC Square model they've got, thought y'all might be interested - you can see the Oval cricket ground model in...

I think the Ontario budget documents could do with a spell check 😅

Ah, I found the example I was thinking of