...and Part 3 immediately following. The Relief line provides relief to the serious congestion at Yonge/Bloor when it is extended to Sheppard.

I've not seen references to a "cottage experience" and getting in the water in the inner harbor in the WT documentation I've read. My interpretation of the WT approach for the inner harbor is we are building a waterfront experience similar to NYC on the Hudson or Paris on the Siene. No one...

Station location outside of downtown is not important? The RH RER line misses two priority neighborhoods: Thorncliffe and Gerrard Square, both with decent density. It also doesn't connect well with the Eglinton LRT and the Sheppard Subway. Don Mills & Eglinton, Don Mills & Lawrence and Don...

You are correct in identifying that building the DRL is not a line item on a budget somewhere. As alluded in the posts above, building a subway takes a wee bit of planning. The quotes below are from the TTC's website. With years of planning and civic consultation and more than $150M...

I agree that the SSE is not a good investment. That said, there must be some vision included when building public infrastructure. The Bloor viaduct is a great local example of over-engineering a piece of infrastructure in order to meet anticipated future demand. Prior to the subway...

It appears I'm in a minority here but I like the concept. Replacing the slab on the corner of Bay and Wellington with a glass pavilion will open up the courtyard and make it much more visible and accessible to pedestrians on the street. It will also create new views of CCN that were not...

Metrolinx has provided Bombardier with an extension to a services contract in exchange for the opportunity to cancel purchases of new trains. For most businesses, selling new product is always much more important than winning contracts to service an existing install base. In addition, it...

I work at King and Parliament and walk past this site daily. It impressed me as an amazing location to do something very interesting because there are views straight down King into the core. This proposal doesn't leverage the layout of the location at all.

Interesting read. Frankly, this market seems ripe for a ride sharing App. There must be hundreds of individuals making daily trips between Hamilton and Guelph, as an example.

To clarify, the owners of that condo will be wealthier than average. They are not going to be so rich that public transit is beneath them.

Huh? $1M+ on a condo does not mean someone is rich. It quite likely means the opposite. At $1200 per square foot that person would own a 830 square foot condo, which is not my idea of spacious or luxurious. They will pay a boat-load in condo fees and if relatively new to the real-estate...

The same full page ad was also in the G&M on Saturday - Game on!

Unfortunately, the hybrid replacement for the Gardiner makes sense for the long term. Some say that there won't be much of a delay if we build a nice boulevard and tear down the Gardiner from Jarvis. I've heard comparisons made to University Avenue. I've regularly traveled along University...

It is Remembrance Day today so banks and government offices are closed. The commute is lighter for for everyone. That said, it was a good decision to start this program on a light traffic day like today.

Very interesting. There are a number of proposals in various stages that will intensify York Mills Rd between Leslie to just east of the DVP. All good reasons to bring on the DRL.

There is an expression in IT that applies here: Garbage in, garbage out. Residents were fed so much BS from ROFO that they were comparing a Subway with a street car. Of course, a subway was preferred because a street car (as ROFO positioned the LRT) would provide no better service than...

You believe that Scarborough residents would rather have a one-stop subway to STC rather than a 7 stop LRT from Kennedy to Malvern on a dedicated right of way. That is the problem. ROFO sold the Subway plan and got elected on emotion. "Scarborough deserves to be treated better. Scarborough...

Yes, that is an unfortunately fact. Rob Ford simplified complex issues. Do you remember how he referred to the LRT as streetcars? He disregarded that the proposed Scarborough LRT would be completely grade separated. Many suggested that Rob didn't understand the difference. That is how...

Yes, a minor delay like a 3km+ dogleg may cause commuters to drive. The short delay to commuters was the reason provided in Metrolinx' analysis on why the RER station at Lawrence in Scarborough should not be built. The bigger question is the cost. Look at a map of the area. Redirecting...

There might be something seriously wrong. The question is the dog leg from the existing Kitchener line. The distance between the existing Kitchener line and the potential Airport hub will be between 3-4km. Is it worth the massive investment to reroute that line into a hub at Pearson and add...