Press release: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1007310/ontario-extending-go-train-service-to-stratford One daily round trip to Toronto

Main advantage here is a direct connection to upper levels of the parkade, like Burlington.

Completing the bridge earlier won't make the TBMs bore down Queen street any sooner. It's not on the critical path for this project so there's no sense in accelerating its timeline, something that likely costs money through more workers or overtime.

No bus to Kanata stops at Heron now that the 88 has been bifurcated, and the 60s have never gone that way. Hard to call any of OC's recent operations normal but it sounds like you got doubly unlucky, once with the delay and again with the 40ft. OC has no 60s or DDs on order so when they're gone...

What do you mean by this? If you're talking about the 61/62/23 its often better than 20 min headways and frequently uses artics with the occasional double decker.

You'll get your wish next year when HSR Next starts rolling out: From the HSR Next Final Report

We have reference design documentation if you want to estimate radius though its no guarantee the final contract goes with this exact alignment.

It won't just be slow zones. Rumours have been swirling the last week or so that they're planning to shut the entire line down for 6 months over the summer. I won't place much stock in them until a better source reports on it but the Mayor isn't ruling it out...

https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/housing-hamilton-development-ontario/article_94d1ccf3-c9a5-54ec-9c03-77b72a75d324.html

The explanation I saw for these eye-popping percentages is exactly that, there was a one-time loan last budget for Canada Post, and the drop for VIA is because they have completed purchasing the Ventures.

This is just nonsense. ALTO will share whatever electrification standards MX uses (likely 25kVAC) exactly so that they can run through their territory- remember that the project is using TMC so no matter how they get to downtown Toronto, they'll run on the Oakville sub eventually. I think if...

Based on the "Corridor Missions" chart MX showed at the board meeting, a fourth Burlington platform and the Burloak grade separation are the only things holding up 15-min off-peak service to Burlington (I'm assuing the Grimsby station is not actually a blocker for this). I can see Burloak...

Not a driver so I don't have first hand experience, but only the section of the street furthest from the 403 and RHVP is getting bike lanes (Victoria to Sherman) so car traffic should be lesser there compared to Dundurn. A continuous lane to Longwood would be greatly appreciated but that is...

Almost cleared, with the Design District rising into the fog.

I've noticed the site there being cleared, they seem to have demolished most things except for the Gary Proctor building.

Closure permit says until 2028, so 2 years. Seems like an absurdly long time though, and if bikes can't get through then there's almost no good north/south routes between Bay and Victoria.

Would be a much better standard given the number of different services. Frequently have to stop and stare at these boards for half a minute while they cycle through all the stops to see if the LW is terminating at Appleby, Aldershot, Hamilton, West Harbour, Confederation, or Niagara Falls.

My understanding is that the final alignment will be publicly announced at the start of 2027.

Milton and Richmond Hill have no electrification plans so they'll be needed there as well. And unless they get some nice dual-mode locos any service at Aldershot and beyond will be diesel.

The Drury Lane bridge should also have accommodations for wire if anyone has a good photo.