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Here's a prime example of how those who are against universal healthcare in the USA tend to just outright lie to scare people: (From senate minority leader Mitch McConnell) http://mcconnell.senate.gov/print_record.cfm?id=314075 =================== Americans Want Real Reform from the...

Well the issue was whether or not Bombardier was massaging numbers to make the Flexity sound cheaper to the rest of the world via the press release. Obviously if retooling was in the contract, it would not be a unit cost for the vehicle because you could build 1 or 200 vehicles and the retooling...

I was under the impression that a lot of that $1.2 billion is to retool the Thunder Bay factory.

It's a huge problem with medicine that the general public equates better technology with better medicine. Technology is great, but only if used properly, otherwise it's pretty much pointless. Interestingly enough a lot of research that occurs in Canada is more centered on the long-term usage of...

Well, it won't necessarily reduce workers... I don't think the TTC can just fire people so easily since there's a union. Hopefully what will happen is they just won't have to hire more people once Transit City comes online (don't have to hire more maintenance workers or more drivers). I don't...

Yikes I'm sorry you had to go through that Brandon. I was always under the impression that the Americans most vocal about being against universal healthcare, were the ones who truly believe that a system that ignores insurance is the best. As an example, these people think that if they have a...

It would definitively have to be phased in over time. Taking the routes that exist currently, we do have some infrastructure which already supports this or will in the near future. For instance, we already have Union, Bloor and Kipling stations which are right on subway lines. Agincourt will be...

Wow very impressive. It's pretty interesting how the GTA has been able to keep a lot of those lines in working order. I wonder how a project such as this would be actually phased in. Obviously it can't all appear at the same time, so what order would the phasing in be. When would express...

We need to change around how we think of transit service if we're really to embrace regional rail. You shouldn't be 'walking' to a regional rail station in the first place, unless you happen to live in some of the newer developments that regional rail manages to create. In a true regional...

For 'true' profitability, we'd have to consider the cost of infrastructure. Since infrastructure is purely paid for by taxes, it'd be quite a bit before we get to making an actual profit. That said, there is a way to do it, but the city and the citizens would not stand for it. All the TTC has...

You left out one important detail... this won't happen until 2025 when funding magically appears before disappearing again ;)

Anyway all of this is moot anyway. There hasn't been any studies in 25 years to show what is the best alignment taking into account all that has changed in the past 25 years (increased and planned downtown transit, development in downtown). And of course there is no pledge of any money for a DRL.

The part where you move the sewer again, build the station by Union, then tunnel under a bunch of stuff to rise up again above grade to the rail embankment to the east. Just to be clear, I am not advocating a Queen subway. I'm advocating an Adelaide alignment, as this street is inbetween...

I'm going to say it again... it may be feasible, but how expensive will it be? A lot of doubts were posted by other posters which I agree with, and this would be a possible project, but extremely expensive. It would also create narrow platforms for the new station, which would not be good for...

I read what you wrote, just that I like everyone else was just not convinced a 25 year old study is valid. And I guess even if they COULD fit it as you say, how expensive would it be to do and would it still be the best route? (see below) Half the CBD would be better served via a Adelaide...

You got my question backwards... :) If you have a stack of YRT tickets, how can you use that to pay for VIVA?

The DRL would serve downtown far better if it ran further north up on Adelaide even. The reason for this is, if you run another line through Union, you're going to create a super station, and an extremely complicated mess of lines. It would be extremely expensive to dig under Union to create...

If Yoshinoya was in Toronto, I'd go every day! Although I hear the one in NYC isn't nearly as good as the ones in Japan, probably cause the quality of beef is vastly in inferior.

Can you validate YRT tickets in the VIVA machines? Because there is no fare box in VIVA, just ticket inspectors... I was under the impression that while you can transfer between the two using transfers, the tickets were different. But you're right they have a the same pricing, it's been a long...

I'm not sure that would work. It would just confuse a lot of people because VIVA has different pricing and a different brand altogether, and people near the change-around time +/- 15 mins would be unsure what bus to board even if they knew that VIVA meant local service after midnight.