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Honda announced re-tooling their Alliston plant for EVs today. I imagine that bodes well for traffic on CP's MacTier sub.

This connection would rank 68 (out of 307) in my Crossing the Line analysis, but that ranking gives no weight to residential density / proximity. I'd expect it to climb higher factoring that in. The analysis currently identifies it as a 'realized' connection because I thought this was going to...

While I agree Cambridge has been pretty NIMBY lately, I don't see the value of nixing a potentially valuable transportation corridor for a few extra units. But I went disc-golfing at Four Fathers in Hespeler Village earlier this evening, and was greeted by this mess along the Fergus Spur. Looks...

Are those populations form 2021 census data?

Ideally, we'd finally get around to de-coupling parking from the fares, which ahs been recommended before but not implemented. I'm sure that'd get people riled up, but I'm confident there'd be a way to roll it out so GO fare + parking was about the same as it is currently, and therefore a...

I have continued to wonder if we have also fully exhausted options to expedite their run through the USRC too. There's no need for them to make any significant ladder climbs, and wondering if they could be allowed a higher speed vs GO / VIA.

I think a lot of finger pointing at Metrolinx is well deserved: They pushed against establishing any at-grade crossings for the rail line, adding additional design time and cost for structures That was one reason cited by folks who objected to the project at the EA stage Final approvals from...

As you'd expect, folks in Weston are unhappy with Union Pearson Express² and the NDP are on the bullhorn about it. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/up-express-riders-upset-over-coming-service-cuts-to-city-stops/article_2e5cf994-fb64-11ee-a83e-1ba3834df534.html

I thought Highland Creek being isolated / diverted to the west culvert cell only would be a reason. But reviewing my pictures / video from October, those cofferdams were in place then. We did have a rain event last week elevating flows, so it could have been restoring / re-de-watering any work...

Is there a certain rationale for that? UPX sneakin up on people? Vehicle dimensions / dynamic envelope?

I'll be very interested to see the run time for UPX trains. GO trains express to Bramalea can do the trip in 27 minutes vs. local trippers (with or without stops at Etobicoke North or Malton) vs. 35-36 minutes, so a savings of ~8 minutes. I imagine it's be a fraction of that given the faster...

On point.

Given patrons would be plastered or otherwise inebriated, and some would be vulnerable in this still sparsely populated and dark area, not sure a walk works 100%.

A couple points: If I recall correctly, this is corridor is in consideration for VIA HFR, so doing anything with Richmond Hill line would likely be led by that work, given its current ridership Good luck tunnelling / running along the Leaside Spur Trail, that will be a non-starter. It may be...

Does anyone have more info on Powers Crossing in Hamilton? This is where the old TH&B Waterford Sub (now the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail) crosses Ancaster Creek. I've picked up that the line was abandoned in 1989, opened as a trail in 1996, and there may have been a berm put here sometime...