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This article seems to suggest that Vancouver's system is exclusively elevated, when that's hardly the case. Only about 1/3 of the new Evergreen line is elevated, with tunneled and at-grade sections forming the majority of the alignment. Even the original Expo line has many at-grade, trenched...

Fare integration is a demand-side solution and we have a supply-side problem. As insertnamehere has pointed out, fare integration will only drive up demand on a system that is already at capacity. Fare integration might be a laudable goal, but we can't implement it without beefing up our...

Even if those things can be brought about "gradually", I think that it will involve a massive change in infrastructure, rolling stock and operations mentality. None of these things are cheap. I really don't see how you think that something like this: Can be turned into something like...

The MINT skyline is a chess set. FCP is the king. Scotia is the queen. The waterfront condos are pawns. The L tower and 156 Front W are the bishops.

Keithz, While I support the idea of an S-bahn/RER for Toronto, and would rank it second in importance to the DRL for the GTA, I really think that that should be a distant second priority. While I think we really need to improve long-distance, rapid regional commuting options, I don't think...

I think retrofitting the line to a high floor LRT actually makes the most sense (who said that again? It was brilliant). I also think that the western extension between Yonge and Downsview should be a surface LRT. Frankly, tunneling between the end of the tail tracks at Senlac and Downsview...

The only one that bothers me is people who are behind the stop line who turn left after the light has clearly turned red. I hope red light cameras catch them. The problem with this is that dedicated left-turn signals may actually impede the speed of traffic in most circumstances. It's an...

One other thing needs to be said: FRA rules. Or Transport Canada rules, which are probably similar, and don't allow light rail trains on heavy rail tracks.

I think you underestimated LA's population. LA county has 10 million alone, and most of that population is visible in your map. You've also included pretty much all of Orange County (3 million) and San Bernardino County (2 million) and quite a bit of Riverside county (2 million). I think...

LA and Toronto are probably the densest metros in North America. LA probably doesn't deserve a reputation for sprawl as much as it deserves a reputation for car-orientedness. While there are very dense neighbourhoods in LA - some as dense as anything south of Bloor street - they are still...

That's what I was thinking! If this were the Urban Colorado Springs or Urban Regina forum, I might be excited, but this is the Urban Toronto forum. The prospect of 1 storey, commercial teardown architecture housing large format chain family restaurants is not something to get out of bed for.

It's really scary to watch all the critical downtown transportation systems reach capacity or require immediate replacement all at the same time that downtown employment and population growth hits a historic high. It's kind of like finding out you've lost your job on the day your wife tells you...

I wouldn't judge a city on its visible homeless population. For starters, most west coast cities have a very large visible homeless population, since there's some magnetic draw of the west coast to people who have nothing to root them down in life. I know it sounds unscientific and...

Okay, even without mentioning Rob Ford, you have to admit that - for a city of our size and stature - we have one of the most pathetic collection of municipal politicians gracing our city council. There are a few good people, yes, but the system itself is a complete shambles and it's no wonder...

Pretty much 2/3 of Toronto's skyline. EDIT: Whatever. This kind of post could lead to some kind of stupid flamewar when we basically agree on things, in principle.

In New York City, a real world city, poulation 8.3 million, mayors and councillors are selected after a gruelling 1 year long primary process. The current mayor, Bill de Blasio, who was selected among a slate of equally experienced candidates and comes from a background as NYC's former, elected...

Its purpose is to cost a lot of money, both now, and in the future, when it must be maintained. I don't think it was for aesthetics, because they bought a utilitarian pedestrian bridge right out of the MTO catalogue.

Love it! Great scale. Great streetwall. Good name. I especially like how it tapers down to be at the same height as the building on its right (south?), while tapering up to be at the same height as the building to its left.

Buildup, there are about 3 overdramatized comparisons in this paragraph. The first is comparing the possible reelection of Rob Ford to the state of democracy in a 3rd world failed state. I would make that comparison if Rob and Doug decided to use whoever's loyal to them in the TPS to stage...

Sure, but being on the edge of town shouldn't be an excuse for bad architecture. It makes it less visible to many people, but quite a few people will still see it.