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Its not perfect, but definitely worth it. The proof is really in the transformation outside the ROW. Neighbourhoods seem to have new energy all along the line, and the new shops popping up are a lot better than those that couldn't survive the construction. The few condos that have been built so...

The infrastructure may not extend to Windsor, Hamilton, etc. but the trains surely can run that far on the existing tracks (albeit at lower speeds). Thats the point of HSR. Much of the track in SW Ontario is dead straight, and would require only some grade separations and maintenance work to...

He's the local Sarah Palin.

the trams are 32m long, 2.65m wide, running on standard gauge apparently. Maybe the video is stretched vertically.

Also, this has nothing to do with the Sheppard Subway.

The DRL will potential pass every single GO line along its proposed route. Transfers from GO to DRL can happen where they cross outside the core. There's no need to force everybody through an already congested Union Station.

Its worth looking at the pros and cons of elevated, but I wonder if there would be serious NIMBY opposition near residential areas, like a lot of Sheppard East, or Richview. Its easy to dismiss those concerns, but after St. Clair I'm sure the city has no taste for building anything without...

Its only a 500m walk if you are already at Chaplin/Eglinton. If you live a few blocks north or south it becomes a longer walk. As for local knowledge, there's also an arena a block away, bus routes on both Spadina and Chaplin, and the belt line trail which leads to a lot of the apartments just...

Is anybody aware of a study of estimate of how many people are traveling between suburban nodes (these ones specifically, or all of them) either now, or in the future?

Porter would have several years to transition into serving other regional destinations (New York, Boston, Chicago, etc.) outside the reach of HSR. In any case, if Porter does go bankrupt, it would only be because VIA provides a better service. What's wrong with that?

I don't care who goes up to Wasaga or Collingwood. What I care about is not spending money to build 100 km of highway to just sit empty 5 days a week and 6 months a year. And the idea that it will magically eliminate congestion on summer weekends is laughable, considering the state of the 400...

Do you really think its a good idea to build 100 km of 400-series highway just to shave a few minutes off a weekend trip for the privileged class? There are far more pressing transportation concerns in Ontario that affect a lot more people, a lot more often. And we can solve them without...

I can think of better ways to spend millions of dollars, like connecting the 401 to a new international crossing and the interstate, for example.

Just because we have 1 highway to nowhere (404 extn) doesn't mean we need 2 more (410, 427).

Retractable bollards, sensors, etc. all cost a lot of money. Is it worth it to solve a problem that wouldn't exist if we just re-arranged the light phases at intersections? It sounds like an overly complex solution, with potential for frozen bollards, lags in maintenance, cars running over...

The suburban centres were set up as remote office nodes in the first place, partly to take advantage of the underused "reverse commute" capacity on the subway. Still a worthy goal, I'd say.

Of course some drivers will start crossing the ROW before there is space in the turn lane for their car, and be forced to sit in the ROW blocking oncoming trains. This applies for people not paying attention, people who don't know how to drive properly, and jerks.

I don't see the value in spending all that money and damaging any chance of an active pedestrian street on the outer ends of Eglinton. Intersections there are widely spaced, so conflicts with traffic are at a minimum. We should only use grade separations where cross traffic is frequent, or the...

Are there plans for a maintenance yard?

This project by itself will not cut any GHG emissions, as it adds 2 lanes and will likely induce some more traffic. But its necessary to add HOV lanes for now as a demonstration of their potential. In the future people can look at the success of these new lanes and support turning existing...