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A couple of hypothetical questions about service to West Harbour to those that would have more insight: What would it take to increase train speeds between Aldershot and West Harbour? This is currently a slow crawl. I know there are steep grades involved, but say they switched to shorter and...

Kingston does need to sort out their transferring and transit options for intercity travel. The current state of affairs with the train station, bus station, and other operator stops all at different locations makes it difficult to coordinate good transit for those travelling to and from...

Another good thing to know is whether certain trains are short-turning. Which can definitely happen on the line. One may want to know if the next train is a short turn, and how long until the train after that may go all the way to that passengers destination. Service disruptions and other...

I'm not sure how this is considered half-assing. This removes double fares and means the local transit is now free if GO is used for a leg of the trip. Without re-writing every single local transit agencies fare policy, I'm not sure what else they could have done. There are proposals for zoning...

I like this idea, and a GO station here could provide an alternative to Hamilton GO Center if GO ever wants to pay for double-tracking the Hunter St Tunnel. Any kind of construction on that tunnel would likely mean suspension of service at Hamilton Go Center for a few years, so a Dundurn...

You may be overthinking it on communications. Metrolinx may know the contractor is behind, but the contractor is saying they are on schedule and will make a date. Metrolinx has to take the contractors at their word and can't go publicly accusing the contractor for being behind until it happens.

Verster has issues, but doesn't a lot of this come from the fact that a P3 means metrolinx's hands are pretty tied on what they can do and say legally? Seems like the contract split on newer projects try and address this by keeping contracts small enough that they could threaten to cancel and...

There is space in the corridor for 4-5 tracks and all bridges up to the red hill Valley Parkway support 4 tracks. I think it's likely just a cost factor why they didn't run the third track (likely the cost of the red hill Valley bridge). I'm hoping for gradual expansion with grade separations...

It could definitely be achieved with street design. One way entrance and exit with clear nodal filters. How many garage entrances are actually on this stretch of King? I think it is less than 5 last time I checked.

The Niagara to Union train this morning got delayed at the lift bridge and was ~30 minutes behind at West Harbour. It ran express direct to Union from Aldershot, resulting in the train making up 15 minutes and only arriving 15 minutes behind schedule. This also meant the West Harbour to Union...

Given our current public transit infrastructure, outlawing bikes on the train would not be good for encouraging transit trips. For example, a trip I took a couple of weekends ago would have taken much longer had I not been able to bring my bike on the train. The trip I took was; Bike to West...

I commuted through here today and got some pictures. Traffic was heavy for vehicles, and there was a good mix of commuting and recreational cyclists. You can see in the photos the detour paths they have set up, along with the new signalized crosswalks. There is no beg button and the signals are...

I didn't see a thread mention this, but this has been a ongoing project since earlier this year and I think worthy of note. The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is going through a refurbishment and complete deck replacement. It would be fairly standard maintenance, but I noted in the project website...

Based on the timing, it looks like it would be the trillium line, which was quite a successful project that ran on a low budget and exceeded expectations. It is unlikely, but if he could mimic the success of that line at a larger scale for VIA, it would be a huge win.

And here, we reach the fundamental issue with a PPP. The company chosen to construct the line was not up to the task or bid too low, and now the only tool Metrolinx and the province have to punish them is to withhold payments, further delaying the line. Metrolinx has had contractual issues of...

There is an argument to be made to keeping the transitway available for express busses after an LRT conversion. The express GO busses to the airport will almost always be faster than a transit connection and can use the passing lanes in the stations to pass stopped LRVs.

Based on the other similar projects on this stretch of QEW (Sixteen mile Creek and Bronte Creek), I would guess 4 general purpose+ 1 HOV per direction. One of the general purpose lanes would likely just exist between Mississauga road and Hurontario. This is only a guess, but it keeps with the...

I agree that the Centre Mall location would be great for a future GO station. Lots of room for mixed use infill, plenty of nearby employment lands, and some density towards the Ottawa st. Side of the mall. It all represents a middle point between West Harbour and Confederation GO, and would be...

There is already a boulevard that is 3-4 lanes per direction on the exact route of the Gardiner, it's called Lakeshore, and it is significantly worse for waterfront access and Pedestrian safety than the Gardiner. The best option seems like the hybrid option as it keeps the bulk of traffic away...