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Is the plan to have GO buses running on this BRT? Will they allow regional, city buses to use the ROW?

So does Metrolinx have 2 way running on the Barrie line? I'm currently heading north to Aurora and after we crossed over Langstaff, we just had a 6 coach GO train fly by us heading in the opposite direction.

Just so I'm clear, all new developments have to be set back further from the road in order to accommodate future road widening? The city has mandated this?

Not as much as you'd think. A lot of folks are choosing to still drive along the QEW during the Gardiner construction. Most of them are aware of the GO train. The main complaint being is there isn't enough parking at the GO stations once you pass Clarkson. Port Credit has little parking due to...

Would much rather see the Sheppard line extended west to the western side of Downsview with a connection to a hypothetical Bolton GO line. From there, down to North Etobicoke GO to connect with the Kitchener line.

If we could get more frequent trains on the Milton line, then extending the subway to Dixie from Kipling seems completely redundant. How are they planning on fitting the BRT onto Dundas at the intersection with Hurontario? The road is awfully narrow, and a lot of those businesses seem to come...

Why not just take the GO train if that's how you feel? Why stretch our subways so far when we already have a commuter/regional rail system that already provides a similar service?

After having been to Ottawa, I was inspired by what I say with their own bus transitway. There is so much room for improvement for the Mississauga transitway. There needs to be a grade separated, bus lanes that runs by Square One. Has there been any consideration by the Ontario government to...

I just came back from a 2 day trip to Ottawa and spent plenty of it checking out the Confederation & Trillium lines. Also the bus transitway. Wanted to see what the LRT is like and what to expect of Eglinton when it opens. Basically the o'train is how LRT should be done. All the reasons it's...

Yep, 4:34pm. Manage to transfer at Union onto the 4:51pm, express to Clarkson. Already home. My first round trip with VIA was a good one. Just a tip for anyone booking at seat in the new Siemens Charger trains. If you want a proper window seat, get a seat in an even # row. I got 7D and had the...

The only hold up we had before Pickering was at Smith Falls. We had to wait for another VIA train, heading in the opposite direction to pass us. It was only about 10 minutes. Edit: Barring any issues, we're on track to get to Union "on time" for 4:33pm. Edit 2: After Guildwood, we hit 150km/h...

I'm currently on VIA train #53 from Ottawa to Toronto. We just passed Pickering GO station, and they announced that we caught up to a GO train and have to wait to get the green light to continue on. Also, we will have to travel at a reduced speed. While on the CN network, the train was never...

I'm going to assume the only reason the driver drove onto the tracks is because they thought they could drive on them similar to the streetcar tracks.

June 17th.

The Stouffville line is getting twinned. Frequency will improve once completed.

As I said earlier in this thread, all we need is for Stouffville trains to stop at Scarborough GO.

The Keele stop wouldn't be on the Barrie line like it appears on my image. It would be right on the corner of Sheppard & Keele. From Rivalda, maybe Etobicoke North GO station?

If it were possible, Stouffville line trains would stop at Scarborough GO station, and then people could transfer there onto an eastbound, LSE train to get to Pickering. Then we wouldn't need to extend the Sheppard line all the way to Pickering. People going to Pickering could just transfer...

They're already driving a highway through it. May as well put a railroad through it as well.

Wouldn't be a problem if we had constructed the line as a subway. Just saying. :cool: