Recent content by Jonathan's Junction

The 403 has this over the Credit River

I find that when the main lanes are at a standstill the HOV lane is either also at a standstill or not that much better. For moderate traffic they can work, but cars re-entering the main lanes slow everyone down behind them. I'm not really sure if HOV lanes are worth it 80% of the time.

lol, then the TTC will make the line even more unbearably slow so that they don't have to brake harshly for a sudden stop...

The 401 is designed with a curve radius meant for speeds of 100-130km/h. Alto will be designed in mind for at least 300km/h, which means the curve radii need to be almost 7km. The 401 is not as straight as you think it is, if you were to build Alto along it you would need significant...

This is nonsense, and as the article suggests, Alto knows that. It was a mistake advertising the south alignment to the public...

Well not every train line has to be perfectly straight to be successful... It is more of a factor of rolling stock. The TR handles Line 1 just fine, and they'll do fine in RH. The Flexitys do fine on the ION (albeit slowly, but I'm confident nothing would happen if they bumped the corner speeds...

Yes, but to save a whole hour is 100% worth it. Especially if it is at an awkward time. If the time savings aren't that substantial (different for every person), then yes, people will cheap out.

By strict definition of "lonely" as farthest from civilization, the end of the Trans Taiga Road in northern Quebec is the loneliest, at 745km to the nearest town by drivable distance.

The original 413/GTA West Corridor was actually supposed to start in Guelph, so I presume this fantasy Highway 7 extension is just that. To be honest, don't really see a pressing need for it, especially if the 401 is widened between Milton and Cambridge.

The 424 (or upgrading 6 to a full freeway) of some sorts is probably one of the most underrated projects right now. IMO it should have been higher priority on the list than the Bradford Bypass. (For the record it's worth exploring the viability of a new GO line between the two cities, but I...

I don't think any level of government even has that remotely in their vision. Maybe in the distant future 17 will be twinned from Sault Ste. Marie to Sudbury and towards Ottawa, but I doubt it will ever happen on a large scale. More likely to see 2+1s.

https://www.yorkregion.com/news/northlander-train-service-is-set-to-return-in-2026/article_e192593a-a3c0-5e7c-826d-ac89e0abef76.html Seems like those in Northern York Region feel sidelined by the Northlander passing right by them without a station. One one hand, they market this as a way to get...

I think this is an important lesson. I used to see the maps circulating around comparing the many more km of light rail you can get from Transit City vs building more subways, but could you imagine how much worse it would be? It's the same reason we should remove stops from the streetcar...

10 on Hurontario lives on through Line 10 💪. Don't forget about Avenue formerly being 11A, and even Centre St (Once 7/7B).

Yes, so "legally" the pedestrians have ~5 seconds to start crossing before the hand starts flashing. In practice obviously no one is following this.