Recent content by MisterF

It's odd, people talk about a station in the suburbs as if every train has to stop there, which is clearly not the case. It's clear that a lot of people saying adding stations slows down trains aren't all that familiar with how high speed rail networks actually operate. Or even Via Rail for that...

I don't see how Alto would have its Toronto hub anywhere other than Union. I can see the logic in non-optimal stations as an interim measure, but even that seems unlikely for Toronto. Union is by far the biggest station on the highest capacity rail line which is already publicly owned. The...

Why? The GTA is functionally one big city. Transportation demand doesn't stop at municipal boundaries. It's not like our system is so large that it can't be included in a single map.

This map should be on every subway train and station. The platforms at Davisville are covered.

While I agree with the sentiment, even if you limit yourself to Canada there are LRT lines that can legitimately be thought of as rapid transit. You don't even have to leave Ontario to find LRTs that are run somewhat competently.

The whole interface between Bayview and Riverdale Park West is so puzzling. It appears to be a leftover of Bayview essentially being a highway and isolated from the park accordingly. But now that Bayview has been humanized that isolation makes no sense. It really should be redesigned to open up...

Any reduction in demand from cars no longer being parked on the street will likely be more than made up for by increased bus ridership. And that means more customers.

There's been no publicly announced detailed alignment through Toronto that I can recall. Lots of speculation in this thread though.

I'll never understand the fascination certain transit fans have with creating subway loops in the distant suburbs.

As much as I wish we had a public rail network like other countries do, government after government has shown that they have no willingness to create that. A decade ago Via Rail recognized that and decided to be pragmatic and work within those constraints instead of constantly pushing for...

He pushed back against the dogma of modernism and novelty in the world of architecture, where traditional principles are verboten. For that he should be commended.

GO lines not fitting just illustrates how squeezing a system map above the doors doesn't really work. Maybe it was fine for the Toronto of old with 2.5 subway lines and barebones commuter rail, but there just isn't room for our emerging system in that short space.

Got our magnum sleeves for our magnum bollards.

I've seen studies about this before, although I can't remember where so I can't provide any links. From what I recall, the conclusions lined up with what your friends have said - with all things being equal people tend to prefer rail vehicles over buses. It is of course difficult to control for...

Case in point - the CN Turbo Train.