Recent content by T3G

Funny that Prague should be brought up, because their Skoda 14 Ts actually had their longitudinal seating removed and replaced with forward and backward facing seats because of space constraints, i.e. people tripping over outstretched feet in the aisle. These have a width of 2460 mm as compared...

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Not really. I would say you'd need to specify some type of safety, one that is unlikely to be objectionable to society at large, i.e. the right of safety from bodily harm, or the threat of it. Anything less specific than that will inevitably end up alienating some social group or other. Some...

Feeling "safe" is far too vague of a term to define as a right. One person's safety doesn't have to be another's.

Lovely. So there's no money for healthcare, education, or transportation, but somehow there's always cash for bastardizing the waterfront.

I think we have too much green space in this city, we should pave over EVERYTHING. As a progress lover, the sight of a blade of grass or a tree offends me. /s

The Lord be praised!

Every change made to a vehicle design has knock on effects. Changing the gauge was easy in the high floors days, because the trucks weren't enveloped in the carbody. Redesigning the truck means you now have to account for all of its components and make sure nothing is hitting anything else...

I agree. I would be quite content if they were to keep building T1 replicas to the end of time. However, the capitalist need to constantly push for innovation is directly at odds with this type of thinking. And when you've perfected the form of the transit and can't improve upon it, you have...

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I don't think you appreciate the cost and complexity that comes from having to customize rolling stock for the pre-existing infrastructure. By this, I refer to stuff like track gauge, power voltage, ability to negotiate curves and hills, etc. It's cheaper and easier to buy a pre-existing design...

I love the scare quotes around people. I guess anyone who disagrees with you should be dehumanized, yes?

Standardization is overrated and impossible. You won't be able to replace everything in one fell swoop due to their varying ages, and manufacturers aren't going to offer the same product for 30 years continuously, so you won't be able to achieve standardization, you'll always have something...

So, let me get this straight. For DECADES, the TTC has done SFA about poor line management causing vehicles to depart termini in packs, and hasn't spent day and night bothering city hall about getting transit only lanes to cover as much of their routes as they can, and hasn't done anything...

Well, that is why I specified they would have to alternate. Of course, if they were all on the same side, it wouldn't work. As for the fact that you haven't seen any anywhere... I'm offering possible solutions that show that new trains are not inherently a prerequisite for PSDs, if sufficient...