Recent content by Natika33

Yes, this is exactly the set-up in Japan, which is a very logical and efficient one. Each station becomes a new centre in a sense, the mini "downtown" for locals (and literally the actual downtown when you are talking about small towns) and the welcoming gateway with services/amenities for...

Not really, I did say it was crazy. It would also require a rehaul of how we signal traffic and our confusing inadequate wayfinding systems/traffic signalling systems have already been flagged as an issue here.

Fake London in SW Ontario. 🤣 Sorry, should have specified. 🙇‍♀️

It's my fault everyone, I confess. 🙇‍♀️ I joked one too many times that Line 5 would only open when I no longer needed it to get to work and clearly Murphy/Loki was listening. But good news! I just got a new job, so hopefully that means it'll actually open in 2026. Pics in penance (around...

Agreed. Were this a Japanese city, a station surrounded by this much density & future "node" potential would have some retail built into the station itself and then at least one main drag designed for restaurants, retail et cetera extending roughly towards the most logical destination for...

It might have been nice for the benches to wrap the pillars more closely so that there was back support. Many small benches rather than fewer larger sporadic benches would help those with mobility, breathing, etc issues.

I feel like I recently read somewhere that a significant number of TTC closures have been caused by people on the tracks. Perhaps the slowing down and wanting to avoid hitting people is actually less about safety and more about avoiding even longer shutdowns? 🤔

I like this idea on the main. Question regarding the parking at Nathan Phillips... is that the only possible entrance? Expensive likely, but would it be possible to move the entrance to Bay or University?

I really appreciate the 501 for hop on hop off service & being able to view stores I might want to stop at rather than going blindly through tunnels. Crazy thought, but what if both the King & Queen streetcars had priority access over cars for the central portions of their routes just on...

Kotsy! The "Where's Waldo" of Toronto! 😜

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I feel I was one of the few originally who liked the old train shed, but if it's standing in the way of progress & electrification, then I'm all for removing the heritage designation & the structure. It's not like they can't reuse parts creatively elsewhere if they want to keep some momentos.

Love it! The more thorns the better 😈

My dad pulled that trick, with me in tow, quite a lot when I was a kid...😂

If ALTO succeeds, that stretch would be the next logical expansion.