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Still no exact opening date, but they have at least narrowed it down to the month of November (probably after the November 3 service change as there's no mention of any changes to the 10, 20 or 26). Once this opens, I believe that essentially wraps up all TYSSE related projects (minus any...

Quite a lot happening today for transit in the GTA. Just to add onto the pile, the YRT is going to stop selling tickets and monthly passes after November 18. They "sort of" stopped selling paper fares a few years back (starting around 2017 & 2018 when they stopped selling tickets at my community...

In that case, the extension will probably see an increase due to there being no York strike and GO now forcing students to make a transfer onto the subway. Highway 407 will definitely see a jump in its ridership figures from my observations of seeing large hordes of passengers alighting there on...

It seems that the YRT has included a conceptual drawing of the Jane & Major Mackenzie bus terminal into its 2018 Performance Report on page 30 (across the street from the new Vaughan Hospital). It looks like they're aiming for it to open by the end of 2020 as suggested by their 2020 Transit...

If you're referring to the ridership of bus traffic feeding into the station, then overall I've seen a steady increase during the rush hour period from VISUAL observations alone (we'll get a more accurate picture once the YRT releases official numbers for 2019). In comparison to last year, the...

Yesterday night.

I don't think privatization of a rail corridor is really a bad idea if it runs at a profit. The Chuo Shinkansen maglev line being built in Japan is being funded purely by JR. Sweden also is a frequently used model for how to properly privatize railways compared to their British counterparts...

@reaperexpress does a fantastic job at explaining why the priority for our current streetcar system seems so shoddy. its more of the nature of stop spacing and the fact that our streetcar lines criss cross one another. Given the geographic/ service differences, it seems probable that the...

The interior and exterior of the bus terminal seems pretty much done from the outside with all the plastic wrapping off the furnishing. The enclosed portion of the terminal has an assortment of: tables, chairs and ticket machines spread about and I believe I saw washrooms, which is strange since...

I've always doubted Metrolinx would really consider high platforms given that none of the current station renovations even mention any sort of ability to quickly upgrade to high platforms in the near future and even more doubts any level of government would want to splurge into something like...

I don't think that's the case, their open house presentation speaks nothing of a tunnel under the platform. I also seriously doubt they would want to splurge that kind of money into a temporary disturbance. If anything, they'll just make commuters walk outside to access the mall if they need to...

I feel like the whole transfer issue was somewhat blown out of proportion. With GO RER coming to Kennedy on the Stouffville line, I would suspect a significant chuck of riders would start to transfer onto GO at Kennedy regardless of whether or not their changing from the SRT or the SSE. Assuming...

I'm clearly one of the insane as I have biked up and down the completed section near VMC. The buffer marks make a huge difference in keeping an average cyclist feel somewhat safe. Overall, the bike lanes are pretty good in the summer and you don't really notice that cars/trucks are going 60 km/h...

It's doubtful it will become a trend. You will always get a couple of bad apples in society. Teenagers especially seem to go through that "anti-establishment" phase. Going to a high school that sat on a VIVA route, it was common to hear classmates brag how they "rebelled" against the system by...

Yes, their talking about that segment. The segment actually looked ready to open in January so I'm surprised its just opening now. Overall, I was rather happy with the construction of VIVA. There was minimal delay and controversy for most projects (Cornell will probably be the exception given...

I find it very doubtful the PC's would want a repeat of Mike Harris given that they are constantly pointed out for Eglinton not getting a subway earlier. For this particular project, its even more doubtful the PC's would want to cancel it as it goes right into an area where they have a strong...

It might just be me, but I don't remember the T1 cars having any serious vertical gap between the cars and platform when they ran on Line 1 or even on Line 2. It seems as though the "vertical gap" problem started being a problem when the TR's came in. I find it strange that they would modify the...

I'm pretty sure they're referring to the awkward stretch that runs at grade between Laird and Science Centre. I remember Metrolinx thought about cancelling the station there and just run the tunnel all the way to Science Centre, but residents near Sunnybrook weren't fond of the idea.

They could definitely do that, but numbers IMO are much easier and faster to read and look much cleaner in appearance. Plus it's a bit easier for tourists coming from east Asia to read which Ottawa gets quite a bit nowadays. Using C and T doesn't really make a difference from using numbers. It's...

Given that Ottawa is a bilingual city, I would say that this would be good move to avoid cluttering up the signage with English and French translations.