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March 31, 2021 -- the deadline to complete all HFR design & engineering documents before a Cabinet Decision to approve VIA HFR or not. I wonder what government mix will be seated on that date!

Hah. I have bought stuff less than $3 on debit as early as 1994 elsewhere. It took forever before Tim's finally accepted Interac.

When this begins construction 2020, this change alone: -- should speed up weekday Niagara service by almost 15 minutes, when combined with the new Desjardins canal track -- should make the weekend Niagara service stop in Hamilton (finally!), enabling weekend excursions for Hamilton/Niagara...

One thing I like is that all hydrogen trains are hybrids by default -- The hydrogen drivetrains always have a battery. Any improvements in that state of art also applies to other kinds of battery trains and battery-hibrids (like battery locomotive+diesel dual separate locomotive combination...

Is this fare evasion only, or all situations of fare non payments / missed payments / failed payments (machines) / etc? (The distinction is important to me)

First. Up front. I'm a car owner, home owner. But I have something very blunt to say: I disagree -- sometimes fare evasion isn't intentional. There are many students charged $400 that rightfully SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED MORE THAN A FREAKING PARKING TICKET Sometimes it is intentional *...

Ignoring sensationalism on both extremes (the conspiracy), human-accelerated climate influences are still very real. Climate has always been changing even before humans. But humans have been affecting the natural climate in vast number of ways, some minor, some major. This is a complex...

This is a major reason why the Hamilton-Niagara Town Hall question exists. Modifications that creates a major downgrade for transit users, needs to be re-evaluated based on how it affects all modes. Including co-operating to make modifications (e.g. either GO #20 stops at Eastgate, or getting...

Still should have some dialogue spoken on this matter; it's been a longtime thorn on the side of many Hamiltonians. It quickly skyrocketed to #2 question on MetrolinxEngage only 30 minutes after I tweeted. I tagged a lot of the complainers in the image attachment, which caused some retweets...

There's a law of unintended consequences. The move of the Hamilton stop of the #20 GO bus adds a lot of time to the average Niagara-Hamilton GO commute for bus users. Massively better for car drivers, but massively worse for transit users. This will change over time, but many think the...

I can soon buy a pass to the whole Montreal island for under $100 including the Montreal commuter trains too? Cool! ...Checked sizes....Montreal Island is 500 sq km, which is only barely smaller than 416 Toronto (630 sq km).... That's like being able to use a Presto "Metropass" on both TTC...

Great catch! For some reason, the Twitter takes 45 seconds (today) to embed on UrbanToronto, so pasting a fast-loading image and City Hall link too:

Although I like Presto’s convenience of a unified farecard — Many of you will get a chuckle on this. It was a genuine accident, scout’s honor!

Only “Condos”? I feel that is — an assumption. Maybe justified from a typical Hamiltonesque low expectations as it may be... ...but the city has been giving some notable targeted TLC attention to that specific area. Lister, King William, Gore Park Reno, facade Reno’s on the facades near...

That PDF took a long time to load for some reason! For those interested, here is the Screenshot of Page 83

https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/infrastructure/2019/11/pre-construction-work-gets-underway-for-hamilton-lrt https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9666196-hamilton-city-centre-sale-pending-700-million-condo-complex-planned-for-mall-site/ (Same developer who's been adding a few towers...

With some countries successfully milking 5-minute and 10-minute 2-way service on single-track corridors (using only 2-track stations as crossing points) -- there's some real incredible efficiency gains to be had on many railroad corridors simply by resignalling (though some require Transport...

My spouse told me the construction industries has often been prone to waste (an unfortunate duh). Whether be the #Lavscam stuff, or this new Bondfield stuff, or anything construction industry. (He lived in Montreal during the 1976 olympics, and the Big O construction cost scandal of lore)...

I hope the greenway contract brings back the watered-down elements -- that Davenport residents rightfully fought so hard for -- as a quid pro quo for choosing a cheaper viaduct over an expensive tunnel. The bridge might be boringly watered down into drab appearance initially (ugg) but can still...

Yes, eyes on the ball since this may be Phase 2 stuff. But I should point out there may only need to be 1 isolated segment. Minimums for battery train usefulness: Hamilton: None, it’s at the end of Phase 1 catenary stretch (Burlington) Bowmanville: None, it’s at the end of Phase 1 catenary...