Maybe a "Fantasy Island" thread that has a bridge on the east end, a tunnel on the west, no airport, fourteen electric ferries zipping to different points on both sides of the harbour, a cone of silence covering Algonquin Island so they don't have to hear the tourists, and a ferris wheel to get Doug Ford to pay for it all?
 
evandyk said:
Maybe a "Fantasy Island" thread that has a bridge on the east end, a tunnel on the west, no airport, fourteen electric ferries zipping to different points on both sides of the harbour, a cone of silence covering Algonquin Island so they don't have to hear the tourists, and a ferris wheel to get Doug Ford to pay for it all?
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De Plane! De Plane!
 
AlvinofDiaspar said:
I still semi-seriously suggest a gondola line to the Islands. If La Paz can turn it into a mass transit option, so can we.

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On the payroll for Conklin Amusements now, Alvin? LOL

I can see the campaign now, bring back The Alpine Way! But with spur lines to Ontario Place and the Islands!

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Michael of course will want a branch to Sudbury; and @Urban Sky will once again have to say ' but that makes no economic sense' LOL
 
I'd say a bridge over the Eastern Gap is possible, despite the many reasons people say it isn't. But, I think it would mostly be for cyclists. The Western Gap will likely have a tunnel to Hanlans should YTZ ever close (which I'd give it a 50% chance of doing). But we'd still need the ferries to take the bulk of the people to the central "Centre" island(s) in any sceneraio.
 
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AlvinofDiaspar said:
I still semi-seriously suggest a gondola line to the Islands. If La Paz can turn it into a mass transit option, so can we.

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All joking aside, a tunnel is the best option.

If a tunnel were to be built to the Islands, you could theoretically extend the Yonge line down to Centre Island as part of a branch line.

No.. I was not smoking crack when I came up with that idea.
 
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JasonParis said:
I'd say a bridge over the Eastern Gap is possible, despite the many reasons people say it isn't. But, I think it would mostly be for cyclists...
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Indeed. We don't seem to have an aversion to the cost of elevators at both ends of a bridge anymore as seen over various GO corridors. The 40m height requirement doesn't seem as insurmountable today as it did 20 years ago.
 
I still think it would be a great idea to build a heritage streetcar line that travels from one end of the islands to the other, whether there's a fixed link built in the future or not. Not only would it be a quaint and cute tourist attraction in itself, but it would also be very useful for people to travel what really are rather far walking distances currently.
 
Towered said:
I still think it would be a great idea to build a heritage streetcar line that travels from one end of the islands to the other, whether there's a fixed link built in the future or not. Not only would it be a quaint and cute tourist attraction in itself, but it would also be very useful for people to travel what really are rather far walking distances currently.
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You do know that you live in a City that cannot build 'real' streetcar lines - even those that are HIGH PRIORITY - like the QQE line.
 
Howdy! So if Kingston can create a new crossing connecting two central areas, why can’t we?!

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rdaner said:
Howdy! So if Kingston can create a new crossing connecting two central areas, why can’t we?!

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That's literally a boat.
 
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