Recent content by Chuck

Assuming standard window wall construction, the glass would be situated in front of what is called a back pan. Think of it as a metal liner supported on all four sides by the window wall framing. The back pan is fabricated of sheet metal, and its function is to support the insulation located at...

I dont think that there is cause to worry about increased wealth causing a decrease in population. Led by the echo boomers, Toronto is adopting a manhattan like mindset in which a house in the suburbs is undesirable, a car is a liability, and renting is done by choice. It is more likely that...

When read along with the March, 2012 report, the latest report includes some really useful statistics concerning where people are actually going (in the year 2031). In summary: - Without the extension, there would still be 10,000 existing riders per hour heading southbound into Finch. - The...

The proximity to the TTC has a huge impact on ridership south of highway 7. Stand at any major cross street along Steeles, and you'll see a steady flow of people getting dropped off from points north. I used to do this myself, and found that the majority of people boarding at the stop I was...

My only complaint about this subway extension is that it is over-designed and should have run at or above grade for much of its length. Granted that downtown needs new subway lines more, don't be alarmed that the subway is going "so far north". If you overlaid London's subway map atop our own...

Are you guys referring to the blue material at the northwest corner? If so, that is not Tyvek, it is Blueskin, and I would seriously hope that it is not part of the finished roof assembly! Many metal roof systems do have an underlayment membrane installed beneath the metal panels, however...

Why not run the numbers for an office tower? 10,000 new workers in a super tall, of which a third take the TTC, of which 80% take the subway. For an office environment, rush hour is really only 2 hours. That means about 67 people per train at 20 trains per hour.

That will only hold true for so long. The capacity of each sewer pipe, water main, water filtration plant, the streetcar network in general, and so on is finite. Eventually, that one extra condo will require the $2 billion dollar replacement of a major downtown trunk sewer, or the construction...

When I had a car a few years ago, I calculated the daily cost to be about $25 per day, which is $175 per week. That included insurance, lease, gas, maintenance, and parking at my building. A metropass costs around $4.00 per day. Do the math - after commuting to work over the course of a week...

Since we're on the subject, I will say that I've always thought that suburban mixed use (live/work/play) developments were counter productive. For one. Most people end up driving, even when they live 5 minutes away. For two, many people still don't end up working in their suburb even when jobs...

Not sure about that. A full bus generates a certain amount of fare revnue, but also has an operating cost which will almost always be higher than the fare revenue. As ridership grows, you simply have more and more buses (or streetcars, trains, and so on) operating at a loss. You are correct in...

I am a big proponent of one way streets, but don't think that we really need our north-south streets to operate as such, both because traffic already flows well, and we already have Jarvis and University to carry the bulk of traffic. Reducing the width of Yonge to two lanes from the lake to St...

Whoa, cut the guy some slack! With a metrocard in New York City, you can: - start your 30 day pass on any day of the month; - start your 7 day weekly pass on any day of the week; - purchase it instantly from an automated booth in any subway station. The card itself is free; - have the same...

Also, don't forget that Scarborough already has the subway, and has far superior GO service than any part of York Region.

Unfair comparison as every municipality in York Region (except for Newmarket) has vast swaths of farmland. The Yonge extension would be located in the most densely populated part of York Region. To be more accurate: Markham (Thornhill): 2350/km2 Vaughan (Thornhill): 3650/km2 Richmond Hill...