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Thanks smartypants, I saw that too. If you're paying attention you can see that it's set up like a fake business - their back story is incredibly vague and there's no real contact info. Apparently this business has no real employees, no office, nothing.

Very cool stuff. Apparently it's run by the "Toronto Market Company", is that a city-run agency? It sure looks like it as all of their events are in city parks.

What are the odds that traffic downtown will be brutal on Friday at 5PM? I was going to ask my wife to pick me up from work before we head up north, but now I'm thinking that it might be a terrible idea.

True, although the branding and signage are related. The UP logo is a problem because it doesn't actually include the words "Union" and "Pearson" or "Train" in it. People see a sign that says "UP" and an arrow and don't realize what it means.

Just going to point out (again) that UP Express is not even an express train. Think of all those poor, dazed travelers getting off at Weston station by mistake because they think there are only two stops on the line.

One of the hurdles to carpooling is that most of the people who could do it are already taking transit. Both transit and carpooling work best with a common origin and destination, but of course transit doesn't require actively seeking out people with the same schedules. I could easily find...

It's possible that there would be nobody around to ask, and Union station has so many entrances it's quite easy to approach the UPX terminal from somewhere other than the front door of the station. The York West Teamway (directly below the UPX terminal) has - or had - no signage for UPX at all...

Did you miss my earlier post about hawc trolling you? It would be great if the DRL ran from downtown up to the office parks along the DVP, or at least ran close enough to make transit a viable alternative for those commuters.

Nice troll hawc. Well played...

Furthermore, there are no lane or road markers on any streetcar lanes to indicate that they are off-limits. The various road surfaces are just varying shades of black and gray.

Almost enough to make up for the misery of living in Barrie, Hamilton or Oshawa!

I dunno, it looked slower than usual. I meant to check earlier than 3 to see if it was slowing down earlier but I forgot...

32 one-way trips equals 16 working days. There are typically 22 working days in a month so most people should be eligible for the credit.

I can see the Gardiner around the Rogers Centre from my office and it was slower than usual AM rush hour in both directions. Now it's 3PM and the WB direction is stop and go, much worse than normal. We'll see over the next few days if people actually switch to transit but I'm guessing that most...

The tax benefit will likely push a lot of people over to Presto if they actually do the math. For me a Metropass only makes sense given that I can get VIP pricing and the effective cost is only 85% of the sticker price. With Presto I can get the same discount but not have to buy the pass so I'm...

Yeah, pretty much except for the being at home part. Do you actually own a house? My taxes have been pretty steady but electricity and water rates are through the roof. I'm not complaining about that because there are good reasons for it, but I'd still prefer that the Ontario government be...

I am aware of how government finances work. The point remains that any net new spending adds to the deficit which in turn has to be financed through additional debt. People have a right to complain about government programs they don't like; it's called free speech. The government can (and...

It doesn't appear to be possible to access Platform 3 from the teamway either - only tracks 4 and up are accessible, or at least have signage. In that area they just need a big arrow or sign pointing towards the elevator, then another giant arrow pointing left on the second floor. The terminal...

The wayfinding for UPX at Union needs some serious work! One of my colleagues had trouble finding the terminal from our office on York Street, so I went for a walk today to get a feel for it myself. At York Street at Front there is zero signage indicating where to go, and even inside the York...

Maybe even DMW would start taking the subway to work...