Recent content by Thaboss

With an estimated cost of 140mm for THAT. One has to wonder what in the hell we are doing wrong in toronto.

20B!?.. Yikes... no chance for that here i imagine.

Olivia chow has posted a public letter about this project. https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/s/v8yiR31A7S I'm aware that many here are NOT a fan of this project but it would seem that with funding of the Waterfront line, EELRT is next in line and more likely to recieve funding? Perhaps through...

Very excellent point. Cons would very likely need quebec to form that majority thus protecting that part of the project. On the other hand, given that toronto to ottawa is phase two of the project, and phases are staggered it is very possible that it'll be shovels in the ground by the time cons...

I'm aware of current polling around alto, but a common occurrence in politics is that anything touched by an unpopular govt will be thrown out or "placed under review" by incoming govt. Not saying that this will happen but it certainly could, especially if a hypothetical conservative govt in 4...

While I think the odds are at their highest right this moment, I think a guaranteed majority for the next four years is less favorable to HSR as one might think because final funding decsion and shovels into the ground arent expected until 2029/2030 which coincide with the next election. Thus...

https://pedestrianobservations.com/2026/04/06/why-high-speed-2-and-other-european-lines-make-fewer-stops-than-the-shinkansen/ Given the conversation we've been having about regional rail, HSR stops, etc. I thought the above is an interesting read..

acknowledging the legitimate differences between the netherlands and ON/QB corridor is exceptionlism ? Ok. As I already stated, I'm not even in disagreement with your overall thesis. I fully believe Alto And regional rail should share track and one suspects with the recent mention of pearson...

It's par for the course in canada for even remotely controversial ideas. See opposition to even the idea of a pipline to the west coast. See opposition to socialized housing. See opposition to chinese cars. See opposition to gentle densification in big cities. See opposition to anything BUT...

Beginning this Sunday, April 5, train service on Line 5 Eglinton will be extended to 1:20 a.m., Sundays to Fridays, and 12:30 a.m. on Saturdays. Earlier this year, the City of Toronto made changes to traffic signals at all intersections along Line 5 Eglinton to allow LRT trains to move through...

Are you speculating or... do you know something we don't know? And if you know...are you saying that their are no plans to extend the line to malvern or Stc? Thus paving the way to EELRT

Netherlands imo does not make your case at all for a whole host of reasons, I'm sorry to say. The netherlands is so highly urbanized, densely populated, population nodes decentralized, and simply a small country, that it would make almost no fiscal sense to limit high speed ROW to connections...

Hardly concerning. The row will become public by the fall. Several years before the start of construction so we're really only talking a year from consultation to release of the supposed final ROW. This is incredibly reasonable and imo necessary. You must listen to the stakeholders before...

Are you new to this? If they did that many groups would complain about the ROW and call out the lack of consultation. Imo the issue is not that some ppl oppose the line, that was always going to happen, but at least they're following a tried and true processes of consultation.. Case and...

Any other hints you wish to share... Paticualrly regarding Sheppard East? Pearson Airport...I'm thinking transit hub? Crosstown/ finch west exstension ? 👀👀