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Meanwhile, in Quebec City ...

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/high-frequency-rail-network-will-need-detour-to-reach-downtown-montreal

Oh my, I imagine the people in those homes must be thrilled to have transit right in their backyards 😜

In case anyone is interested, Steve Munro provides a summary of his speaking notes and presentation deck for a webinar on the Ontario Line. Good overview: https://stevemunro.ca/2022/02/01/webinar-for-smart-density-an-ontario-line-tour/#more-42397

Thanks, much appreciated :)

Translation please for those of us who are not in the real estate biz - allocations? worksheets? Thanks.

Great summary/recap of the problems (and that's an understatement) over the years: https://www.tvo.org/article/ottawas-colossal-lrt-debacle-a-brief-ish-history?fbclid=IwAR2krw3TVlSXMmYjwl2txLqTjKs41KAgoUbE_-7b5fEYTvRtlyZj0wz0BTk

More analysis here from Steve Munro: https://stevemunro.ca/2022/01/14/infrastructure-ontario-january-2022-update/

Slightly more detail here in today's Infrastructure Ontario quarterly report. Contract execution for rolling stock (bottom of pg. 3) will be sometime between Oct-Dec.2022: https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/uploadedFiles/_CONTENT/News/2_Market_Update/January%202022%20Pipeline%20Chart%20EN.pdf

Does anyone know where this beauty was located? Home Life Building. I can't seem to find anything online. Thanks.

Timely article - cross posted in Ontario Line thread...

Well, this is timely...

It isn't public information, we'll have to wait until the winner is announced in 2022: "Over the next several months, Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx will evaluate the proposals. A successful proponent is expected to be announced in 2022."

Five elevators. It's mentioned in the Montreal Gazette article and other media.

The Canadian Pacific Building is a 15-storey highrise at 69 Yonge Street in the city's downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada designed by the architectural firm of Darling and Pearson. When completed in 1913 as corporate headquarters for the Canadian Pacific Railway, it was the tallest...

In other news today: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/plante-pledges-to-kick-in-500-million-for-rem-de-lest-light-rail-line?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3e7UVMIVgkqot4xJo_D7kTjCxYgTMKXeJGVgetzlxWkXL-zxsubXEG4-w#Echobox=1635176443

Something to think about. Of course, on the flip side, plans should continue because by the time the OL and other extensions are completed in 10+ years things might indeed be back to some level of normal and traffic congestion will be an even bigger issue...

First Parliament site in the news: https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2021/09/28/city-and-province-clash-over-plans-for-corktowns-future/?fbclid=IwAR1e1aPIjFW4usd0Uq7sCsfeuUy0Ns3gyAL4qOl5BrrzX-5v0MAlSbt7YiQ

Does anyone know what the story is with the three bricked-up windows above the main entrance (above the Massey Hall sign). The renderings in the database show two versions - what we see now (brick where the stained glass window panes should be) and other versions showing the stained glass...

Chugging away - Sept. 17