Recent content by nfitz

Ah, fair enough. But II 100% disagree. Though if were ever to close it would certainly be a good place for high-density development - and would make for much better usage of the under-utilized Toronto Islands. It might even let us join Bathurst to Unwin for pedestrians, bikes, and streetcars.

CN literally installed the wires themselves in Montreal - and it was their choice.

I doubt people are going to stop using the waterfront simply because there's more planes than there used to be. Please stop with the faux outrage. We've been discussing this for years. You've been here for years. And I keep mentioning that I hear and feel it ... while I'm inside the house with...

There's no need for hyperbolic hysteria. Spending time on the waterfront, I have no idea how some noise is such a big issue. The noise from road traffic is more annoying! You are concerned about how Ontario Place is being developed? Do you think there'll be tall buildings there? Do you want...

Cheap housing with poor noise-proofing? :) Perhaps the city could reduce their rent or something (oh hang on ... they might be paying people to live there by then).

How do other railroads do exactly this?

I fail to see how a private jet landing at Pearson is going to make more noise than a private jet landing at Billy Bishop. Heck, I don't see it would even have the same noise level, given much of the noisy deceleration and drop in elevation can be over the water. My advice would be to not...

No ... I think the speed of the bus was adjusted because although the 2021 report indicated that the bus system would become overloaded by 2041, it didn't seem to quantify or model it.

Are you saying that Metrolinx won't achieve the schedule that they recommended in 2010, with electrification initially on the Georgetown corridor, with service starting as far as Pearson in 2015? :) Firm dates aren't listed, other than Lakeshore from Union to Bowmanville, Oakville, and...

Lots of room in the lake to build an island - off the nuclear station!

This report (which seems more detailed than the EPR reports we've seen in recent years says that those already under construction (SSE, Ontario Line, YNSE, etc.) are included along with the DSBRT, 15-minute GO service on Lakeshore and (surprisingly) 7.5-minute GO service on Stouffville. And the...

Is the waterfront special, or are the NIMBYs special? It's not like there's anyone living at Ontario Place. Or playing these days. Where's the complaints about the new extra-loud speakers at BMO Field that sound louder a good distance outside the stadium than inside? Oh wait, there aren't any...

Presumably because the bus can't handle the projected ridership growth, with buses almost every minute, causing delays at each light, and particularly gapping which then slows service with greater than peak loads. Then the increased traffic makes it difficult for the express buses to overtake...

Oh ... you are looking at the out-of-date 2022 INITIAL Business Case. The 2023 case clearly says the LRT is 22 km/hr versus the 18 km/hr bus. https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-241047.pdf Only if I can set the arrival date back to 2022. I have no doubt that buses can...

The only takeaway I see from that is that there's but a single PIN for the entire island. What opportunity cost? Why do we need another park, between a park and a park? Those comments also included fake news about even further eastern expansion. Hard to take too seriously. Questions should be...