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I do want to point out that Cooksville station opened with tactile strips on the north end of the platform where there is no track. Unfortunately I don't work at Metrolinx so I don't know what the thought process is, but it does imply that they designed it assuming they would use the northern...

It wasn't Metrolinx' decision to not have TSP on the surface section of Line 5, that was entirely on the city for opposing its use. If the city wants TSP, they can have it.

Its also worth mentioning that the soil conditions in Sydney make it very easy to dig tunnels. IIRC the rock under City is limestone, which means it sits in the goldilocks zone where its soft enough to easily dig, but hard enough where you're not risking collapse. As such Toronto's construction...

It was built as a temporary stop for trains, and afaik never made it a proper station. To this day its just a curb-height pavement sitting between tracks, without even proper weather protection.

Why not? There are plenty of people who live on the Bloor Line and would want to commute to the airport. Imagine if you lived at, idk, Christie Station, and you were heading to the airport. Transfering to the UP Express saves about 15m compared to going all the way to kipling and taking the 900...

Ngl, that would be so funny... I think I like it.

Ye no, after what happened over the last couple of months, I retract every positive thing I have ever said about Montreal/Quebec transit planning. Its quite clear the REM was a fluke.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2048245/tramway-est-montreal-rem-artm The ARTM is now pushing for the east montreal tramway to replace REM de L'Est, which will now cost $10 BILLION DOLLARS This map is just depressing to look at, this is the same cost as the initial estimate for REM de...

Part of the hope for the Missing Link (at least from the perspective of cities like Mississauga) is that the CPKC trains could be diverted to share the York Sub with CN, giving full access to the Milton Line and Midtown Line to Metrolinx. Its worth noting though that as far as I know, this was...

My only guess is is that the $6.2B number is assuming the "full separation of passenger and freight" involves building the Missing Link or something to that scale, which I believe had roughly a ~6B price tag iirc.

If you are disabled and have mobility challenges, we have something for that its called wheel-trans, and I'm perfectly fine with giving it more funding. If you stopped shopping on your way home with a heavy load, unless you went to Ikea to buy a couch I think you'll be fine. Somehow the...

I had to separate this into 2 messages since I hit the character limit... This really isn't true. Line 1 for instance is extremely competitive with the car if you go from station to station. Maybe at 11pm sure, but in the middle of day even during off peak hours? 34m would be quite the...

15m is the maximum time a bus is considered frequent. Its the frequency that Toronto uses as a baseline for arterial bus services. This is fairly standard all things considered 15m is very much within the ball park of show up and wait without needing to schedule. However, it is the limit. I...

That's still a 25% decrease in run length which definitely adds up. 15m is absolutely usable frequency. I mean sure, but the overall point is the surface section as a whole. Eh? I mean sure but the same plaza also reaches Warden. Its All of the stores are well within walking distance of...

I used to live in Richmond Hill not that far away from Viva Blue, so I can speak from personal experience here. And yes, I did live midblock right between 2 stations that were 1km apart, and yes I did need to use the service daily. I can tell you this right now: 1) Yes, it would've been...

First, Bloor-Danfroth has roughly 667m on most of the route, which means this is still shorter than typical BD station run. Second, Hakimi Lebovic to Warden is about 300m, which is incredibly short. For a suburban LRT in what is stripmall central, 800m stop spacing isn't unreasonable especially...

Its not a question of either or, its a question of how much money each individual project costs on their own merits. Metrolinx has absolutely been putting in the work to allow for future service expansions to freight owned sections. West Harbour is currently setup to allow for 30m all day...

You're just putting words in my mouth. The problem with the Richmond Hill Line is simply that it just sucks at a fundamental level, and no amount of Electrification is going to change that fact. The alignment is just slow, and prone to shutdowns due to flooding. Reminder that according to...

I want to get down to the logic of your argument here. Is this based off paying for highest value projects first, as in you believe that spending $4B to get all day Milton Service is a higher value than electrification therefore it should be a priority? Or do you have some higher beliefs around...

So its basically an expansion of the existing system in the 905, where GO fares supercede all fares, and transfer periods between local agencies are honoured. This does mean that making a trip between agencies does have different costs depending on the direction (so travelling from York to...