Recent content by duffo

Yeah essentially travel speed was slower than RapidTO (the business as usual scenario), which means that less riders are modeled to use the line/system since it is slower than before and less competitive with other modes. I don't believe bus network changes were coded in. This is why you make...

If you've been to any of the new Line 5 stations, it can take a similar amount of time to reach the platform because of the station depth... I honestly don't think the Spadina tunnel on its own (150m) is that bad, but in the context of the full walk between Line 1 and Line 2, it's much longer.

Agreed. My thought is that it's only 450m between Kennedy Rd and the Agincourt GO platforms. A typical TTC subway platform is 150m. If it was located in the exact middle, you're talking about 150m walking distance from each end of the platform to Kennedy Rd and to Agincourt GO platforms. That is...

As of next board period Line 5's end to end time is decreasing to 49 minutes, from the current 55 minutes. Line 6 is unchanged at 44-45 minutes.

Which is why I'm still very much of the opinion that the priority should be packaging DSBRT from STC to UTSC, the existing RapidTO lanes, and upcoming Busway into a serious BRT program for Scarborough...

If the route ends up being phased - is there more demand from the future Sheppard-McCowan Station to Malvern and UTSC, or from Kennedy to UTSC (where RapidTO lanes already exist)?

Honestly the 2022 estimate seems bogus in how high the contingencies and escalation is - I wouldn't be shocked to see it come down significantly

Moral of the story: don't let Metrolinx take over your projects!

So what I'm hearing is we need to majorly jack up Green P rates, start tearing down our highways, and use more cost effective transit construction methods to make TTC/GO more successful. No complaints here!

Metrolinx runs the show. I doubt this issue came out of nowhere, but rather Metrolinx realized it could reduce tunneling costs by not protecting for EELRT, and the City having no power to stop them.

It's wild how operator-specific this must be - I took it last week and it was 45 mins end to end, with many straight open sections that felt bewilderingly slow

Worrying to see that Brampton feels that they need to advocate for both projects. Likely found out about major delays/pauses to both?

Closing the Allen Rd NB offramps at Lawrence is a really smart idea. The Allen was designed to be part of a larger highway network, and most people are not taking it from Eglinton to Lawrence. Frees up space for housing at Lawrence and likely takes traffic off of Eglinton and the Allen too...

Unfortunately already a lot of this kind of thing happening. On Line 1, Line 6, Downsview GO, and the future Line 4 west extension are all one stop away from each other. On Line 2, the future Line 4 east extension will likely terminate at McCowan, one stop away from Scarborough Town Centre and...

They planned a ton of sprawl over an aquafier and now realized they actually will run out of potable water if they develop it...