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Add a transfer, plus lose the benefit of the surface right-of-way between Don Mills and Kennedy. And you don't even get rid of all traffic lights, the one at Leslie still remains. All of that for what kind of gain? Perhaps some transit purists will enjoy the updated map with the subway-like...

That's right. But it will take a lot more than 5 years from the open date to reach the point where additional cars are needed. Not a problem at all, just a regular transit planning situation. If and when you detect the need for more hardware, you order more hardware.

The idea to close the existing Sheppard subway in order to "save money" was clearly rhetorical / negotiation tactics. Had the TTC actually closed the subway, they would have to allocate a monumental number of buses in order to carry the riders who used to be on the subway. That part of Sheppard...

Without getting overly excited; I believe Finch LRT is a useful line to build. 1. The right-of-way will speed up the travel during the peak periods, when the street is congested. And, will hopefully make the headways more even. 2. The capacity limit is higher than what can be achieved with...

Ah, I see now. You guys are not saying "her comments are messy", but rather "her comments point in the right direction, but are not backed by actions when it comes to TSP". Unfortunately, that's correct.

Ineffectual ?? --- "I think at the end of the day, it's the number of people served. The higher number of people served — whether it's LRT or buses — they would take priority." "If a bus is carrying 30 people, I think that bus should have priority over a car or two cars that are carrying two...

Not a bad idea .. as in "if we must have this bad investment, then at least let's cut the cost". But, then one needs to deal with multiple interchanges, where the cross streets and the access ramps run above the existing 401 lanes. Either rebuild the whole interchange, or raise the new lanes...

Anything is possible; it might happen, doesn't necessarily mean it will happen. Ontario Line was certainly feasible, and is located in the right place (mostly). The implementation is not optimal, the modest cost saving resulted a significant reduction of the future capacity limit. The 401...

Don't worry, they will drop the transit line to cut the cost 😂

We should not forget that Ontario Line's stations are designed to be smaller than Yonge Line's or Bloor-Danforth Line's stations. About 100 m long, vs 150 m. They are going to compensate for the smaller station size by running very frequent automated trains, but - that means the ultimate...

It would be quite hard to tunnel under High Park, because of the high-pressure aquifer located there. Probably the last place within Toronto's borders where you want to build any kind of tunnel.

It is true that they need to sort out their own mess, before we can ask them to fix ours. That said, their rail is still a lot more usable than our rail. Over there, the locals are annoyed when their train is late or cancelled; they remember the times when everything was much more reliable. But...

The Utrecht and London systems are not comparable to the TTC streetcars. In London, those trams operate in the soutrhern suburbs, no line crosses the city centre. Utrecht's line crosses the city centre, but most of the length is in the suburbs where it serves as a (relatively rapid) transit...

We often have to make changes based on certain assumptions. Sometimes, those assumptions turn out to be wrong, and we have to reverse the changes. That's not a reason to never risk making any change :) OL East will be in a more direct competition with the King East streetcar, than the...

I am not in favor of splitting the service at Humber. IMHO, the most logical configuration is two overlapping services. One from Long Branch to downtown, for example the Victoria loop. The other from Humber to the east end. Riders from Etobicoke would have a one-seat ride to downtown, and would...

The 504's east side will likely see a drop in demand. That means, will need to rebalance, and run more service on the west side, relatively less on the east side. Long Branch, for sure, but I'd rather not run that service all the way to Neville Loop; too hard to maintain even headways for such...

Ontario Line will not "serve" Queen street, in the way Yonge line serves the downtown section of Yonge Street. On Queen Street: 4 stations between Spadina and Sherbourne, 500-600 m distances between stations, that's not bad. But then, a 1.7 km gap, and one more station in the east...

Good point. It should be possible to connect them via Leslie Street.

In the map above, 3 thick lines are existing or potential subways. 4 thinner lines are potential light rail routes: Eglinton East, from the Kennedy Stn to U of T Scarborough, and possibly to Sheppard & Conlins if the MSF is still there. St Clair East & Kingston, from the Warden Stn on Line 2...