Recent content by urbanclient

I'll hop in here, because I'm sensing a pattern. I know you really love battery electric trains. I don't see them as being a proven tech, since they're not widely used in the countries traditionally seen as leaders in rail. Dual mode or otherwise. I also have no faith that Metrolinx will...

Hear me out, I'd be okay with Eglinton East being at-grade, assuming fast speeds through intersections, strong signal priority/preemption, and 1+ km stop spacing. The 1 km or greater stop spacing is key. If parallel buses will run, then the stop spacing should be wide to facilitate rapid...

LOL It was supposed to be done by EOY 2026, they said 1 year ago. It's now supposed to be EOY 2027. By that logic, come spring 2027, they will be predicting EOY 2028...

Given the cost of this boondoggle. It wouldn't be that far off to assume Metrolinx would build you a backyard gazebo for the price as your house.

Students and staff would love a direct subway connection to UTSC. But car-centrism is the status quo (and therefore should remain the status quo /s). People will say the density/demand is too low now, but I would argue that A. UTSC people would use transit at a higher rate than the typical...

When do you predict the Ontario Line will open?

For clarity, are those 6 figure costs predicated on construction already starting or being completed for signage? If nothing has been made yet, the cost to change the not-yet-made sign should be next to nothing compared to half a million dollars.

Yes to the first point. No to the second point? I don't think a small town on or near the corridor would be able to drive up costs much or force long delays. Setting aside the expedited expropriation process, as far as I know, most of the land along the northern route is provincial crown land. I...

The graphic I saw on UT pointed towards a late 2026 opening. I could be misremembering though.

I wasn't clear, so I'll clarify. Yes it's bright, hence all of my caveats implying camera differences and the bright screen making the rest of the shot look dark. Most importantly: "Pioneer Village is one of the brighter ones, but pretend it's one of the dimmer stations" [like Dupont and St...

I don't know if it's been done yet in this instance, but I think it's tolerable, even acceptable to question the accuracy/precision of statistics without wholly dismissing them. Specifically the TTC stats. For example, offences against customers could be trending down despite the opposite being...

Which is laughable. As if they've never left the continent. HSR tends to be quieter than planes. In my experience, business class on HSR in China beats short haul A320 or 737 any day of the week (business class on narrowbodies is a scam). Special elevator to the platform to avoid crowds, lie...

Pardon the interruption: Late on finding this video. Wanted to piggyback on previous posts regarding lighting. I know it's not apples to apples with the camera, the screen and platform screen doors affecting perceived lighting, but wow just look how dark the TTC is compared to a random Seoul...

One has to wonder, for a country that is relatively pro-transit (compared to the USA), why there is so much vocal opposition from a small contingent of urban-y elites that almost certainly won't lose property through expropriation. I get the HS2 and California counterexamples but those seem to...

Seeing as I rarely ride the streetcars, and the ones I do are overcrowded even on weekends (504), I find it physically difficult to tap on in a crowd. I've tapped off instead of on before. Gotta get those TTC numbers up, it's a free transfer for me anyways. I wouldn't be surprised if some...