Forum: Transportation & Infrastructure

The Real Costs September 2nd, 2010 By Glen Bottoms http://www.amconmag.com/images/topheader.gif Read More:...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071124.TTC24/TPStory//?pageRequested=3 Toronto's $1.25-billion light-rail gamble City Hall...

Sadly, the Sun is the only paper I have seen mention the fact that GO buses can now use the DVP shoulders between York Mills and Lawrence (kind of...

Streetcar Steve Munro is hosting an interesting discussion of the planned redesign of Roncesvalles, which will involve some major streetscape...

I would like to direct you to Stephen Rees's Blog and his article and another link to Car Myth, Car Realities: An Anthropology of Americans and their...

Okay in light of new election promises concerning transit got me thinking of all the new expansion/extension projects that could be done. Here's my...

Some interesting news out of York Region, though there isn't a lot of big improvments - mostly minor changes. VIVA - the Purple service into...

Check out Mississauga Transit's New Body Shop and learn about Transit's history, success and its future vision. Event Date(s): June 23, 2008 ...

A presentation was made by the project manager for the new subway trains to the commissioners on January 25, 2006. A team of TTC staff as well...

Many of you will know by now that Toronto is in the process of building more new bike trails this year than in any single year, ever! Coming in...

If new MT buses warrants a topic, then Brampton's big service changes also deserve a topic. BT has posted their changes this week on-line,...

Here's an article from the Star today: First of all, I'm against a name change. But the other points brought up by the article are on-point....

The most interesting part of the CAMH redevelopment is the extension of the street grid, in particular of Adelaide St to the west and Ossington Ave...

Gawker is running a contest among it's readers to determine the worst nastiest thing found on the subway in NYC. Makes me wonder what people have...

Does anybody know if there was every a bridge here over the Humber on Humberline Drive? I have maps that suggest there was but I've never seen an...

From the Star: TTC shops for streetcars Apr. 10, 2006. 01:00 AM KEVIN MCGRAN TRANSPORTATION REPORTER Toronto is like no other city in the...

Just found this on the Spacing (Wire)... Sounds like a fantastic idea! TTC to reconnect station to its landscape The TTC has hired noted...

The EAs for TC are starting in the earnest this year with the new Transit City Project Office established and priorities made for the first phase...

BIXI is ready for Toronto, is Toronto ready for BIXI? From The Walrus: Driving the Lane: Toronto Prepares for Public Bicycling

Hi, Can we have a car sharing section or sticky on UT. I feel it would be relevant and would be nice to discuss car sharing with other UTers.

Today is the premier of CP24's new show with host Adam Giambrone broadcast live from a runing TTC streetcar 8pm to 9pm. Viewers can phone, email,...

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=5d76b73a-8af8-4c34-ad48-2d3b404e9fab&k=71797 Transportation report: Build a tunnel, use...

Starting Oct 28, Weekend service will move from Oakville to Aldershot that will cost an extra $710,000 and require one more train set. There will...

Moved from the Blue 22 Poll - there was some discussion in that thread that overlaps discussion in Transportation Issues There were a lot of...

90 Harbour St. below Union Station is considered a potential site for new intercity coach station Aug 22, 2007 04:30 AM TORONTO STAR ARTICLE ...

Ont. to reveal multimillion-dollar plan to redevelop Kipling Station Last Updated: Monday, August 13, 2007 | 11:19 AM ET CBC News Toronto's...

http://www.peterborohwy7studies.ca/index.htm The Ministry of Transportation is conducting a multi-modal, strategic transportation study of the...

Buses are running along St Clair now and a short section of new streetcar tracks has been laid down on the east side of the Yonge/St Clair...

Waterfrontoronto Queen's Quay Revitalization EA Public Meeting #1 Presentation: http://waterfrontoronto.ca/dbdocs//47878be73d422.pdf (21MB) ...

I live downtown and will have to make a trip to Vaughan (Hwy. 400 and Rutherford) during afternoon rush hour. Is there anyone who lives up that way,...

Toronto currently has five right-of-ways for streetcars. 501 Queen (Queensway), 509 Harbourfront (Queens Quay), 510 Spadina, 511 Bathurst (Fleet),...

GO charging ahead toward `smart card' Manager outlines strategies for growth Running local transit services proposed Mar. 22, 2006. 01:00 AM...

http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects_and_initiatives/Downtown_Rapid_Transit_Expansion_Study/index.jsp The health and vitality of downtown...

One of the things I like about riding transit, is the wonderful things you see and here, that you don't get in traffic. Today, outside the Naval...

I don't know if anyone posted this yet, but from the project website:

$50 million plan to extend Fairway Road over the Grand River poised to begin ...

http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2010/Aug_23_2010/Reports/Retention_of_2_GMC_B.pdf It's too...

I have been, and always will be, a proud user of public transit. I support it, I promote it, and I just love it, for so many reasons. There have been...

It's time for another poll! So what's everyone think about what should be done on Eglinton? Results from Polls #1: 68% voted to replace the...

Article THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS City moving ahead with buses Joseph Chin Jun 3, 2006 The City of Mississauga isn't idling its engine waiting...

City's new carrier takes wing City's new carrier takes wing Passengers spared 'the torture' of Pearson Airport Oct. 23, 2006. 08:32 AM BILL...

Well, okay, I'm going to try to get the ball rolling on a wildly speculative discussion on the electrification of the Lakeshore GO line. It is,...

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/ While obviously I'd wait to see how they work...

An interesting observation from the recent Land Lines......... The point I find most interesting is that LA and NYC have similar population...

From The New York Times, Paul Krugman writes: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/a-tale-of-three-cities/

Anyone have updates on the TTC's modernization for Dufferin Station? A timeline at least? I've heard rumours they will be adding elevators.

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