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It wouldn't be much grade separation. It would follow Calgary's model. Grade seperate where it would cost more to build at grade or where the LRT intersects a major roadway. By major roadway, I mean something akin to the Don Valley Parkway or Black Creek Drive. I think it would be better to...

I don't think it would cost much more. Other than the changes on Sheppard, the route is identical, and the technology is also identical. According to Calgary Transit, it costs about $18 million/KM to build LRT extensions in Calgary. The most recent West LRT is being constructed at a cost of...

BRT isn't true rapid transit either. Calgary's CTrain (LRT) is true rapid transit. At every intersection outside the downtown core, the LRT is treated like a railway. It is given right of way through railroad style crossings, while at busy intersections the LRT is grade separated. Observe...

LRT can be rapid transit (see Calgary's CTrain), but Transit City is not rapid transit. If a few modifications where made, Transit City could easily be rapid transit but the political will does not exist in Toronto to do so.