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No, you're just about right, although "NIMBY" isn't really the right term for the city's position. Toronto has been dragging its feet on this section of Yonge and its lack of support for the Yonge extension ("We can't build that, it'll be too successful!") is really holding back the development...

The obvious answer is extend the Danforth line to STC. Another obvious answer is that the SRT service is poor enough that no one will notice it's gone. Actually, that's not far off from the truth. People will make do. Shutting down the SRT will force some people into their cars, probably...

I don't think Ten York suffers too much from the 'box first, ask questions later' design approach that defaults to a box even when nothing about the site, location, construction methods, or intended use of the building and the suites indicate that box=best, let alone should be the starting point...

Exactly how does Tridel profit off a subway station that might arrive in ten years when, A), the condo units have already been sold and, B), they were already advertising them with “future GO, TTC subway, and bus station†access? Are they going to advertise them with “future GO, TTC...

The 'Metrogate station' would actually be at the intersection of the CN/CP rail line. In other words, you'd have a subway line, the Stouffville GO line, and a potential Midtown GO line all converging in one place, a place that is textbook perfect for massive intensification as well. There's...

So we can't extend Yonge north of Steeles because it is theoretically possible to extend it to Newmarket. What a stupid argument. Let's extend it to Moosonee, then, if we're unable to stop it anywhere other than the north side of whichever map we're looking at. BTW, why are you so...

Ignoring municipal boundaries and existing proposals, looking just at what exists along Yonge now and being creative with possible options would suggest Clark as the best place to terminate the Yonge line and begin some other line that runs up to Newmarket. The area's development peters out...

One can also assume that you're amusingly unfamiliar with this city. Almost all of the city's big trip generators outside of the YUS loop are in a band across the top of the city that only a long (20-30+km) Sheppard line could serve. This area's transit modal share is currently rather low...

Toronto's done very well the past few decades largely due to very strong banks and a humungous influx of migrants and their money. Both of these can change and then we're kinda #*$&ed. Sure, we'll still have all the institutions and cultural/media jobs, but they won't be enough to save the...

This just highlights how historically irresponsible Transit City was. The scheme imploded under its own stupidity and bloat until the entire $8+ billion was sunk into one line with essentially zero long-term strategic or regional value, virtually no trip generators or potential for...

It certainly is in our DNA, from the CN Tower to the Zoo pavilions to Marilyn to OCAD to the NY Towers. But our CBD skyscrapers are not iconic because they were mostly built by banks that are conservative even as far as banks go. Of course, something like the TD Centre *was* iconic when first...

There are no individual routes that already have "the ridership" - ridership needs to be manipulated in every case. Build a transit line in one place and people divert themselves from another place. Surface routes are altered. Development patterns are reinforced or changed. We've seen a bit...

Removing stops anywhere is likely a non-starter due to the nature of our public consultation methods. A small group of 20 locals will show up and speak on behalf of the 2,000 that didn't bother to show up. A councillor or planner will introduce the issue with language as loaded as possible to...

The initial poster also used incorrect numbers to distort the growth percentages (though if he got the numbers from a dentist like Chong, maybe he found them that way). Lots of people on the internet have a history of trotting out incorrect numbers and ignorance to attack things that aren't...

Some of it, sure. Some other stretches are filled with 2 story buildings that will never be redeveloped (depending, of course, on where and how long the DRL is). There's tons of existing and underway development already along Sheppard, too, but you're free to pretend it's not there.

So we should stop using transit as a development tool so that we can start using the DRL as a development tool? Gotcha.

Yet we're building the most expensive thing in Toronto's history along Eglinton, a corridor with far fewer jobs than what Sheppard has now (especially Eglinton West, which has amongst the city's lowest job densities outside the Rouge Park and virtually no room for growth of any kind). The city...

If you lived at Warden & Finch, you'd know that never in your life has it taken you 1.5 hours to get downtown unless the subway is shut down for some emergency, you're doing so via the night buses, or you're taking the Warden bus - which locals know sucks for getting downtown. This site is...

No. They don't base population projections directly on preliminary census results, so initial census releases will [always?] be different (lower) than current estimates.

Rob Ford hasn't really done much yet to ruin his chances of being reelected, let alone being forced out of office. Yes, it obviously depends on who's running for mayor next time. Everyone knew what they were getting with Rob Ford, and they voted for him, anyway. The idea that he'll engage in...