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You're right when it comes to above ground versus underground, but wrong about where subways should be built. Subways should be built anywhere that heavy rail is required, but where there is no access to an existing heavy rail line. If it makes more sense geographically, I see nothing wrong with...

I noticed today that the northbound issues were finally fixed, and this was at 5:30 pm. Had it not been for a left turning car at Wellesley, I would have gotten from Richmond to Bloor without hitting a single red light! Total travel time: an incredible 3 minutes! Perfect example of how...

The centre light is NOT a Toronto thing. Throughout most of its history, the TTC used generic rolling stock mass produced for cities around the world. Although it would be neat and my preference for the new streetcars to have a centre light for old time's sake, don't be fooled into thinking it's...

Again, I ask has anyone rode the subway in Paris? The interior of their trains is nearly identical to the new streetcars, right down to the flip up seats by the door. Over there, you often have extreme crowding by the doors, with empty window seats. It creates an imbalance that makes the trains...

If the DRL is built to Sheppard, it may make more sense for it to continue east along Sheppard rather than ending at DonMills station. That would create enough of an incentive for people on Finch and Steeles to take Sheppard instead. Those going to midtown could just transfer to the crosstown...

I'm a little worried about the clunky seats - ride the subway in Paris and you'll see why. Those extra 8 seats down the middle will lead to 20 people being stranded on the sidewalk and make an otherwise roomy vehicle feel very cramped.

To be completely fair, you need to consider the combined rent plus transportation cost. Rent costs hundreds more downtown per month, however walking or even a metropass costs hundreds less than car ownership. The two cancel out in the end. Living downtown versus the suburbs is a lifestyle...

Subways can be whatever we make them to be, and cities like New York and London have opted to operate their subway network as a hybrid inner city/long distance commuter system. If our subway was geographically equivalent to theirs, the Yonge line would end in Oak Ridges, about 15 km farther...

We all need to stop forcing Sheppard to be something that it is not. Although transit and especially the subway can be strongly linked to new development, subways exist first and foremost to move large volumes of passengers. In the suburbs, that means drawing people from a larger geographical...

Interesting to see so many comparisons to international subway systems. Using New York, London, and Paris as examples, I have a few comments to add as well: - None of these cities say 'subway must serve this role, commuter rail must serve that role'. Their subway operates deep into the...

Actually, Union Station could easily be moved west, and all that it would require is conversion of the existing storage tracks to a westward expansion of the existing island platform. The platform would be narrow like the existing one, but staggered platforms would solve that problem - the...

Toronto has a very efficient and very complete grid of arterial roads that run throughout the entire city. In a way, we don't need as many highways simply because the local roads are so effective. Having said that, I believe that there is one (and only one) very critical missing link in...

I'm not conviced that a congestion charge downtown would help. My job requires me to travel across all parts of the GTA by car, and downtown is honestly the least congested area of the GTA in rush hour - so much so that I can drive to my office in the financial district and park nearby faster...

Maybe you shouldn't be sarcastic! For one, it would be more than 2-3 minutes saved if we had more express surface routes in right of ways. Secondly, that comment proves my point exactly: we complain about travel times non stop, but at the same time shrug off ideas to speed things up. A few...

I don't disagree with the express streetcar/local bus option. Torononians have gotten very used to slow transit, and therefore can't fathom the concept of express service, be it above or below ground. We tend to say 'give us faster transit', but fail to come up with any good ideas. A full...

I have two complaints. Firstly, it would have been nice had the driving lanes and even the tracks been a little more straight, and less curvy. It can be a bit dodgy driving through certain intersections. This problem is caused mainly by left turn lanes. Secondly, I find the right of way to...

What most people forget is that ultimately it is the limited capacity of Eglinton that has caused the gridlock at the end of Allen Road. The volume of traffic heading south on the Allen during rush hour far exceeds the capacity of Eglinton to absorb this traffic. A fully grade separated offramp...

The cops are definitely out there, but their priorities are wrong. If my priority was ticket avoidance, I'd feel much more confident driving 65 km/hr on College Street than I would driving the same speed on Eglinton between Don Mills and Leslie. The result is that drivers slow down in corridors...

Agreed, except where minor tweaks would offer major gains. Grade separating intersections along Black Creek would offer large time savings (especially northbound) without adding lanes or occupying developable land with roadways. I'm all for an idea like that, even if the speed limit is put at 60...

The gridlock that exists in the Keele/Weston/Rogers/St. Clair area doesn't have to do with traffic volume alone, it has to do with poor road design - there are just too many intersections in too small an area that feature very heavy left turning movements. If we start from scratch using the...