I think Line 5 may take that prize. As for saving billions.... Our inability to affordably build transit extents to BRT as well.

I agree with this in my post. I just wanted to articulate that the idea that it'll be *barely* faster than the 36 bus, when most riders (most people travel during peak times) are going to see a 40% drop in travel times is just incorrect. Sure a late night bus that is only hitting a fraction of...

While I agree that the streetcar designation makes more sense than "Line 6" I also feel that the "Bus is faster" thing to be very overplayed. The vast majority of Finch riders will experience much shorter travel times. Not to say they shouldn't have proper LRT priority and even level crossing...

I think if there were to be 2 lines then it would make more sense to turn the OL north along dufferin and have that "Dundas" line run parallel to line 2 into the west. That'd give you an interchange station and maximize the connectivity. As far as the general conversation: Going north and west...

Is this a problem with us or them? Or both? Clearly there are indications of a lack of preparedness on their part, but I also have a hard time believing we couldn't learn from them.

I'm not sure how you've drawn that conclusion from what I wrote. A suburban plaza is a great way to illustrate my point though. If you improved the aesthetics and materiality of the average suburban plaza you don't end up with a better experience because the way the building works is...

The scale of the micro retail is intimate enough that a sign, a pot of flowers, an awning and a table and chairs will dominate a pedestrians field of view. It's a mistake to value a buildings aesthetics over how it actually functions. There are countless examples of vibrant, beautiful spaces in...

I find the mucking up of the demise lines very irritating. Good looking project none the less. "Devoid of personality and joy" is a bit hyperbolas. It is too grey, but the problem is mostly isolated to the main corner and bloor frontages. The scale and pedestrian perception of the interior...

Why would the speed impact headways? The Tokaido Shinkansen runs every few minutes. I think every 3-4 minutes.

The Shinkansen (Tokyo to Osaka) is $100-150 i think. Probably a good target given the flight price from toronto to montreal.

This is probably too ambitious, but the point still stands. Fares need to be competitive. They should also be flat. Dynamic pricing is awful for rail travel and an impediment to improving service. Part of the goal should be to induce demand and stimulate the economies of our biggest cities. The...

Go 2.1?

I think some of the posts earlier in this thread show that glass blocks can be timeless. The result here will be subjectively judged, but I would disagree that the material will automatically lead to a negative result.

Quite nice when the balconies start, but the classic Toronto 80 meter podium of solid glass is just so bad.

That is among the laziest, ugliest most arrogant and ostentatious tagging I've ever seen. I'm not really all that anti tagging either. It usually rings as patina or white noise to me, and only bothers me when it's over other street art. But that stretch of tags is a self aggrandizing monument of...

Thats not true, demolishing the airport would be considered change and progress by those people. It comes down to opportunity cost. It's an extremely valuable piece of real estate, both economically and culturally. An airport capitalizes on a fraction of that potential. Change and progress...

This makes sense to me. I can't see the point of extending the agreement without a robust design competition so the public can make an informed decision on what to do with the public land. People need to see the potential of the island and what could be done in terms of bridges, canals, housing...

There are two things you get incorrect here. The first is your exclusion of the bike lane as part of the traffic capacity. As the above post shows they are a meaningful chunk of traffic capacity on these streets. The second Item you got wrong is the assertion that removing a vehicle lane reduces...

Im speaking conceptually. Sure, one could adapt to terrible service, but you'd eliminate it as an option before going because of that risk. At the end of the day if they wait between trains is longer than taking a cab the whole way I don't honestly see the point of the service. Yeah, the...

This is terrible. Absolutely braindead stuff. As an added train it could make sense, but cutting the service from Bloor is totally goofy. At 30 minutes, if you miss a train you're in danger of missing your flight and the service becomes useless and unreliable. Not to mention how busy Bloor has...