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Want to trade North York's transit for Scarborough's? I'd do it in a second. Lakeshore is twice hourly and Stouffville is hourly. That will improve in the future, but I'd still take the trade after improvements to those lines.

I don't think the Sheppard line should have been built. I'd prefer an Eglinton subway (thanks Harris and those who want to cut transit spending) instead before any East-West rail elsewhere. This is some real cope. Scarborough is getting two lines and that's two much? They would both be...

I think transit infrastructure investment is the most important factor in the quality of transit. The concession that things could be better, but with no more spending is a common attitude and leads to innovative solutions. There was never any real expectation for proper signal priority on the...

I am astonished by Scarborough's power. It has had some of the worst relative transit versus other parts of the city, yet is thought of as having incredible power. I still await all this hoarded money from the city for transit.

Perhaps my response was ambiguous, but I view light metro and LRT as innovative solutions. Not a fan of in-traffic rail if the goal is speed, cost effectiveness, and reliability. I'm in favour of a bus+subway style for trips versus a bus+LRT+subway one. Though above all else I am for more...

I think a lot of the arguments are centred around 6>3, so it's not a good plan. Such as facile argument really shows where arguments are coming from. Just a few seconds or even a cursory google earth search reveals why more stations do not necessarily mean more better. Yes, having a bus replace...

I'd prefer more density, but if it has to be midrise, at least it is the maximum number of floors in its class.

Which is interesting. I do not begrudge someone for being born with a silver spoon, and anyone that advocates for a truly better city, I think is great. My guess is that people that live more comfortable lives can devote more time to more than just surviving, whether that is making the city...

You could be completely correct. I think NIMBYs are many things, and one of those things is shrewd. They know that classifying something as heritage means its replacement will be viewed as destroying heritage and putting up yet another barrier to improving the affordability of the city. Even...

Maybe I am misunderstanding, and I do not want to discuss in bad faith, but the places downtown are wealthier and more powerful. The places that have low density downtown are because of this power. No doubt there has been an effort, but I assume building density in working class and middle...

Yes, the city has gotten more expensive in every part of the city. The core has gotten more expensive and the suburbs (wealthy to working class) have gotten more expensive. The relative expensive of the core still exists over the vast majority of the suburbs. Adding more density, hopefully...

These areas are very wealthy. Adding density will not make it more expensive to live, nor gentrify it as the new people moving in will be less wealthy than existing residents. The average income/net worth will likely fall as more people move in, and I would assume this is the concern. Also, more...

You're saying the quiet part out loud. The bar for a not-yet-built subway is higher than an area that has had one for decades. To add some data to your comment, Scarborough has 22.61% European ethnicity (2021) versus the Toronto-Danforth riding at 67.2% (2016).

Most exciting transit development since Line 2 crossed Victoria Park Avenue.

No reason to feel bad or apologize for ignorance, unlike bad faith. A lot of what you have written seems to align quite closely to narratives/arguments of those opposed to the current plans. The Extension will have three stops. Lots of people still believe it is only one, but this was decided...