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Its unfortunate that I dont think Toronto will ever see a system like the S-Bahn, RER, Overground, etc, because we simply are terrified...

John Tory was a lawyer, so he'll read it. Doug Ford dropped out of Humber College after 2 months, so someone else will read it for him.

Every transit plan thats ever been pitched to the city of Toronto always gets scaled back. Transit City, the RT system, the 2011 plan...

If there is one thing from this idea that could save face, it would better fare integration with GO.

See, it went from "we will use rail lines better", to "lets remove all incentive for people to use anything". I'll bet that if GO was...

This line map from the Wikipedia article of the Eglinton West subway with theoretical stops. It was always planned to end at York Centre...

The Expo line in Vancouver, which uses LIM, is marketed by Thales as having a theoretical 75-second headway. Just 15 seconds more than...

Moving block plus linear induction motors. The following train would be able to stop in time if the first train suddenly halted. This...

As per the agreement with the province, (and by agreement I mean forced hand, cities dont have a say in Provincial policy) the city is...

The largest issue is funding. The way Ontario funds projects is different than Quebec and BC. We release funding slowly as projects go...

I mean the Eglinton subway only was planned from Eglinton West station to Mount Dennis. So, its hard to say specifically how you could...

Yes, we should definitely be comparing ourselves to China ;-)

This is the advantage of the HFR route. It adds redundancy. I've always wondered why VIA didnt build some connecting tracks between the...

A second route for redundency could be argued from national strategic and/or economic angles, but they would be up to the state to fund...

I guess the 6 planned stations downtown with federal funding are just pixie farts then?