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I believe it's tougher to be licensed now than it was in your apparently pre-metric system times. First of all, road tests in Ontario aren't taken in parking lots, and secondly, you now need to take two ~30 minute road tests, not just one. The first road test is on regular roads but avoids...

It's 12 months from completing the learner's test. That is the time when you would be doing your 15 lessons and practicing with the restrictions of a learner's licence. In Ontario it's also 12 months, but reduced to 8 if you take a driving course. Anyways, maybe the MTO can add a section about...

Yes, the incentive (but not requirement) to taking an accredited driving course offered in Ontario reduces the waiting period from 1 year down to 8 months before being allowed to take your first road test. Québec does not incentivize this, as they simply don't allow you to write your learner's...

I fully agree that infractions occur constantly across the GTA, and a lot of selfish behaviour is on display. But I also believe that enforcement is the key differentiator. In Australia, fines are so high and enforcement so widespread, with speed and red light cameras plentiful throughout the...

Ontario has a very similar system with heavy restrictions during the licensing process, but what we lack compared to Québec is the requirement to take a theory course before being allowed to write the learner's test. My guess is that our traffic safety issues are exacerbated from lack of...

Czechia has a higher traffic-related mortality rate than does Canada: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.TRAF.P5 Canadian provinces do have high standards for getting a licence, with Québec being one of the toughest jurisdictions in the world. otoh Alberta is planning to pull away...

Definitely a good thing for public perception, as that's what it is.

Heh I actually edited it down from 41 years. Was the eastern segment originally supposed to be complete in 1981?

31 years and counting, I think!

Yep, just as I thought, unfortunately. That means this section of the REM will be 1.5-2.25 years late, depending on whom you ask :confused:

It used to be a good source of pan-Canadian infrastructure info. Now it's a barren internet wasteland, with the bulk of its threads having nothing to do with skyscrapers. Instead it's filled with the unmoderated, racist ravings of a few forumers, in particular one by the name of Acajack. Did the...

Nice pic! Yep, as I said I'll believe it when I see it. I think that the December 1 start date is still present due to a lack of update following the accident. Even prior to that, it seemed like December would be cutting it close. It is good to see the testing recommence nevertheless. Here's a...

Thank you for the explanation!

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1926026/transport-collectif-montreal-rive-sud-train "CDPQ-Infra vise toujours la mise en service d’un premier tronçon du REM en décembre". Much to the surprise of many, myself included, the start of service for the REM (just the section between Rive-Sud and...

Why is the west-facing wall almost entirely blank, save for a few tiny frosted windows? Is that due to zoning? My friend lives in a long, corner unit in the building and even though it's south-facing, it's very gloomy without much light coming in from the west.

Feels like that stretch of Portland's sidewalk has been closed for decades at this point.

Remove the parking for good. It's fiscally-irresponsible to keep it! I found that the patios on Danforth were really nice with the bike lanes next to them.

Banning right on red in Toronto would constitute change.

A few suburban intersections that have banned right on red has nothing to do with the transit efficiency, walkability, and pedestrian safety issues of downtown Toronto (where the King STP is). The goal of urban planning isn't to make driving as easy as possible at the expense of everyone else...

Really? I thought in North America only NYC and Montréal (island) still banned right on red. Which GTA suburb has banned it?