Recent content by toraerach

Deutsche Bahn ist not the operator of the Berlin S-Bahn or any other S-Bahn service in Germany (IIRC).

You can really see in this photo how the grey/white colour scheme blends into the streetscape. I really wish they'd gone with something more colourful for aesthetic reasons, but I wonder if there might have been a road safety benefit as well (not that the red on our streetcars prevents accidents...

Teiaiagon was a bit too far to fit for Dundas West/Bloor. The name would work better for a station near Jane on the Milton line, should one ever be built. I wouldn't mind a station name tied to our history, even if it's not specifically relevant to the immediate area. Naming public...

The Conservatives have been pushing for a rail connection to Peterborough for ages, and there's quite a bit of support for the idea in the community from across the political spectrum. Although it's not the bellwether it used to be, it's still competitive and not a riding the Conservatives can...

In addition to this, there are substantial barriers to those attempting to enter many high-demand professions. For example, many of the high-paying trades don't have the capacity (or, at least, the willingness) to meaningfully increase the number of apprenticeships available. While redirecting...

I wonder if Diane Saxe has any federal ambitions/if she could pull off the Greens' first Toronto win here.

Mexico City would round it out.

I would propose moving the "Flemingdon Park" name to the Crosstown station, while changing the future OL station at Gateway to "Forks of the Don".

Agreed. Just look at St. James Town, which is about as accessible via transit as Thorncliffe will be once the OL opens. There's been infill and rents for new units have climbed over the years, but the character of the neighbourhood hasn't been completely erased–not even close.

There are likely many tools in the federal government's toolbox here, especially if they're willing to be creative. For example, I am not terribly familiar with the ins and outs of federal vs. provincial jurisdiction over insurance companies, but would it be possible to forbid providers from...

The houses on Adriatic are set to be replaced by a development at some point in the nearish future, so density in this area wouldn't be completely unprecedented. We could hypothetically even squeeze some space for parking out of that development for a North Islington GO.

At one point, I believe its publisher was hoping "Toronto Life Square" would catch on in the vernacular à la Times Square or Harold Square, but that bullet was fortunately dodged. The renaming really should've been opened up to a public competition rather than sole-sourced from some consultant...

Maybe things have changed since I worked in a convenience store back in my student days ~15 years ago, but tobacco sales were absolutely enforced, and the high penalty relative to low wages was a huge deterrent. We will never have perfect enforcement. The question to me is whether convenience...

Kids and shoplifters can already pilfer what they want from their local LCBO, Beer Store or licensed grocery store (or their parents' fridge for that matter). I don't anticipate convenience stores being any worse at enforcement—in fact, given the extremely tight margins in the industry, I'd...

Convenience stores and gas stations already sell many age-restricted products, such as tobacco and lottery. Regulations are already strictly enforced. I don't see why alcohol sales would be any different.