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  1. BurlOak

    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    I suspect the average Scarborough citizen does not know anything about LRT or subway or technology or terminology. They did not like; 1) the SRT to B-D transfer, and 2) the 3 year SRT shutdown. They were open to any solution that solved those problems. Along came the Ford-McGuinty...
  2. BurlOak

    Toronto Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    Trench with embankment slopes, or with vertical walls. The former requires slopes maybe 1:1 or flatter, so a a 5m deep trench requires 18m (60') of space. The latter has a lot of earth pressure on the vertical walls, trying to push them in. Thus, it's actually cheaper to put struts across...
  3. BurlOak

    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    It makes sense to prioritize Eglinton West. There is no debate about the route to take, or the fact that it must be fully grade-separated. The only thing left if to find means of reducing construction costs. Scarborough Subway and Ontario Line - there can still be some route optimization, so...
  4. BurlOak

    Toronto Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

    I remember when the Scarborough (STC) transit debates were happening. It was clear that the Transit (transfer) City plan was dead. Those who looked for a compromise (i.e. Rob Ford, MTO Minister Murray) were the good guys. Those who continued to push for the old, failed Transit City plan were...
  5. BurlOak

    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    I always wondered whether Vancouver deliberately wrote their tender documents to allow cut-and-cover. They knew they couldn't get political or public approval to do it, but knew it was the right thing to do in order to get the most cost effective solution. The short 40m stations were likely a...
  6. BurlOak

    2019 Ontario Liberal Leadership Race / Rebuild

    The last 2 PC Premiers had to follow the worst Premiers in Ontario history. It has to be expected that they wouldn't be bland, stay the course leaders.
  7. BurlOak

    Toronto Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s

    Preliminary - like the preliminary plan to place Eglinton LRT on-street through Leslie. supporters assured us that would change in detail design. Also, the DRL was only planned for after the Transit City was completed. DRL was shelved and all efforts were put into Transit City. I would have...
  8. BurlOak

    Why is the 403/QEW interchange not a full Interchange?

    This is true. Existing (or a few years ago), there were 4 bridges at Ford. Starting North to South (it's actually almost west to east, since QEW is almost a N-S hwy in this location), they carried; 403 SB ramp to QEW WB QEW WB QEW EB QEW EB ramp to 403 NB Now, a new 5th bridge was added...
  9. BurlOak

    PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

    History does repeat itself. I remember asking my parents in the early 80's how their generation could be stupid enough to vote for Trudeau. My son just did the same.
  10. BurlOak

    2019 Ontario Liberal Leadership Race / Rebuild

    I assume that's a rhetorical question.
  11. BurlOak

    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    Many of these ideas came about assuming: at-grade LRT = $75M/km (~80m stations/stops) elevated = $150M/km (~80-100m stations) cut-and-cover = $300M/km (~150m stations) tunneled = $400M/km. (~150m stations) Instead, we are looking at $750M/km - and that's for a sparse 3 stations on 7.5km...
  12. BurlOak

    Toronto Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s

    The only difference was at Black Creek Drive. It was planned in Transit City to be on street there, and became elevated.
  13. BurlOak

    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    After 10 years you would think the LRT crowd would have changed their tactics. Instead of proposing something reasonable, they continually revert back to the David Miller plan, in some type of loyalty to the most socialist Mayor the city has had. If at some time during the past 10 years they...
  14. BurlOak

    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    I looked at this a while ago to stage it so as to minimize the SRT closure. I have no idea which thread it was on - likely this one. Basically, the Lakeshore corridor governs the capacity to STC. I think I assumed 2 electrified tracks on LSE, with service every 2.5 minutes - that's 24 trains...
  15. BurlOak

    Rail Deck Park (?, ?, ?)

    Let me get this straight. Rail Deck Park is a planned 21 acre park that Toronto would pay for at about $1.7B, entirely tax payer money. This proposal is for 8-45 storey high office tower and residential space, and 12.8 acres of parkland - paid for entirely by the developers. This is a...
  16. BurlOak

    Toronto Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s

    Exactly 2 terms. Things are different now. I think that $600M media bailout from Trudeau will partly go towards undermining Ford. Despite an abysmal performance from Trudeau, that same fund was used to push him over the top - in seat count if not total vote. I could see the same thing in 2+...
  17. BurlOak

    News from across Europe

    That's always a valid question - how far back do you go. Almost every place on earth was invaded by someone. Some say North America was invaded by Europeans. Others go back farther and say that North America was invaded by the Indians, who pushed the first arrivers farther south. In...
  18. BurlOak

    Premier Doug Ford's Ontario

    That's why I compare like to like. I don't compare Bob Rae in his economic climate with the economic climate under Peterson or Harris. I compared Ontario to it's closest neighbours (which are the other provinces), in the same time period, to ensure that the comparison is to jurisdictions that...
  19. BurlOak

    Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (nCoV-2019)

    Seasonal flu mortality rate is 0.1, COVID-19 is 3.4%. SARS was 10%. Thus, COVID19 is much closer to SARS than the flu. Total deaths from COVID19 is 3500, vs. 800 for SARS. Total infected from COVID19 is over 100k, while 8k for SARS. All these point to much greater global concern from COVID19...
  20. BurlOak

    Montréal Transit Developments

    They may speak English - but not to their customers.

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