I witnessed quite a few parked cars on that section of Dufferin, during the peak hours
I did not have a chance to look at no-parking signs, and am not sure if such restrictions are in place for that section. But I would think that even such restrictions are in place for out-of-area cars, they do not apply if you have a street parking permit and place your car in front of your house. Otherwise, what are you supposed to do on a weekday when you are sick, on vacation, working a non-standard shift etc.
They can always park on side streets. And I believe the restrictions are on most major streets, no parking between 7-9 AM and 4-6 PM, although I may be a bit off on the hours. But I believe for rush hours the City wants all 4 lanes as traffic lanes, so they restrict parking.
I don't recall that at all. Do you have a URL for that so I can refresh my memory?
The only thing I remember is when Metrolinx first came into being, they had wanted Eglinton to be Mark II ICTS. It was only after discussions with the TTC that they settled on LRT.
RE: Bloor-Danforth Extension
I believe the McGuinty-Ford compromise was a fully grade-separated Eglinton connected with the SRT extension as a thru-line, enhanced bus service on Finch West, and a Sheppard Subway extension to be funded by the City. McGuinty never offered any funding for Sheppard beyond what was already committed for the SELRT.
And I think one of the reasons why any subway alignment that is shown for Scarborough has it along the existing SRT is because for most people without a sufficient knowledge of the geometry, that seems like the most obvious route. OneCity did have it along a Danforth-McCowan alignment, whereas Ford City had it along the existing SRT alignment.
The SRT/SLRT has been proposed with almost everything. Metrolinx wanted Mark II ICTS because they wanted Eglinton to be Mark II ICTS as well, but they flipped both of them to LRT when the City said they preferred that (hence why the original SRT report was done for conversion to Mark II). The McGuinty-Ford compromise had it as a fully integrated LRT thru-line. And OneCity had it as a subway extension.
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