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These updates look identical in style and format to those of the Line 5 construction and other Metrolinx projects of the past. And its very frustrating and annoying to read. I have worked on projects all my working life and I have had to do stakeholder communication and producing progress...

I found this clip fascinating and enlightening. Some urbanists may wince at these ideas but on the basis of economic value, ROI from public funds, and commuter satisfaction, It presents a concept that merits some serious consideration. The figures that he presents and arguments he makes...

This video, would support your claim. Note that at the 0:29 mark of the video (i.e..: Fact #2), it states that the Ottawa train is capable of speeds of up to 100 km/hr. But realistically in passenger service they will rarely go over 80 km/hr. This would suggest that the vehicle is not...

Ok that's true. I used the pedestrian counter for the same reasons you do. And, I modified my initial post slightly to reflect this

@alexthettcguy. Really appreciate your response . But I am still a bit confused. When i mentioned that the the Driver/Conductor had green arrow from as far away as 300-400 meters, how could the pedestrian hand counters even be visible from that distance? And to me, there is a reason for...

You cant call someone a troll just because you don't like what they say. What ever happened to democracy.

Story to share. Was heading eastbound on Line 5 this morning at around 11-noon. I noticed something me and left me disappointed but also to makes one think twice that Transit signal priority will solve anything for the surface portions of line 5 and line 6. I was seated and standing in the...

Yes, a lot of these issues emerged at exactly around the time that the many agents in fare booths were removed. But I would add one more factor, this problem also emerged around when they replaced those steel turnstiles with those stupid transparent plastic gates. Its now easy for...

100%! that is big part of it. In Canada, we have a relatively small private sector compared to other G20 nations. Canada is a market with very few players but big players so there is not much competition in the bidding process and its the same players all the time that are always in play...

I arrived at Eglington at about 8:15 and took the first train that arrived which turned out to be the eastbound. So I took it to Don Mills, then turned back went to .Mt Dennis and back with a stop for a much needed Coffee at Forest Hills. The positives: The underground stations look mostly...

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Question. I have stopped and gotten off and on at Eglinton station maybe a dozen times in the past year and I know that station very well from the past. This year, I recall seeing directional signs for Line 5 and it, from what i recall, was on the platform level. Is it possible to...

Sunday Feb 8th would be a very odd date for an opening. From a PR perspective, you couldn't pick a worst date in calendar because the public and media focus will be elsewhere on that date. for example: 1) Its Super Bowl Sunday. Game usually starts around 6PM and last until 10. That plus...

Ok fair enough. I googled it and that's what came up. I trusted Google. I cant tell what is fake and not fake and i cant tell that that is fake. But what I can tell you with certainty.is that i was there for the world cup and rode that line almost every day for a whole week and that fake...

I know the stories. Of course health and safety should be first and foremost but some where there must be middle ground between the situation in the Gulf states and what we are experiencing here where we are talking 15 years to complete a three stop subway extension. By the way, i could be...

We are talking 2035 or 2040 and yet, it took 6 years to complete the entire subway system in Doha with some stns having platform screen doors i might add. Construction began in 2013 and opened in May 2019. Official opening of Phase 1 included 3 subway lines (Red, Green, and Gold Lines). It...

The plans to build the FWLRT go way back prior to 2016. That's what I was referring to. I was referring to the time elapsed from the conception of the project (the plan or the approval to go ahead) all the way to the day it is in service. If you look at it that way, the FWLRT took much...

Forgot to mention. I think it might have taken less time to build all the infrastructure for the Montreal Olympics (including the Big O) than it took to complete the FWLRT (i.e.: Streetcar)

2026 is the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Olympics. A project in which expenditures in capital cost & operating expense are estimated to have been in the range of 1.6 Billion CAD; that is in 1970's dollars. So in today's dollars that is obviously much higher than the public expenditures in...

True but GO changes their bus routes. I know of one example of nearby route for GO (to the airport) that got changed last year and I still don't know why. The service can be very infrequent. You are limited with GO unless you are lucky to have nearby Go Bus stop. With Line 5 to the UP...