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If an extension does happen to Sheppard-West, there is one scenario where I can see further extensions of Line 4 being feasible. If North York Centre manages to become a serious CBD #2 for Toronto with hundreds of thousands of workers and residents, it could justify an east-west subway line...

I mean, we are getting a LSE RER with 5, 10, 15 minute headways from Pickering Town Centre within this decade 😛 hopefully it is well integrated with the Kingston Rd/Dundas St. BRT

Yep, I can see this closer spacing in Toronto. Density is one thing, but it is also notable to consider the amazing impact the TTC bus system has on feeding rail ridership. Even in low density areas, major intersecting N-S bus routes can feed a healthy ridership into the stations. The eastern...

Yep. Consider a Sheppard crosstown rapid transit with 1-3 km stop spacing and grade separated (including the existing tunnelled portion) that crosses much of the northern portion of the Toronto and into the urbanized 905 at either ends. Then consider the Finch crosstown LRT which provides local...

It's a bicycle lane..er..wait...it's a bus lane! ... no... it can't be... it's a truck lane! Ooh, I've been dreaming of a REM-like service across the northern corridor across YYZ, North York, Scarborough, Peel and Durham. A narrower light metro vehicle that can have grade crossings, lower...

Oops, I almost forgot that highways were filled with things other than peak-hour commuters. Well, there is the unloved 407 corridor, maybe. I do like this idea. A Finch crosstown would finally serve a transit-starved Agincourt and Malvern. Along Finch East has clusters of highrises. I remember...

happiness noises Honestly, if they did leave the 401 at 3 lanes, and development around it blocked it from expansion, maybe there would a be a better case for more east-west rapid transit lines (perhaps full subways!) through the northern half of Toronto hehe

As I think about it, Line 4 is potentially very useful up to Jane, where it intersects Line 1 and the Downsview redevelopment, and Jane St. and a future Jane rapid transit line. Line 4 extensions further west will be through hydro lands, ravines, low density suburbia and industrial lands, which...

Line 5 = Eglinton, which I assume you made a typo and were referring to Line 6 (Finch). Line 5's western extension is heading to YYZ. For Line 6, it's simply an unfunded proposal set for some unspecified date in the future by the city's planning documents, I'll admit. It would, however, likely...

I like the first phase, and it makes too much sense. An extension to STC is unlikely to occur under current plans, considering the Line 2 extension is going to Sheppard, which sets up that intersection for an interchange between the lines at Sheppard-McCowan, but it's serving pretty much the...

The Transit app is now showing updates and schedules for the Sept. 28 service changes, and it looks pretty exciting! 900 Pulse: 8-10 busses per hour, frequency is between 5-10 minutes 902 (Hwy 2 West): 6 busses per hour, frequency is 5-15 minutes 901 Pulse (Simcoe): 6 busses per hour...

So it looks like there will be a 15-minute or less network during weekdays until 19:00. Simcoe (401) and King/Bond (Pulse) will have this service (same as pre-covid, I think), and in addition, Taunton(915?), Rossland(916?) and Hwy 2 West (902?) gets this service. So for Taunton, assuming they...

Idk if it's even BRT lite. It's a 10-15 minute headway bus service in mixed traffic with conventional bus shelters and busses that have a cool pulse branding. Frequency goes down to every 30 minutes in the evening. So really, Pulse just denotes a fairly frequent bus route and not much else...