So... save an hour on flying, but then spend God knows how much extra time trying to get around on our poor quality, overcrowded local transit system? Brilliant!

Absolutely not. The top speed of a Flexity is 70 km/h.

That's an average speed of 25.91 km/h, in line with the best practices of Finch-style suburban lines in Prague, and that's with the bizarre speed restrictions around the last few stations at the south end (including the inexplicable slow zone right past Fairway) Imagine that number if they...

Even then, there's a lot of asterisks I would apply. Sure, you can time your journey from your door to the stop, but on the way back, you seldom have such an option. Especially at a lot of suburban transfer locations. If you're going to force people to wait long times, you must have climate...

I disagree, 18-20 minute wait times are exactly the sort that would push me to choose the car instead of public transit, and I imagine I'm not the only one. Few people would find it attractive to wait outside that long in the baking heat, freezing cold, or rain. And getting to the stop 10-15...

Well, that's why I specified, in my previous post, routes where the line is run infrequently. Obviously, it makes no difference if a schedule is followed on a route that runs every 2-3 minutes, but that's not what is happening here - it happens on all types of bus routes. And the late night 36...

If you're on the bus, then sure. If you're waiting further up the line, I can think of several other, less PG-13 friendly phrases I may choose to use instead. What's the point of having a schedule if it's not followed?

As I said, bus drivers are speed demons. It is fairly regular occurrence for them to drive over the speed limit and weave through traffic quite aggressively, and for reasons unknown to anyone but the top minds of the TTC, there has been no safety crackdown on this mode of transport. So obviously...

And yet, the indignity [sic] of having to climb up 2 sets of staircases was considered justifiable grounds on which to nix the SRT and replace it with a subway extension instead...

Well, no, the average travel time for the bus is that much. https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/finch-west-line-6-lrt.11783/post-2319259 And most of the time (read: not always) that's faster than the actual scheduled time. Besides, 37 would be shortening the journey time by almost 20 minutes...

Why is it not a relevant comparison, when the infrastructure in both shots is nearly identical? They are taking off from their own platform and negotiating an intersection with traffic lights. Nothing here is inherent to running in mixed traffic and is the operational policy on every line with a...

I mean, that is the point of a union. If my job were being threatened and my union didn't make every possible effort to protect its continued existence, I would be outraged. What am I paying dues for if not exactly for the union to fight my corner?

What, forced transfers aren't a big no-no anymore?

I I can, because grade separated lines are subject to operational irregularities, just like any other form of transportation. Look, man, I've tried to engage on this point in good faith with you. Me and quite a few others have explained why this is an overstated concern. If you don't want to...

Why do you think those trains in the tunnel will not also be stopped at red lights for several minutes? Perhaps they won't all hit the exact same intersection for the same duration of time, but it makes little difference if one hits the lights at Victoria Park and another at Birchmount and...

They might not all hit every single one, but it makes little difference if a train hits, say, the light at Birchmount vs. Victoria Park, for example. It all averages out, if the experience on Finch West is anything to go by - the fact that the light might turn in time for one train at one...

Because the second part of your post is already covered by the post I made. It is physically impossible to ensure every train hits the same red light at the exact same time, in the same way it's physically impossible for every train on lines 1 and 2 to have the exact same dwell time at every...

No, because in this analogy, it matters not whether the line is grade separated or not - you are still slowing way down from the previous track speed. Hell, you don't need to even look at slow zones - in between Bloor-Yonge and Eglinton West, Line 1 naturally slows way down due to shorter...

Because physics doesn't work that way. I already explained this here:

Well, it might happen if the schedule underestimates the travel time, like it did on Finch. Otherwise, you're correct. If every vehicle is supposed to have the exact same travel time, it doesn't track logically that they'd be bunching up. I swear I've rebutted this nonsense claim on here at...