Recent content by ARG1

I like to fall back to the weakest link argument. To draw a comparison with highways, there's a reason why the 115 isn't called the 415 or numbered as a 400 series highway, despite most of it being built to 400 series standards. Its because that last 40% south of the Highway 35 interchange is a...

Except that's exactly what happened to Spadina. It was only built in the 90s, it was marketed as the "Harbourfront LRT", it was listed on the subway map as a "Subway Line" with a distinct orange colour and specially demarkated stations, then after about a year of operations it was demoted to a...

Except its called Line 5, and is listed alongside the other Subway lines, not the streetcar lines. Yes Line 5 is better than Line 6 in this regard because it has that subway section, but the point still stands. If they're going to pretend its a subway line, then its completely fair to judge it...

Proper signal priority doesn't make a tram run at metro level speeds, nowhere in the world I can think of where that's the case unless it's in the stroadiest of stroads where it's basically a heavy rail line anyways. Most on street tram routes cap out at 25km/h average even with strong signal...

I feel like this is being unfair to Lastman. The NDP under Rae split the Sheppard Line into 2 phases with the first phase only going to VP due to lack of funds, and Sheppard was going to be cut entirely under Harris if it wasn't for Lastman's constant lobbying to build it out to at least Don...

Wasn't there an issue with there being a massive gas mainline directly under Eglinton that nobody wanted to touch with a 10ft pole?

There isn't cell service for Freedom Mobile, Rogers and Telus work fine though.

The issue is that this is a fairly strict limitation of Low Floor LRVs - you have to put the bogeys and the wheel wells somewhere. The transverse seating exists not because the manufacturer wanted more seats, but because the space is completely unsuitable for standing room in the first place...

A major wayfinding issue seems to have surfaced. Unlike the TTC bus terminals, the bus terminal at Mt. Dennis (and presumably elsewhere) don't have clear and obvious route numbers visible anywhere. All you get are the bus bay numbers without the bus numbers. The only indication for which busses...

Ok, something needs to be said about door placement on these trains, whilst I do think for the most part these trains are nicer than the Citadises, there are fewer doors per length, and it really shows at terminal stations. There is very much a lineup with people squeezing through the aisles to...

56 between Sloane and Wynford. Top speeds are... Reasonable unlike launch Finch West. Obviously it could and should be a lot higher.

The first train leaving Mt Dennis took 27m from SC to Kennedy, we arrived at Kennedy exactly 1h after leaving Mt. Dennis, meaning that the surface section (including SP) takes up half the runtime of the line. We stopped at 7 red lights, and were lucky enough to skip a few red lights such as at...

I was there at 5:30, there wasn't even a hint of heat leaving the doors. There simply isn't any heating at the concourse level at either Kennedy or Mount Dennis.

There was no such thing for Finch West, you were able to get onto Line 1 barrier free.

Considering that the main reason its now a separate line is that they don't want to extend the tunnel east of Kennedy, I don't know if there is a reasonable way to connect the two segments without building a weird junction at the Kennedy portal to let some trains continue travelling east along...