Recent content by Voltz

Cost is part of the consideration, if a line is cheap to build then you don’t need to have high ridership,

I've only ridden in the cab car at the tail end, I would have assumed the semi-permanent couplers that don't let slack build up and release would make the ride feel solid enough.

Most of the lines it beats are surface or elevated in part at least, that’s much lest expensive to build, if there was an available surface corridor to build a metro line along Sheppard then go for it.

I don’t take that claim at face value, buses don’t have unlimited capacity, Also ridership doesn’t seem to matter for other modes so

Ridership projections take such ridership demand into consideration,

What made it different?

The Sheppard Subway has never been supported by sufficient ridership level projections to justify its construction or expansion, and there continues to be no such projections. It is only being pushed now for political reasons, just like it always has been. It has also been a drain on transit...

The word ridership appears only once in that document, under outstanding items. I don’t know how anyone can pretend this subway has not been pushed for political reasons, and also claim that LRT lines are excessive but no we need this subway.

So where’s the data supporting this being a worthwhile project that doesn’t take away from other needed lines? If there has ever been a ridership study that showed the Sheppard Subway is required then it would be getting trotted out every chance there is.

I do think there is a concern that recreational trails should be maintained or replaced where ALTO is built. Such as if an abandoned rail corridor that is being used as a recreational trail is taken for ALTO, then they should build a new recreational trail to replace it. Also build crossings if...

I want it,

The height can vary due to wheel and track wear.

There was a report on that I remember reading, level platforms would require load levelling suspension, which would not let the floor get as low to the pavement at stops without platforms, riders would've had to step up further.

Sheppard out to Morningside is lined with the backyards of single detached homes, no it does not need a subway, that’s ridiculous

Just like Agincourt, the second platform has been collecting dust for years.