Next round of backlash to be rightfully directed at the city. Every second of delay is on them at this point. They'll be accountable to voters soon enough.

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the geniuses running the city had years to get organized about TSP. yet they wait for Finch to go be a disaster before addressing it. they have known based on the thousands of miles of testing what the impact of not having TSP is. how quickly can it realistically be enabled?

Not an expert, but based on Finch, I see the most likely scenario as being limited improvements before launch, and bunching on the above ground impacting operations below ground. Many trains are forced to short turn. Public outrage similar to Finch but a much larger level. I hope I'm wrong.

In case you didn’t notice this is where transit nerds come to nerd out and obsess over things that completely don’t matter to distract from bigger problems. Have fun polling everyone

The TTC has a "subway map", and a "streetcar and subway map". on the latter, streetcar lines are thinner. and no distinction is made between ROW or mixed traffic lines. Line 5 EC is a hybrid line due the partial grade separation. and so I think it would be misleading for passengers to expect the...

agreed - but they should appear differently where appropriate (eg thin or dotted line for Line 5 at grade portions and Line 6)

Forgot about "heavy" and "light" rail There are two main design differences I see between Line 5 EC and the legacy subway lines (Lines 1, 2 and 3) 1) Line 5 EC was designed with significantly less capacity 2) Line 5 was designed to be partially grade-separated This has probably been discussed...

let me get back to you. should I ask the homeless people sleeping on the trains to get off first?

light rail ≠ heavy rail

thanks for sharing and I agree with your comment. I was a bit disappointed at the lack of detail or information for a Lorinc article. The TTC has a marketing campaign right now where they are showcasing areas of the city to explore that are accessible by transit. It is natural to assume this...

Personal question here. The short stretch of street where I live is not well-designed as it encourages and too much traffic (won't get into details). I've been working with the city councillor's office for over a year to get traffic calming measures implemented. they studied the area and deemed...

construction cost overruns are assumed by the contractors. they're losing a lot of money on this. maybe their financial reports say something about it.

seems like waiting carries risks that could be avoided. what's the rationale for waiting?

i think it's compelling but I have no idea about technical challenges of operating a ferry over such a long distance by a public agency. I'm curious if a hovercraft can operate in bad winter weather

what does the business case rest on then? maybe it's meant more for commuters. Niagara region has a big population

lol maybe because no has ever heard of the Village of Eglinton, which also happens to share its name with the entire stretch of the EGLINTON crosstown line which runs on EGLINTON avenue. anyway this line has bigger problems than the names of the stations

that's the problem, they are forced to do something they are not good at. to the extent every day people come to this forum to discuss the litany of issues across the system

No city can support their own transit systems without help from higher levels of govt. Quebec subsidizes the STM. BC subsidizes Translink. Ontario subsidizes GO. They all have similar political dynamics vis a vis funding transit in economic centres vs other areas of province. It's an...

Did the topic of operating subsidies come up during the debate?