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Two things. 1. I really do hope that they plan to electrify the Barrie/Old Elm segments immediately after the core sections are done - not getting all diesel trains off those lines ASAP would be a huge missed opportunity. 2. Since when are they only doing 2 tph from Unionville to Mount Joy?? I...

It's not that steep. The horizontal direction has a smaller scale than the vertical direction, so while the profile measures 44 meters from top to bottom, it measures 600 meters from left to right. So, eyeballing it, the tunnel and the rail appear to be about 4 times steeper than they will be in...

I like the little curvy indent halfway up the tower... therefore I expect it to get revised out of the final design.

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Eight 53-storey buildings... yeah that looks nice and varied. What does Vaughan's Steeles West Secondary Plan call for? I have a feeling that they'll be forced much closer to the limits set out by that plan, since I don't believe you can fill all of these towers with just York U and Seneca...

It's what I expect from THIS government.

Right at what will soon be an easy-to-access neighbourhood with lots of growth potential. I like it already. It's not like we've been able to count on the Province to meet the growing needs of our post-secondary institutions lately.

Making an Ontario Place that's entirely about Ontario culture and innovation is easier said than done. If it becomes an alcove of Ontario plants, and a microbrewery and a stage here or there, that's nice but how is that any different from what we have now? How does that bring in anyone from...

Rents and valuations are getting hiked higher no matter what is done. Might as well have more money to spend on not-housing.

They already do, for the most part. Pretty much all 400-series highways are designed for speeds of 120 km/h. You can't get charged with speeding if you're going 115 in a 100, and I imagine the new 110 areas all have a volume of traffic low enough that people have more room to stop in an...

If people want the flexibility to go faster and spend more, they can do it in the left lane instead of tailgating me when I'm already going 10 over the limit.

Newmarket is the real key destination, but bringing 15-minute service up to Bradford makes sense for two key reasons: 1. Right now bus transfers to/from the 68 are a crapshoot as to whether you'll have to get off at Aurora or East Gwillimbury, depending on the time of day. Making all of those...

In two years' time, they've only pushed construction back by one year. This is progress! I can't wait for them to start construction in early 2024.

The plan for the I-375 is to replace the interstate with a six-lane boulevard with channelized right turn lanes. Doing that to Allen Road would be like making another Sheppard Avenue East.(or worse, Bovaird Drive West). Let's not take inspiration from Detroit. As much as a white elephant Allen...

As much as I'm personally opposed to the 413, isn't it a bit disingenuous to use a picture of an eight-lane express/collector configuration as the leading picture to an article about it? If the whole point is that a 3 lane freeway is oversized and inappropriate, a wide, in-use freeway in an...

One hopes that they'll take advantage of the Islington frontage and make a pleasant streetwall, if not a retail unit or two. Almost anything is an improvement over a dead-end street of bungalows, though.

I'm pretty sure the pedestrian life is just for scale and to show potential activities. Maybe a third as many pedestrians as the renders show would be considered "busier than usual" if this was built.

And I have the potential to afford a condo that gets built here. Doesn't mean I should count on it. It would make more sense to bring the Marshall's and Penningtons and other retail into the podiums proposed along The Queensway. If we're talking about land served by transit that can accommodate...

It could... but why?? We're probably a good 20 years out from when this site would need to come into play. Until the redevelopment of Sherway Gardens and properties immediately north of it are in full swing, there's nothing at all to draw people here. This is also a prime location for...