Recent content by Bojaxs

Well, I'm glad to be proven wrong in this case. We can only hope this will be the case. Hopefully Miway won't impose overbearing safety precautions onto their LRT operations in a similar fashion as the TTC has to their LRT and streetcar operations. Purposely slowing down through intersections...

Well, city council said they needed roughly 4 months to figure out TPS and asses how it would affect traffic. So you could be looking at a June 2026 opening date if you insist on waiting.

I don't want to derail this thread, but IMO, the issue with the Mississauga transitway is that it's still incomplete. I've talked about this further in the Misissauga Transitway thread, and made suggestions on how to improve it.

Calgary has boom gates for the left turning lanes at some intersections. https://maps.app.goo.gl/mifbWbsHn56k6f7H6 Watch from 6:10 - 12:30

I hope so. Toronto is crying out for subways. Toronto has some of the highest transit ridership numbers out of all North American cities. Yet Toronto ranks 8th or 9th in terms of subway network size with 76.9kms of track (Line 1,2, & 4). (Source, Google AI) All the while American cities like...

You should research the proposed Eglinton West line. It was to be constructed as a stub line that never went east of the University line. Although, that's not to say it couldn't have been extended further eastward in the future...

You are aware that Harris didn't just cancel construction on the Eglinton West subway line. He also had a partially constructed station filled in with concrete so to ensure no future construction on the line could return.

When you say Mississauga BRT, are you referring to the Transitway? Why upgrade a bus Transitway to an LRT? Why repeat the mistake that Ottawa made? Why not upgrade it to something like the Merseyrail in Liverpool? Or the Tyne & Wear Metro in Newcastle? A light Metro. Have it go underground...

Not that I want GO to continue their practice of 3 member crews per train, but does the Stadler Kiss's not allow for two crew members at the front?

@crs1026 I know you try to be the more "even keeled" voice of this forum, but it should make you mad that the bureaucrats & TTC saw fit open Line 6 in it's current form, and gas light us into thinking this was going to be such a transformational thing for Toronto. Make no mistake about it, if...

If you're going to bury an LRT, then you may aswell do a light metro. Cut & cover instead of tunnelling. The Hamilton LRT is already being setup for failure. They've scrapped the LRT bridge going over the 403, and instead will have it do two hard turns on Dundurn St.

Video does a good job of explaining how trams are good on their own for certain corridors, but shouldn't be used in areas where a subway or metro would be more preferable. Such as Line 5 in Toronto.

You said it all. I'm never good at compiling my thoughts. I often struggle on this forum as to how to put into words my frustration. But you've done a good job of summing up my sentiments. It's not enough to just say "I hate Line 6 cause it's slow". I hate Line 6 because it's a manifestation...

Would it not be more realistic to lower the track bed at a station rather than rebuild an entire station to accept light metros or high floor LRTs? I wouldn't want to see Ottawa switch out a low floor LRT for another low floor LRT.

So it's been future proofed for a possible fourth track?