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Construction delays are not the fault of the TTC here. The private contractor, who was chosen through the competitive bidding process, has been revising and extending the schedule despite TTC's best efforts to rein them in. I know it's really fashionable and cool these days to assume that TTC...

Also, with a project as big and complex as the subway, there are parts of it that are completed and ready to go before others. Sometimes, circumstances cause some delays to one part of the project, but does that mean that the whole thing has to stop and wait because you want to do it in one big...

GraphicMatt makes some very good points. Drawing lines on a map is just that until shovels actually get into the ground. Implementation of network plans is inversely proportional to their size and cost. The bigger and costlier they are, the less likely they are to be completed, and that has...

Missy -- Understand that you are angry, but you should ensure that you have all of the facts before you react to something. You may not agree with everything, but it's important not to spread misinformation, and to be fair in your comments. The Roncesvalles businesses will have an absolute...

One of the reasons that BRT was seen as a viable option in the Eglinton West/Etobicoke corridor was because the original plan was to build a subway from Eg West all the way to the airport, although final alignments at the extreme west end were never really finalized. The thought was that the...

Repaving over top of a subway tunnel is different (more complex and costly) than replacing a sidewalk or repaving a basic asphalt street or repaving a residential driveway. Quite often, other work, such as waterproofing and/or repair of the tunnel structure, will be done at the same time...