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The same arguments you make saying that the cycling lanes are under-utilized on a stretch that for over 50 years has not been safe to bike on is equivalent to saying that no one is walking on a sidewalk that was just constructed on a road that has been constructed on a previously dangerous...

I'm curious about the points against Adam. While he doesn't have much transit operational experience, he does have quite a bit of experience (albeit overseas) in transportation policy and infrastructure planning and management. Considering he also works with people, it does have transferrable...

I do find these two lines rather comical: Asphalt paving in the roadways to provide a smooth surface for pedestrians using mobility devices, allow for a quicker construction, and maintain the existing Kensington Market look; the City is exploring options for a coating or mix of asphalt that...

There will likely come a point when certain things come up for refurbishment or retirement and service changes, when it will make sense to retire equipment. I think it'll be dependent on a critical mass, but it really boils down to cost effectiveness.

I would say that the location of this EEB is rather isolated for a new station, a lot of potential generators are blocked by the rail corridor and are in range of both Exhibition and King-Bathurst Station.

The engineering profession, recognizing they are not typically the decision makers do have exactly that clause. If an engineer's recommendation is not taken, and the decision maker has made that decision, the engineer can sign to remove liability. This is a little bit of a grey area because...

Yes, that's the Ordnance Park triangle EEB, once complete the area will be incorporated into the rest of the park

The large open vertical spaces are one of the measures used to compile with modern fire code, so it will likely improve the fire and smoke situation.

You're not the only one who agrees! In the planning stages, this was brought up many times. Unfortunately, the City of Toronto had little interest in pursuing this; hopefully they will change their mind - given that this is a perfect opportunity with most people having changed their travel...

"The survey will be available for a 30-day comment period from July 2nd to August 2nd Input and feedback will be summarized in a finalized report on the Highway 413 website."

Especially since they removed the fees, this is the next logical step. Though, the removal of those fees I would still consider a bad policy.

The Conservative Party of Canada has stopped being the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada very long ago, there are not many progressive values left in the populism filled party of today...

Crossing the 401 with Line 2 crosses an important barrier, that helps to bridge the pedestrian hostile gap, so I wouldn't say that it's entirely useless.

Effective August 30th from the media release.

Without crossovers at the terminals, it would be essentially impossible to run the service. Rest assured that they are part of the plan and that the Carto Metro map is very high level. Additionally though, crossovers will be located after the terminal stations (that's why there are long tail...

Generally from an operations perspective, it is much more favourable and predictable to work with farside platforms, with consistent siding as a close second. The reasons for having platforms on one side (i.e., farside for one leg and nearside for the other) usually has to do with physical...

What is ironic about that? Public transportation has fewer negative externalities than automobiles. A more sustainable and space-efficient option that encourages more compact communities is better.

It would limit the branches to each a headway double that (i.e., 180 s), as 90 second headways are the maximum at this point.

Raised crosswalks are different than raised crosswalks with continuous sidewalks. There is a small nuance there.

Glad to hear your point of view articulated. It absolutely is a communication issue as well, most engineering problems are. I find that a lot of people are not really willing to hear the nuances in the technical details, specifically for transit and traffic with everyone having their own...