Absolutely, more often than not....."outside the box thinking", is not a "good thing"............it is too "outside", or just down right, not a good thing.
Flying was considered way "outside the box", it had much skeptisism, but we are flying today.
I am not the one to say definatively that "I am right", or "this is a good thing", it is just that I continue to have a "green light" and "when I get a red light, it is either because of pride, or ignorance, or politics, or even discrimmination". I am the only one for now that knows the "whole storey".
As far as I can tell, for now it is a "green light", until I am shown otherwise in a professional manner.
One thing we know today. I was right with regards to Yonge & Bloor. I just need a proper answer on the efficiency "component", and also on the "platform safety" alternative answers. I am not there yet, but these answers will be soon coming.
My guess is for sure I will be also right on the "platform safety" cost effective alternative. As far as the efficiency stuff, parts of it may or may not be used, or with further outside consultant analysis, - a "fair" analysis, I may be also right on the efficiency stuff too, with of course some alterations where certain buses would be altered to go direct to the station going direct to downtown.
Minor bus route changes, is nothing compared to the big sceme of moving such larger masses.
The last time TTC referred me to an outside consultant firm, a "fair response" was not provided. I have been referred back to TTC now by several other sources. I wouldn't be continually referred if I hadn't created a potentially valuable solutions. And don't say I continally referred cause no one wants to deal with me, come on. This is about the bigger picture. (About people lives, livehood, health, our environment, people's time, stress, comfort etc.) I not doing this because I want to. I doing this because I am following my heart of conviction. I don't have to do the subways like millions of other, remember, I'm from a small town, my longest commute is 3 minutes. I do have better things to do with my time. It's kind of like if you discovered a remedy for cancer, Lord, we all wish we could do that, anyway, you cannot stay silent if you have created something you think is big. I used to be in sales, had my Real Estate Brokers Licence, ran my own office and one thing I do believe, a product if it has value must be sold. If I just said , here take it, nothing would happen. This is part of human nature. In fact, long ago, when this first began, TTC asked me to patent it prior to coming to them. They did not know how to handle or what to do with a new invention or idea. There is no innovation department at TTC, or no passenger flow anaysis department for me to directly go to.
Sharon.
confused