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It's always good to see improvements in the system. However to see what are (in my opinion) the best displays, here are some examples from regional trains in Zurich. The first photo is displayed while en route, and tells you the next station and arrival time (the top blue box). The black box is...

According to Chris Upfold, from yesterday's TTC meeting, they're aiming to make payments by credit, debit, apple pay, etc on Presto devices possible for the adult cash fare, probably in late 2017 or 2018. This would probably work for station-based readers, which can have a permanent network...

I was going by the city's Official Plan for width: https://www1.toronto.ca/planning/3-rightofway-widths.pdf For Sheppard between Yonge and Dufferin, as well as many other spots, the city probably owns property well into some front yards/driveways/parking lots. I don't think that's an issue on...

The city owns 36 metres of width along the entire Sheppard right-of-way (St Clair, for example, is only 30 m). Looking at Google Maps, you could get from Don Mills to Pharmacy without any widening, and maintain at least two general traffic lanes in each direction. From Pharmacy eastwards, you...

I think Sheppard should get a BRT in the centre of the road, east of Don Mills. It would be cheaper and allow all the bus services on Sheppard to use it (not just the 85), notably the 190 express, as well as all the local buses that branch out from Don Mills at Victoria Park. This would ensure...

I think road tolls for new or expanded highways are good, but really to just help pay for themselves. That would leave some more money for transit, but I doubt it would have a major effect, seeing as highways are not exactly cheap to build and operate either. I'm not absolutely against a...

I see what you're getting at, and yes, the crowded Bloor subway is cost-efficient vs a bus. However it's the modal split between subway/RT and regional services that I'm mainly trying to address. The problem is that there is over-utilization of the two main subway lines, especially as a regional...

I think if we want to get really serious about sustainable transit funding, we'll have to look at our fare system, and make some hard choices. In my experience, many places in the world with the geographic size and population density of Toronto have some sort of distance-based fare structure...

I think we should put BRT in the Eglinton corridor. It was brought up a few times at council about the justification for the Eglinton West LRT, and staff would shy away from the ridership numbers, and insist the extension was for "network completeness" and to make a connection to the airport...

Tram-trains are generally a service that runs intercity like regional trains, on mainline railways, then runs as a tram inside those cities. It's more of a European thing, where there are lots of small dense individual towns and cities relatively close to each other. The technology is generally...

DonValleyRainbow's map is excellent as it gives a great visual on the progress of Presto's installation. It's something the TTC should have on it's website. Not for navigation, but as a visual "progress report".

I think the Queensway LRT would make a lot of sense if and when the DRL extends west to the Roncesvalles/Queen area. That would make a logical terminal point for it and an LRT to Long Branch, and a western terminus for the 501, and make for a much better connection downtown. As for the Line 2...

The TTC actually does ok with projects when they don't have to coordinate with anyone else, such as streetcar and overhead replacements and upgrades (unless utilities are involved) and station upgrades (except Pape, that took long).

So the conversation over in the Scarborough RT replacement thread gave me an idea of how to reuse the existing SRT infrastructure (east of Ellesmere Station). Essentially Line 3 would be converted to LRT, and extended north-west to Agincourt GO/Sheppard, and north-east to Malvern. The new Line...

The proposal to move the subway station under the existing SRT station sounds very expensive to me, and reusing the SRT structure also seems mostly unfeasible for subway. Also STC, is much more horizontally-oriented, as shown in the map Salsa posted. That got me thinking, why not keep the SRT...

Thanks for the interesting map, my thoughts... 1. I agree with WislaHD in that if we're going to extend the line north of Danforth, then it should go all the way to Eglinton. If not, then, leave that stretch for Phase 2. I don't think it's a good use of money to leave a line not ending at...

Do the child fares, or the student/senior, make a different sound or anything when tapped? I feel like I've heard different beeps for some people. I think it would be good if the Presto reader actually said "Child" when tapped. That could be enough to make it embarrassing for some people to use...

Going with the fare evasion/jumping the gate theme, tap-out would be an extra deterrent for those who jump gates or tail someone through. The fare-dodgers would have to worry about getting out of the system as much as getting in. Fare inspectors could also have an easier job when they pinpoint...

They can, however, if you have other RFID cards, such as a credit and debit card, they may interfere. I have a typical tri-fold wallet, and keep my presto card inside the outermost fold. To tap, I just take my wallet out, use my finger to wedge open the fold out an inch and tap it.

I think autonomous cars are good for safety reasons, and getting more capacity out of existing roadways/highways. However, as a solution to congestion, well it comes down to the classic concept of induced demand. If these cars are faster, and more people use them, that initial time savings will...