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Yes, it is a reality of the times. An over-inflated housing bubble is both "real" and "now," hence, a reality of the times. It's not the only reality, though. We're not building the same housing stock that we did 30 years ago or 60 years ago, demographics are not the same, etc., etc...

60 years ago? It was normal through the '70s to buy a house basically right after school. Maybe people rented for a year or two to save up a bundle, but owning a house at 25 was normal. Inner city real estate prices were deflated and suburban housing saw loads of small houses and townhouses...

This makes no sense and you didn't read my post (though you quoted it). Oh, and extending both Sheppard and Danforth to STC would eliminate tens of thousands of daily transfers, but extending it to Malvern Town Centre would be ridiculous - there's no people and nothing there. I'm saying that...

The east vs west question is interesting. You don't hear much on the progressive transit front from cities like Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Quebec City, Raleigh, and so on (though perhaps there's projects I'm not aware of). Cities like Raleigh or Quebec would have the money and the political...

Unlike pretty much every other city in the world, Toronto is doing almost everything in its power to avoid building rapid transit to concentrations of employment, so it's no wonder it's so difficult for most people to reach jobs by transit unless they're on the YUS loop (and even then, the...

I'm assuming Xray is talking about architectural and built form variety in the new developments replacing the bungalows; an evolution excluding the bungalows. If multiple blocks were all bought and razed and developed together by one firm, you get CityPlace, you get NY Towers, etc. If the...

Actually, bus ridership is indicative in combination with other factors. Unfortunately, Eglinton has no trip generators along it between Yonge and the airport. The largest is probably, what, Richview Collegiate? There's also huge voids like Eglinton Flats, and vast swaths of single family...

Two-bedroom units are a start, but three-bedroom units are necessary for real demographic diversity in a condo neighbourhood. A third bedroom means opening it up as a real option for families with more than one kid, or families that have a grandparent/aunt/uncle/sibling/cousin/roommate living...

So? You listed three extensions, remember. I didn't generate the forecasts of the past few years, so take the issue up with them. Although, the 85+190 combo might run thorugh a lower modal share area than Eglinton West (more room to grow), and it also has, you know, stuff along it. The city...

I agree that it was designed and attention was paid to details, but this is true of every building, especially every office building. It's not so much that "the Telus building" should have been taller as "the building on that site" should have been taller - and by taller I mean more square...

My sentiments almost exactly (I'd add that Telus is an awful building and should also have been much taller). The novelty value of seeing it all get built at once will wear off soon, so I hope the streetscape we're left with is attractive and lively. It'll likely be bustling on a warm evening...

Well, it is another 10-12km or so and several billion dollars to bring it all the way to the airport, so it's not a trivial piece of infrastructure. This is Toronto, after all...the odds don't always favour "this is obvious, therefore it'll get built soon." Eglinton as it is now is still a...

The three extensions you mentioned would all be busier than Eglinton West. Eglinton East is another thing (especially once you dump half the SRT riders onto it), but the difference for Eglinton West is that there's nothing there. No jobs, no schools, no malls, few large concentrations of...

Eglinton won't get anywhere near the jobs in Mississauga unless it loops all the way around Explorer and Matheson for a few kilometres. Maybe 3 buildings will be within walking distance. The entirety of Eglinton West from Renforth to Yonge has, what, 5,000 jobs? And most of them are in...

You're right. Miller and Giambrone had no interest in the DRL or they would have requested it when McGuinty gave them a blank chque for whatever their hearts desired. Ford has no interest in the DRL or his funding and construction switcharoos would be aimed at the DRL. The province has no...

Read what you just quoted and you'll have your answer. No, I clearly didn't say all the potential riders are already riding. No, I'm not making the argument you mentioned with the DRL. If current Steeles/YRT/etc. buses are currently pouring in 50,000 riders to Finch (just picking a rough...

Tridel is only building 6. Again, how is it corporate welfare to build a subway station at a GO interchange a decade after the condos are built? Because in 20 years they might possibly buy more land and build more condos there? Your reading comprehension sucks. Where did I say King...

Yonge needs to terminate somwhere. If it just went to Steeles right now, that would still be a huge improvement for tens of thousands of people and depending on what got built north of there, like a bulkier Viva bus lane, there's little stopping the subway from going farther north some day...

Certainly not places like Sheppard & Morningside or Eglinton & Jane.

Yeah, some dedicated turning lanes/signals would be needed or the replacement bus route's travel time would end up being 12-20 minutes, which is not an improvement. Using Midland or Brimley, 10-15 minutes would be doable. The replacement route's bus bay locations also matter because looping...