Recent content by lastcommodore

What are you referring to? Re: "But they could be hiding costs elsewhere" This is true to an extent that most MX costs factor in 30y M&O, however even when this is factored out we are still several times more expensive per km. Ultimately I think the problem here is you are trying to argue that...

probably a case of misunderstanding here -- @nfitz is saying that Avenue has inaccessible entrances, not that Avenue is inaccessible Avenue has the main entrance with an elevator and escalator, and there are side entrances that are comedically deep with only stairs.

Thank God!! I am consistently amazed at how not a single transit agency feels as though live next bus info is important... It is key for new users especially who are nervous about whether or not their bus is actually coming, and it serves as a warm reminder that yes, its on its way, don't worry...

Is it accessibility standards that every entrance must be accessible? I don't think it is. Even the new Confederation GO station has a set of stairs down to Centennial Parkway sidewalk that is only stairway.

Shot from Port Credit GO train, looking north. Hard to see but concrete being poured from Eaglewood to what seems to be Pinewood. Feels as if i see more done every time I pass by PC. A good sign. It feels like last year I would look out and see no work done here, maybe some minor work on the PC...

With all due respect to "Riders are smart enough to know who runs what services and knows where to check it for info and what alternatives there are for diversions", i wish however https://xkcd.com/2501/ Additionally the reality is that it you must not compensate for the average rider but the...

There's naturally a level of separation between services, but the reality is that as services become more and more integrated with each other people assume that there will be integration across all levels. You can ignore this at your own peril, which means in this case tons of passengers...

No, and even if it was, the TTC should still be acting like it's part of a cohesive transit system and not an isolated island. Suppose rider A takes UPX to Bloor then transfers onto Line 2. Versus rider B who takes the 901 to Kipling then line 2. Both riders would pay the TTC fare. (Rider A...

The TTC likes to pretend the UPX is not its problem and could not care less about it. I saw someone on xitter paging ttchelps asking why they didn't have any announcements or notices that the UPX was down bc of stranded passengers and ttchelps basically told them to kick rocks because the UPX is...

With the DEBRT at 56 mil/km and LBRT at 40 mil/km, if this can be built at that cost and at a quicker time schedule, it will be bittersweet and and really show just how sad the state of construction for LRTs has been... Going from a rubber-tired median to a metal-wheel median transit lane 5x's...

Thank you! I did not know about this document. Read through it, unfortunately if this document is right, it's not feasible for 5 to be drawn under the SSE, and not feasible to be above, so the only possible option without rebuilding the whole SSE tunnel under it would be to go surface or above...

Unfortunately, no. Stouffville skips Scarborough and Danforth, the only connecting station between Stouffville and LSE is Union Station. I have no idea if this is to change, but once the OL is up they will both stop at East Harbour. From what I have heard from others on this issue, apparently...

To be frank, this is one of the better decisions out of the options available. - Order a new model of currently manufactured diesel locomotives. GO now has to train their employees on a new locomotive and reduce the uniformity of their current fleet, only to probably retire them anyways later...

I wonder if this is a 'staging' for a future restoration of service to London. I suspect it could not be performed with current infra if MX/QP wants a morning service both ways to and from Union.

The streetcars don't have a constant boarding height? I was under the assumption that they were identical to the line 5 and 6 in boarding height. I did not know this!