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I think one of the big issues for ML is getting rid of the grade crossings. While it may not be a big issue on the outer areas of the service ie on the way to Barrie or Kitchener, for the RER {or whatever the hell they are calling it now} it will become a necessity. Right now, the increases...

I think Toronto is probably the only place on the planet that offers free covered parking at it's transit stations. There should be a minimum $2/day flat rate for ANY of the parking at a GO station so that you don't have surface parking lots packed while the expensive garages are empty. This...

I thought transit workers were deemed an essential service and hence unable to strike? I don't transit workers, regardless of their roll, should be able to strike. It is an essential service that millions rely upon and hence should be viewed the same way as nurses or police. This doesn't mean...

There is also, of course, Woodstock/Ingersol to the east and Strathroy to the west. Strathroy, in particular, would be a very well patronized service as the route between the two is not a direct one. Even anemic VIA gets from Strathroy to London in just 20 minutes while one would never even...

Calling this a "service" to London is an insult to transit service everywhere and obviously Londoners think the same. Right now, 20 to 25 people board the train at London and even if that doubles that represents 0.01% of London's population. That's really going to make a big dent in London's...

So you mean to tell me that Eglinton & Finch "rapid transit" lines will warp out at just 50km/hr?

One way VIA could save a crap load of money is by bringing some sanity to it's business model. That would mean getting rid of every single route outside the Corridor and only offer service if it can be reasonably justified ie only peak summer service.

Curious...............what's the speed limit on Eglinton?

It will take longer for a commuter system like GO to recover its ridership and this is similar to what has happened in nearly every other city with their commuter rail systems. Commuter rail is very much focused on getting people from the suburban homes to downtown offices. White collar work...

This the problem with trying to build consensus thru bureaucrats.....................they try to appease every one and the end result is that they please no one. Yonge is an embarrassingly ugly and pedestrian unfriendly street and this sad sorry excuse for a revitalization won't change that...

What a farce. They are wondering about the security of their jobs when every transit system in the country {including the TTC} are desperately short of drivers? Spare me. I think the real reason behind such a stupid stance is that the TTC Board encouraged them to take the stand to give the TTC...

^^^ One of the primary reasons why streetcars back-up is because the stops are so close that the light coordination can't work to it's full potential.