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    Toronto Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    It is at the southernmost edge of the station. Underneath where platforms 24 to 27 used to be. From this link:
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    New shortcut between Gare Centrale and Place Bonaventure opens tomorrow. REM says the path requires the use of stairs 'initially'. A new REM ticket vending machine will be installed there in the future...
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    Ottawa Transit Developments

    Trillium line extension is officially delayed further into Summer. Confederation line testing between Blair and Montreal stations is happening next week. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/trillium-line-hits-another-delay-opening-pushed-back-through-the-summer-1.6786026
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    Toronto Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s

    Let me bring back your original comment. I bolded the part where you are incorrect. In the image you graciously annotated, you show that all the street frontage on Carlaw is a 'streetwall' of retail (minus the tiny plaza). On the other side is a street wall of houses that will definitely get...
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    First trains being tested in the North Shore. Two car trains will run between the Saint-Eustache maintenance center and the Sainte-Dorothée station from February 24 to March 3. (REM) Images from Facebook:
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    The only thing it has over the original REM East is that it has better station density. Otherwise its shorter. Is not grade separated. More expensive to run (drivers). The trains will need to be longer to handle the same capacity. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7110791 The original plan was also...
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    Sheppard Line 4 Subway Extension (Proposed)

    When St Claire was given it's own right of way the line actually got slower. When the Spadina bus got upgraded to "LRT," the line got slower. When the Flexities arrived in Toronto, the city reduced headways (because they had higher capacity) and slowed down the trains further. So now lines like...
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2024-01-23/rem/a-l-unanimite-montreal-exige-deux-nouvelles-stations.php La Presse reports that the Griffintown station will start construction in 2027. CDPQ is studying whether to construct that station or not. (they really missed the boat on...
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-city-councillors-want-second-rem-station-in-griffintown-1.6735846 Some Montreal councilors want the CDPQ to add a REM station between the (indefinitely delayed) Griffintown-Bernard-Landry station and Nun's Island station. They hope it will be near Bridge...
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    Sheppard Line 4 Subway Extension (Proposed)

    An Ontario Line-style revamp by Metrolinx is what I hope for. But I guess that is fantasy map territory.
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    Sheppard Line 4 Subway Extension (Proposed)

    Or, they can elevate it. The Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension is costing 4 Billion for 16km of rail and 8 stations. Build it compact and simple like the Canada Line or the original plan for the REM East. Let's say each elevated station costs 150 million to build; adding 10 more stations to the...
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2024-01-19/transfert-entre-le-rem-et-le-metro/le-raccourci-bientot-ouvert-a-la-place-bonaventure-croit-le-proprietaire.php The REM and Place Bonaventure are in talks to open an accessible shortcut (shown in red) between Gare Central and the...
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    I'm not a fan of the Metro option (6) having only 4 to 6 stations on an 8.5km line. At that point, you are reaching express-style station spacings, which leaves a lot of gaps in the middle that would require busses. I feel 1 station every 1km should be the average. Option 2 has many connection...
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    I saw that! The French text is saying that it has a right of way. That can just look like Edmonton LRT with its crossing gates but still on street level. It isn't clear to me if they mean it is totally separated from traffic. Or maybe by 'tramway' they just mean Toronto Streetcars? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    CBC Radio-Canada is also reporting that the ARTM is almost ready to announce a 'light rail' that would replace the REM East. They say that it would cost 13 Billion because it would be at street level. But the article makes it unclear whether the LRT will be a street-running tram or not...
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    Montréal Transit Developments

    CBC's article on it has higher-resolution maps. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/public-transit-light-rail-lachine-dorval-1.7084309 Option 1: Option 2: Option 3: Option 4: Option 5: Option 6:
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    Toronto Bike Share

    I noticed many more broken docks in 2023. Sometimes, I'd bike to a dock with one or two empty docks only to find that they are empty because they don't lock. I can see how someone could just dump the bike and leave if in a rush. Or if they don't realize that it didn't lock, someone would take it...
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    Toronto Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s

    Lille Metro says hello with its 66-second rush hour frequency. The system can handle 60s but the operator found 66s to be optimal when accounting for boarding and PSDs.
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    SmartTrack (Proposed)

    As far as I can tell, they call it "the Smart Track Stations program" and not the "Smart Track Line" or whatever. The Smart Track branding is just a useless holdover to keep some politicians' egos from bruising. These stations will be branded as regular GO stations once they open. The...

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