Avenue
Active Member
shhh... you're going to anger the LRT supporters who claims that LRT at grade is still rapid transit. I gave up arguing on that front.
But to be fair:
Until we're proven otherwise (I guarantee we will), it counts as rapid transit.
- Stop pacing is supposed to be way higher than 300m
- Priority signals is supposed to be part of the line (wishful thinking)
- Rail crossing like in LA would have made sense, but Transit City supporters will say that L.A are idiots and that we know best...as usual. Even Metrolinx doesn't think so, hence grade separating stops on Crosstown West to speed it up.
Stop spacing is "way higher than 300m" only in certain parts. I understand closely spaced stations in rapid transit at Dundas and Queen for example, but not in the most suburban parts of the city. I'm overall skeptical of surface routes in Toronto because they are very vulnerable to be derailed by the public pressure for adding more and more stops to keep people from complaining, as building the stops themselves aren't costly.
As for "priority signals" I'm really hoping it won't be another Spadina Streetcar.
I don't think we need to wait to be proven otherwise, how things are in this city is pretty obvious.