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Exactly.

The planned stops are not far apart at all. They should be at least 1km apart. It’s the same problem as we have with Spadina, Queens Quay and St Clair. They were built as streetcar lines with insanely close stops that makes the vehicle travel speed super slow. The current route shows 21 stops...

It is too long to operate such a long line. The issue here is why even built the EELRT if it’s going to be a local route. This is the fundamental problem with our city politics. LRT should not be used as a streetcar in the suburbs. The travel patterns and distances are not the same as downtown...

They also need to fix Old Cummer station and connect it to the neighbouring Finch Hydro bike corridor. Right now there is no access to it from the west and it’s such a small fix to allow for quick and easy bike commute to the station and a safe rail crossing.

Yes I have. Landscaping will be last for sure but looking at Yonge and Eglinton I don’t see anything close to being finished at that interchange. Same goes for Cedarvale. Yes some individual stations will be done but without the two main subway interchange stations I don’t see how the line can...

That is an impossible date. Drive along Eglinton and you’ll see that there is no way this line will open this year. Just look at Yonge and Eglinton. I’d say it’s late 2023 at best.

BRT was the original plan from Finch up. BRT didn’t make much sense as Finch is too far south into the city. I honestly think that Highway 7 as a terminus will be good for the next 30-40 years.

How does one even pronounce that name? People will come up with an abbreviation like Ethennonn

Except that RH GO line is anything but express in terms of travel time. It’s the slowest and most scenic route. It’s the main reason why YR was pushing for subway because the GO service is pretty useless unless someone is going right to Union and only during rush hours.

I don’t see how the line can open next year. The TTC needs at least 6 months to test and commission the line end to end. The track and overhead wires aren’t even installed for most of the underground section. My bet is 2023 unless something gets accelerated next year and it gets pulled into late...

Best guess Dec 31,2022 opening. Likely opening will be September 2023. Worst case May 2024.

It wont matter as I doubt Sheppard East extension will be built in our lifetimes. Sheppard is not a priority corridor and isn't even close to being funded. It maybe reviewed in the next round of funding which will likely be by mid 2030's once the current slew of projects are done and open.

Are there any real updates from Metrolinx on the new opening date for Crosstown? I keep hearing 2022 but by the looks of the underground construction especially around the transfer stations, I don't see this opening next year. There is at least a few years of heavy construction work remaining...

I agree. This is why new greenfield developments almost always fail to meet their vision and objective. The rendering looks fancy but this will be purely residential. Why would someone want to live in a high rise that is at least a 90 min train ride to a major city? There is nothing there. Also...

It is a balancing act but the city gets it wrong most of the time in my opinion. Take just one example of Spadina - There number of stops on the 510 between College and Bloor. It’s a distance of 1km. It has 4 stops: College, Willcocks, Harbord, Sussex. That’s an average distance of 250m. Way...

I agree about the speed difference between trucks and autos if speed limit is set to 120. However we can increase the truck limit then to say 110 to reduce the differential and increase speeding fines for going 130+. On the comfortable feeling, if one can’t be comfortable going 120 then don’t...

I fear this is it. It's not just the railroad infighting, it's the lack of leadership at the province. We continue to build GO train stations as commuter rail with massive parking lots. RER in Europe often doesn't have large park & rides. Sure there are some but most treat an RER station as a...

Exactly. It shows the city's lack of planning leadership. It's fine to consult but often the city gets bogged down by a small and vocal minority that want stops at each corner. The city fails at looking at a broader picture of speed of service, not just frequency.

Spadina line has lots of capacity. It only got filled up around St. Clair West and even then it would be busy only until Queen's Park with lots of turn over at St. George. This was pre-Covid. With the new normal, I don't think peak crowding will come back any time soon. Crowding only happens...

The TTC does a dandy job destroying the usefulness of streetcars. Perhaps if we thought of them as LRTs and make them a rapid service vehicles then things would improve. For example, Spadina/Harbourfront and St. Clair are on ROWs and could be made into proper LRTs yet they are just as slow as...