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  1. KhalilHeron

    GO Transit: Service thread (including extensions)

    Hoping there will be some sort of extension of off peak GO busses at some point. I bet residents and students would like the ability to go to Kitchener or Toronto for the day during the weekend, or god forbid you miss the one daily train. A very welcome extension though. Would have been very...
  2. KhalilHeron

    Eglinton East LRT | Metrolinx

    Scarborough residents want better transit, and this is currently the only thing on offer. Nothing about the project specifics inspire much optimism or excitement in the people I know who use the corridor every day. Improved GO service will be much more transformational.
  3. KhalilHeron

    Eglinton East LRT | Metrolinx

    Still perplexing to me that an option to Sheppard and Morningside was presented but not to Centennial and UTSC. Feels like an attempt to sabotage any extension east of McCowan. Unless a new eastern alignment is chosen and funded for line 4 is funded UTSC may be stuck with BRT and LRT for good
  4. KhalilHeron

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    The city is very unlikely to be the ones funding any of these subway or lrt projects so while it's interesting to see what they would prioritize, they will not be the ones deciding which project to build next
  5. KhalilHeron

    Eglinton East LRT | Metrolinx

    Line is already proposed to be branched. Both the DSBRT and GO LE are already going to provide easy connections to pickering if this gets built anyway. Build it as BRT and then theres plenty of reason and opportunity to branch and even interline services with the DSBRT. Also would maintain GO...
  6. KhalilHeron

    Eglinton East LRT | Metrolinx

    to make the investment worth while i think theyd have to either cut a third of the stations or preferably build it as brt alongside a line 4 extension to STC and UTSC 🙏
  7. KhalilHeron

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Nothing official has been release. Will likely result in a lot less changes, suspect most would be around jane station, and maybe the 927 and ofc the airport express busses. Maybe a new 52 g terminus
  8. KhalilHeron

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Not sure if they've been taken out yet but as of a couple years ago Mt Dennis station had a farebox for tokens at the main entrance. It'd be funny to see it fill up with commemorative coins.
  9. KhalilHeron

    Toronto Toronto | Bloor–Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    Stupid box structure they couldn't be bothered to redesign to support another tunnel on top of it 🫠
  10. KhalilHeron

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Big difference if its just automatically braking with normal brakes or if the emergency brakes are misfiring. Magnetic emergency brakes stop the vehicle very abruptly and can injure riders on board, and potentially do damage to the tracks.
  11. KhalilHeron

    Toronto Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    I doubt very many people will be taking it end to end but not because of a lack of demand, but because of a lack of speed. I living near Eglinton east of Kennedy, and traveling to KW a lot, would absolutely take the line end to end to catch the Kitchener train if it were fast. Unfortunately it...
  12. KhalilHeron

    Mississauga Toronto | Hurontario-Main Line 10 LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    There are plenty of street running LRTs with high floor vehicles and level boarding. Definitely not feasible on the Streetcar system anytime soon but i wasn't talking about the streetcars. Read the full message before you try and correct someone
  13. KhalilHeron

    Mississauga Toronto | Hurontario-Main Line 10 LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    It doesn't matter much until trains are operating near peak capacity, but high-floor trams typically also have faster boarding and alighting times due to more spacious interior layouts, allowing for shorter dwell times at stations. Don't see it being an issue on Hurontario or Finch, but I...
  14. KhalilHeron

    Alto - High Speed Rail (Toronto-Quebec City)

    Interestingly, the existing Via station is also closer to downtown as the crow flies (Ottawa station-Parliment) than Summerhill is to Union in Toronto. On the O-Train it's only about a 12 minute ride. It's not exactly an ideal walkable location but it's not nearly as far out as many are making...
  15. KhalilHeron

    St Clair West Transportation Masterplan

    Someone needs to tell that to Metrolinx : )
  16. KhalilHeron

    Sheppard Line 4 Subway Extension (Proposed)

    Very late, but I think the transfer would be short enough that it's not really necessary. With all of the potential service impacts to line 1 would it could cause I don't think it would be worth it. I think the biggest benefit of interlining would be the connection between lines 4 and 6, but if...
  17. KhalilHeron

    Finch West Line 6 LRT

    If that was their excuse than why did hey allow it on eglinton?! (albeit on a very short segment)
  18. KhalilHeron

    Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation

    At least in gravenhurst i know for the off season theres rarely more than 1 driver everyday at least from a single taxi service. Doubt the winter ridership would be enough to entice more taxi drivers. Summer is likely a different story but sucks for the people living there year round, especially...
  19. KhalilHeron

    Ontario Northland/Northern Ontario Transportation

    The cost of taxis up there is insane. Paid 80 dollars to get from gravenhurst to bala about 20 minutes down the road in the winter. Not sure if prices are more competitive in the summer
  20. KhalilHeron

    Eglinton East LRT | Metrolinx

    Truly the worst map i ever made, I don't know what i was thinking with those colours. Failed retro aesthetic i think? Also this map just makes me think about how a network like this with BRT is so much more attainable with almost all of the same benefits, and then some. Inspiring me to update it...

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