Recent content by Jaye101

Ah! Honestly, it's for this very reason I feel as though we're making a mistake by not Quad-tracking the OL tunnel between East Harbour and Exhibition and adjusting the turning radii in that section to match mainline standard. Build a new intercity station at City Hall. A western section could...

What’s interesting about the Finch West LRT is that the 512 St Clair streetcar actually has the same exact average speed. Which is curious to say the least considering the nature of the corridors differ greatly.

I actually pondered this as well. Laval has a stop and I think Scarborough should get a stop somewhere near the 401 and Line 4 extension, it's on the way. Allowing those from North York and Scarborough, as well as people from York Region access the line without traveling downtown. After all, VIA...

You're right. I cited tea leaves as my source. lol But it seems with the recent changes to the UPX this could be a convenient route to take. A branch to the airport on the Kitchener sub and a branch up Jane into North York perhaps. Perhaps a branch every 15 mins to Union. Speculation of course...

It seems the tea leaves are pointing to the Ontario Line replacing the UPX along the corridor towards the airport.

Scarborough's main transit line was so neglected that it literally derailed and was shut down permanently. This argument fails to take into account the reality on the ground. How many routes in Scarborough exceed Hurontario's ridership? Comparing transit in Milton to Scarborough is just one...

The mistake was made when the McGuinty gov't decided to make the UPX focused on business travellers. At the time there was no additional stations planned along the route, and the province continually told residents of the City that the corridor was not for them. There was no direct connections...

I mean, for business travellers it's an extra 10 mins once all is said and done. But what about someone from St Clair and Old Weston? Currently this trip is 45 mins midday to Union. A trip from here is reduced to 15 mins, saving 30 mins. What about Woodbine? Local transit is 1hr 16mins, with...

I think it’s possible that Metrolinx is waiting until the Hydro Corridor along the route is buried before double tracking this section.

I keep hearing there's no space for another platform to service Milton trains at Bloor GO, but it sure looks like there's more than enough room. It would be really useful for Milton trains to have a connection here.

The St Clair Transportation Master Plan comes out to ~$215M, not including the station and it's funding is linked to the new station program. It includes an extension of Davenport Rd, Union St, Gunns Rd, and Keele St. It's already been extensively studied, the city really wants to get it over...

Sigh, Are we gonna have to chain ourselves to Bloor (re: Spadina Expwy)? Where is Jane Jacobs when you need her? I know she's passed, but all jokes aside. I don't think many urbanists have the stomach to watch construction workers tear up our complete streets. It's just too violent. Too many...

Ah, I found the IBC that Metrolinx did for St Clair (Barrie Line) / Earlscourt Station. Metrolinx scrubbed it from their servers. Ellesmere (Stouffville Line) and St Clair (Barrie Line) seem to be the only ones from the document that got 'delayed.'...

Are those bridges already wide enough for a second track? It seems like they've dialled back converting the at grade crossings north of the city. They'll probably just plow 2WAD service through and upgrade incrementally over the long term. After the Barrie Line Double Track Enabling Project is...

@vic Seems like we're neighbours. This sound barrier is totally gonna ruin the view from my office. This is a photo today: A lot of neighbours are sad, we actually love seeing the trains. But even yesterday I saw kids playing on the tracks, people walking their dog etc. So a barrier is needed...