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That's a pretty sick illustration, my initial expectations were of ford gifting us electrified cattle cars but that's way better :D Speaking on the need of a second relief line, we'd probably debate on it till 2120 before it's built (unless Toronto experiences a drastic change in how it...

Ideally that's what they should aim for. Thère is benefit to using the narrower trains, so I think building roughed out space for platform extensions on the underground stations is a good idea if ML cares any about future-proofing. Someone also mentioned that it could begin to fail at capacity a...

OL will have a capacity slightly less than Line 1 today, but more than line 2 (30k pph?). Projections have opening day ridership at 380k (for reference, Line 2 has about 550k, and Line 1 has about 800k). Of course, this line is quite a bit shorter than the other two, so ridership density will be...

If they knew 65-70% of the line (Current+West) would end up grade-separated, with around 60% tunnelled, SRT/OL/Skytrain-style light metro might have edged out as the better option. With LRT tunnels being wider than necessary to accommodate overhead power, it would have been cheaper to build...

If Yonge street line overcrowding is still critical (which it is projected to be at some point regardless of the existence of OL phase 1), then I'd be a lot more optimistic for an extension to Sheppard. Possibly, construction on an OL extension to Sheppard could begin at or even before the...

Beyond the 4 projects, there's two major projects that will be more urgent in the next round of expansion -OL will need to be extended from Eglinton to Sheppard (Don Mills) as Line 1 will still be over capacity in the near future -Line 2 requiring new trains and ATC as it approaches it's...

Hmm interesting. The line will already be elevated/at surface at Mount Dennis, it seems a bit odd to tunnel such a short section. I'm assuming, this is only to save some houses in the way :confused: . When might it be expected for either of these lines to start construction? 2022-23?

Wait - hold up, this is moving really fast :O So, by the looks of it, Line 5 west is going to be the next subway project going under construction. ML already released RFPs to companies for advanced tunnelling this summer. So, it's final that this will be (mostly) tunnelled? Although i support...

With regards to fare integration, it's more of an issue with GO/RER transfers at East Harbour, than the fare of the OL. The different fares for GO and TTC can be a barrier for transfers at that station (like at Union now); especially an important issue if there is an intention for the OL to...

I didn't get a chance to use OnDemand (well, I don't live in the qualifying area anyway so probably won't ever). Also it seems that Transit app has updated the schedules as of today. I hope I cover them all but I may miss some. --- 2 routes for the 10-min all day network is the same as expected...

Line 1 is also serving 850k PPD. There is more daily ridership on that single line than the entire systems of DC or Chicago. Toronto seriously has one overcrowded and stretched-thin subway system. Line 2's ridership seems to be commonly overlooked but it's also one of the highest for a North...

Yes, the more I think about it, the Brampton branch would compete a bit too much with Kitchener line and it is probably simpler to have no Brampton branch at all, requiring Line 4 commuters to transfer to the Kitchener RER to go further. Seems sensible; would work for a while until Kitchener RER...

Umm what I mean to say is if you had evidence, a source or link to an article or anything detailing private investors which have committed funding. I didn't mean "link" as some kind of conspiracy, sorry if I'm unclear :confused: And yes, air transportation in 2020 and beyond is very efficient...

Ah how I wish that ALRT idea had come to fruition. Within Toronto there is a lot of opportunity to densify corridors like Sheppard or Wilson. Outside of Toronto it would likely be more oriented to commuters, and at some point one would expect density to find a place around those outer...

Whether an infra project is profitable or not has little impact given that the government assesses projects based on benefit/cost as aforementioned (and that is literally the point of government, it serves the needs of society that capitalism doesn't provide) Do you have a link to support that...

And that's for the best. A Pickering airport will be logical eventually as secondary GTA international airport. Pushing it down the road is a good idea because it's hardly a piece of infrastructure that is actually needed in the foreseeable future; but nonetheless it is good to plan ahead...

It does make sense. There will be a Line 1 connection, plus Viva provides local rapid transit to the north, east and west. The GO station there can serve as a peak hour relief towards downtown but besides that it has little impact as a commuter rail system, as it isn't all-day, frequent, and is...

They did envision this for many years and it may have failed due to the narrow strip of land allocated for development, and lack of extensive rapid transit in the west, north, and the east too (Sheppard is fairly short to have much of an impact). Although it did make a transit-friendly and...

I was speaking about the potential future of the Sheppard extension in the FWLRT thread where it offers a faster parallel crosstown service than Finch, and things got a bit off-topic, so I'll let off some ideas here. I apologize in advance for waking up a sub that has been sleeping for 2 months...

Yep. Large widebody aircraft aren't at risk; in fact, in the post-pandemic world, having large aircraft with spacious cabins for long-haul flights may be favourable (albeit at a higher cost per passenger). It is only the really large aircraft such as the A380 that have fallen out of popularity...