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ABCRA can take a hike. Looking at TRCA's issues, I'm very interested to see the outcome of the deliberations. There will be due weight given natural hazards are of provincial interest. As stated before, it will likely be a matter of interpretation of the extent of the slope hazard, and where it...

It's extra frustrating when there was a second track that CN ripped up years ago, and VIA commissioned CTC that plopped a signal right in the way (near the former crossing at Dublin). The need for two tracks was forseeable then, and two government agencies couldn't work with a Class I on the...

Sometimes you just need crazy alternatives to create a theatre of a thorough process of assessing something. Just speaking from years of experience reviewing environmental assessments...

Just looked like an overcrammed platform to me. I didn't question people's backgrounds, I questioned if a stairwell was blocked or an elevator was out of service. This is UT folks, not FB.

CN's yard continues to be an aggravator for a housing project immediately north of West Harbour GO. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/jamesville-cn-rail-1.7184898

Honda announced re-tooling their Alliston plant for EVs today. I imagine that bodes well for traffic on CP's MacTier sub.

This connection would rank 68 (out of 307) in my Crossing the Line analysis, but that ranking gives no weight to residential density / proximity. I'd expect it to climb higher factoring that in. The analysis currently identifies it as a 'realized' connection because I thought this was going to...

While I agree Cambridge has been pretty NIMBY lately, I don't see the value of nixing a potentially valuable transportation corridor for a few extra units. But I went disc-golfing at Four Fathers in Hespeler Village earlier this evening, and was greeted by this mess along the Fergus Spur. Looks...

Are those populations form 2021 census data?

Ideally, we'd finally get around to de-coupling parking from the fares, which ahs been recommended before but not implemented. I'm sure that'd get people riled up, but I'm confident there'd be a way to roll it out so GO fare + parking was about the same as it is currently, and therefore a...

I have continued to wonder if we have also fully exhausted options to expedite their run through the USRC too. There's no need for them to make any significant ladder climbs, and wondering if they could be allowed a higher speed vs GO / VIA.

I think a lot of finger pointing at Metrolinx is well deserved: They pushed against establishing any at-grade crossings for the rail line, adding additional design time and cost for structures That was one reason cited by folks who objected to the project at the EA stage Final approvals from...

As you'd expect, folks in Weston are unhappy with Union Pearson Express² and the NDP are on the bullhorn about it. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/up-express-riders-upset-over-coming-service-cuts-to-city-stops/article_2e5cf994-fb64-11ee-a83e-1ba3834df534.html

I thought Highland Creek being isolated / diverted to the west culvert cell only would be a reason. But reviewing my pictures / video from October, those cofferdams were in place then. We did have a rain event last week elevating flows, so it could have been restoring / re-de-watering any work...

Is there a certain rationale for that? UPX sneakin up on people? Vehicle dimensions / dynamic envelope?