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Most of that space is for mechanical systems. Subways have huge ventilation needs, as well as heating, fire control, pumps, electrical, telecom, etc.

There are two big advantages to using North Toronto Stn (Summerhill) 1. Union only has so much capacity. Moving some trips (either entire routes, or some trains from a number of routes) to North Toronto will allow GO to run more service without overloading the capacity at Union and its...

But will the DRL spur development along the rail corridor? Is there any developer holding on to his lands until a subway station gets built next door? Being along the lake and having plenty of land for generic glass boxes is all the incentive needed to develop that corridor.

Not useful at all for all the mississaugans who work downtown. The trip would take almost as long and instead of landed you within walking distance of your office you get dumped onto an overcrowded subway for another 10-15 minutes.

There's plenty of development already planned or underway along the rail corridor. We can make an argument that these developments should be served by a subway. But one way or another they are going ahead, and will be served at least with a streetcar or LRT line. The argument that a rail...

Often forgotten is the redevelopment potential of the Queen (or king) alignment. Development doesn't just happen on empty lands. There are plenty of underused former industrial buildings along Queen, especially east of downtown, which can see huge investment. Not condo towers, but something...

Allow me to do some math. 53 at Roncesvalles 55 at Russell 100 at Ashbridges Bay thats a storage capacity of 208 LRVs. Considering 3 lines run 24hrs a day (and thus require no storage for some vehicles), and they are only planning to buy 204 cars, this is a fair bit of extra capacity...

I dont think the average line even needs more than one or two more stations. Outside of the 416 the stations are fairly consistently spaced. Its the large gaps inside Toronto that need to be filled.

The problem is that University Avenue isn't exactly the best model to appropriate. University (at only 6 lanes wide) has fast traffic which makes it unenjoyable as a pedestrian. Lakeshore will be no better.

The yard capacity is stated as 100 cars, which leaves out 104. With Queen, Carlton, and St. Clair running 24 hrs how many extra cars will there be?

Since GO is looking at up to 5 minute frequencies on its main lines, they have the opportunity to run some skip-stop services where half of the minor stations are skipped by one train, then the other half skipped by the next train. They would all still have 10 minute service, and connect to all...

In this case I'd say several LRT lines and two subway extensions are better than Montreal's studies.

If Vaughan Corporate Centre was the winner, I don't even want to see the other entries.

I stand corrected. But either way we'll be looking at two subway connections minimum, tunnels under at least parts of pape and some street downtown, and possible relocation of PATH tunnels downtown. I'd be very surprised if the DRL isn't the most expensive subway project yet in Toronto, on...

The minimum phase one would be Pape Station to Union, or perhaps St. Andrew or Osgoode. That might be a short subway, but still very useful, and meeting the essential requirements of the DRL.

Yes, Bovaird was Highway 7 from the 410 going west.

It works better for GO as a union-focused system to have the station at St. Clair, along with georgetown line stations at eglinton and bloor. But if metrolinx is serious about making a real network with options that dont include passing through Union station, then connecting to Lansdowne...

The last time Giambrone mentioned the DRL he suggested it would be along Queen, not the rail corridor. Even if it is along the corridor it won't be so cheap. Theres really not enough space for cheap cut and cover along the length. Keep in mind it also will connect to 3 or 4 existing subway...

London City and Toronto Island don't quite compare for a couple of reasons. 1. YTZ is downtown, while LCY is not. LCY is closer than Heathrow, but not as close as the island. Canary Wharf is much closer to LCY, but the west end is closer to heathrow 2. Heathrow has a very fast (about 15...

Cooksville is my favourite.