Search results

RIDE is a random road-side check. The locations of the checks are 'random' and not every car going through a checkpoint is actually stopped and checked. It's meant as a deterrent as much as a way to find drunk drivers on the road. Its ridiculous to compare RIDE to war zone or nazi...

An LRT express service from Square One to Kipling (assuming a future Dundas LRT) would just duplicate services on the busway from Square One to Kipling.

Sorry, poor choice of words. I just meant that its reasonable to present an idea in this thread without walking everyone through all the costs and consequences associated with that idea.

It is possible that some people believe having a rapid transit line of some kind through the hydro corridor is worth the engineering challenges and costs of crossing the reservoir. That said, many of the fantasy plans disregard the actual difficulties and costs of crossing ravines and other...

the lots at Wilson should remain, since they are adjacent to the 401 interchange with Allen Rd. Although I could see the potential in developing a narrow band of the lots directly on Wilson. There's a strange urban quality to Wilson through that area, except of course the gap between Wilson...

The stations probably cost less though. I really don't understand why people are against Eglinton LRT. despite the claim that TC was an "all or nothing" approach, the Eglinton line is fully grade-separated in the congested parts, and in a segregated ROW at street level where there are very few...

I could see the surface sections of Eglinton being cut (phase 1 only has Jane-Weston and Don Mills-Kennedy as surface sections) and moving that money to creating a fully segregated (mostly underground) alignment from the Humber river to the Don. Ford would be smart to re-brand it as a "subway"...

A year until the provincial election. Just enough time for Rob Ford to cancel TC in favour of a coupe subway extensions, only for cost estimates to rise and rise without any actual construction starting, and the liberals to paint the conservatives as wasteful spenders who get nothing done.

If TC is cancelled I don't think its realistic to assume the money is freely available to use for Rob Ford's subways plan. With the province in a fiscal crisis McGuinty isn't going to see billions of dollars coming back and just let it head out the door again. Certainly not if it makes Rob...

I would think it would make more sense to do this the other way around. Make it a branch of the Spadina extension, starting north of Finch and curving through the industrial lands to Bathurst and Steeles, then Yonge and Steeles. Spadina-University has more capacity, and could intercept...

I'll just point out the minor inconsistency here. If the platform edge signage should match the train destination sign, it should be 'south to finch' not Union. Its useful for the map, but it could be interpreted as a terminus, when in fact trains continue up to Finch. But I agree with the...

It creates network connectivity, but an extension of Sheppard to Downsview would accomplish the same goal (more or less) with a shorter route and fewer operating difficulties.

Yes, but he will eliminate waste in the budget to pay for all that stuff. Cut council, reduce municipal workforce, etc. All that will add up to enough, surely.

But if nobody knows where chesswood is, then it isn't meaningful. I expect more people know where downsview park is.

A cross-street is not always the best way to identify a location. Would 'Bay Street' or 'Front Street' be more meaningful than 'Union Station'? Of course not. It seems like the TTC generally understands this, and is not slavish about its naming conventions. What I want to know is what...

A restriction here on right turns on red has little to do with sidewalk width. Cars turning from south on Dufferin to west on Queen will be out of the underpass, while approaching westbound traffic will still be underneath. Its difficult to see a dark car in a dark underpass when you are in...

I think it could also factor into the stop spacing. If GO electrifies it might add a few stops south of Bloor. This could reduce the perceived requirement for high speed on the DRL, leading to a few more stops along the route. I personally think this is an intelligent option, especially if...

That becomes clear when you look at the reduction of service levels downtown coupled with the increase in population over the last 20 years.

Yes, I would say taking the bus is 'hellish'. Nobody wants to stand in the cold every morning wondering when their bus will arrive, only to end up standing the whole trip while the bus lurches back and forth. My point is that the TTC could make the whole thing more pleasant, and without buying...

Looks nice from the platform level. I'd like to see more bike parking though, considering the potential bike paths running through the hydro corridor. There is a secure storage room in the bus terminal, but I think there's potential for more cyclists to use this station.