Recent content by mossynukes

Is anyone surprised by this? The EELRT was never a part of the province's platform, never campaigned for, unlike the Sheppard Line 4 extension(s). It has always strictly been a municipal project that started off as a tokenistic way to appease the Scarborough voter base by introducing flashy...

If I lived on McCowan and Eglinton and I wanted to go shopping at Golden Mile, My preferred trip would be to drive for 10 minutes or 5km along Eglinton. The current transit alternative to driving this 5km trip takes an egregious 30 minutes; you'd take the 86 (or whichever bus arrives) get off at...

this is the minimal value I am referring to, niche use case

I am sure I have an idea as to why there are no takers. Extending the DSBRT to Kennedy via the busway adds minimal value to the project if any at all. It unnecessarily duplicates the Line 2 extension, what benefit will it provide to riders of the BRT who would have otherwise just transfered for...

That is true - I apologize for that - but the information about the development is independent of that link.

https://www.haririandhariri.com/st-marks proposal for residential community around the site of St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, including about 400 residential units, with a big chunk being affordable housing. Initial application was given a seed fund, and the mayor of Markham provided a...

Because shiny new high-tech rail infrastructure will make the streets look prettier than some Bus Lanes would! Marketing it as an amazing and necessary $__B investment for Scarborough residents will help Chow secure political support. Rationality is an after-thought for this project.

One location I'd keep an eye on is 4630 Sheppard Ave, right across the street from the future Sheppard East Station.

The road alignments are hard to follow with this one, I can't lie to you

What? surely MCC would be better off served by a branch service of the Milton line right? it makes more sense, doesn't it? since it is cheaper and all? or does it not make sense in Mississauga because that is where you live?

Fortunately, whether or not an option costs less than another isn't the province's sole metric in determining which of the two "makes more sense". Aside from the cost, I don't see any way you can argue for a Stouffville extension to STC making more sense than the Line 2 extension, at least...

Care to elaborate???

A minority government would not work to be an advantage for everyone.

If it really is impossible, then I think permanent bus lanes and BRT (Lite) along the Eglinton East corridor is the answer. I do not support an infill station if it means pushing Eglinton East buses or the EELRT (if it does get built) east to Brimley because of the very common trip and ones like...

The issue with this is that it adds an unnecessary transfer. When line 5 opens, someone travelling from Markham and Eglinton to Midtown will take the bus to Kennedy station, and transfer to the LRT; one transfer, just as it is today. If they rebuilt Kennedy Station and planned to extend Line 5...