Recent content by JasonParis

This is pretty much what I'd like to see. I'd also like to see Line 3 and the UPX eventually using the same technology, if not being interlined in spots. UPX should also just be a numbered subway line and continue past Union to at least East Harbour, but maybe all the way to The Beach(es). You...

A great podcast about this very thing... (it's an umbrella feed, so go back a few seasons) Who Broke the Internet?

I believe this has been moved to Jimmie Simpson due to overwhelming demand.

If Toronto didn’t already have a science museum, Ontario Place would be a compelling place to start. But the city does have one on an a spectacular Don Valley site — that will soon be served by two subway lines. Which makes this new proposal a good place to stop.

It turned out to be a fairly low-key, non-media and non-political affair — but it was still a lot of fun. Here’s a photo of me basking in the glow of it all.

Jason Paris will be seen shaking Doug Ford's hand. :eek:

Some of us DO find the Wellington routing quite advantageous, I'll have you know.

I can confirm the press event at Exhibition Station will now be Monday at 12:00 (Noon).

I’m hopeful this elevated section of the Line 3 — along with Line 5 between Mount Dennis and Scarlett — triggers a paradigm shift around elevated rail in this city. It is a globally proven way to expand higher-order transit far faster and at far lower cost than tunnelling everything. In many...

I never suggested a Line 5 extension, to be clear.

But then what would happen with the 503's historic Wellington route?

In the past week, I’ve had two separate incidents of people smoking on the TTC — once on Line 2 on Sunday and again yesterday on the 506. In the first case, enough riders spoke up that the person eventually put it out. In the second, the operator came to the back and asked the individual to...

If Line 7 is grade-separated—as it likely should be—it would have two major implications. First, the higher cost would make the project less likely to be built. Second, if Line 7 does proceed with full grade separation, it would strengthen the case for eventually rebuilding the...

I never considered this prior, but Shops at Don Mills will (eventually) be yet another mall on the TTC subway grid.

I personally wish we used the European numbering standard: 0 for ground level, -1 and below for underground levels, and 1 and above for upper floors. That said, it does mean the term “first floor” refers to what we currently think of as the second floor. These Mx elevators can be quite...