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I'll dispute this point, they are equally useful for drivers to know exactly how much time is left before green turns yellow. Unless of...

It's interesting that the faster the train speed, the shorter it takes to clear intersections. Who knew...

Metrolinx has officially abandoned the 2031 opening date. Now it’s “early 2030s”. A reminder that Ford pitched the opening of the...

It shouldn't take too long, not more than a few seconds, not to mention there's always several seconds between one light turning red &...

Speaking of:

Why would the transit signal turn red when car signals remain green? Why should trams have to stop while cars (that are going straight...

I always thought of the abandoned line 3 as more of a true subway than line 5, even though it wasn't underground. But to me, subway...

starting to be convinced that "subway" is just as vague a term as "lrt" Everywhere else subway is, by layman's terms, not actually...

All I care is that it's grade separated. I don't care if a "subway" is above ground or below ground. I saw plenty of Underground trains...

The same as that between L1, L2 & L4, even though they operate independently for most day-to-day operations, and seldom move trains...

I know it's not literally "dangerous", but the implication is that it's still a bad thing, whereas I'm saying it's definitely not...

The SRT isn't an orphan technology either as it exists in Vancouver & Detroit. Sadly, the only orphan technology was gotten rid of in...

I said this a dozen years ago, or more. Transit City wanted to get rid of the SRT because it was an orphan technology. So, they...

The key thing that can be changed from line to line is the number of cars (and length). A four car train can run on Yonge, or maybe a 7...

Because I define a vehicle by what it is, not where it is, in the same way that planes don't cease being planes when they're on the...