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Dufferin is very busy further north too, I'm not sure where people are boarding, maybe near Eglinton or Lawrence? No less busy, from what I've seen, than south of Bloor. A long-term plan should include a connection to the Eglinton LRT. Furthermore, I'm not sure it has to be on Dufferin...

I'm curious why I've never heard a proposal for rapid transit on or near Dufferin, considering it's the busiest bus line. I'm not sure why it's so busy, it's possible that the Eglinton or Jane LRT will/would take some of the pressure off Dufferin, but Jane seems very far away. Well okay, the...

I'm usually very opinionated, but I'm not sure what the best option for Sheppard is. I like extending the subway because it seems like a waste of the existing line to switch to LRT, and because 50 years (comment above from drum118 that Sheppard can't support a subway for 50 years) isn't that far...

It's a shame that Ford initiated all this talk of subways and additional sources of revenue but doesn't seem open to intelligent discussion on the matter. On the other hand it's great to see council talking about serious, realistic ideas like the downtown relief line. Suddenly the weak mayor...

Recent developments in so-called transit policy have got me thinking - First of all Transit City seems like a pretty reasonable plan to me. Toronto is a big city that is spread pretty thin at the edges. Some sort of rapid transit is necessary, a subway on Finch might not be worth the money...

The first thing that needs to be done with that whole area is to re-integrate it with the city. They should draft a plan that takes existing under-utilized parking and turns it into mixed use developments with retail on the ground, condos or offices above. They could make a condition of...

I spotted a new subway train parked in the yard at Davisville station this evening. It was stainless steel, I guess like the existing cars, but had accordion-like joins between the trains. Unfortunately I didn't think to snap a photo - not used to having a cell phone with a camera on it.

EVCco, the thing you photographed look exactly the same today, as far as I know, but Parkdale, despite the comments in this thread, is the new West Queen West. There are at least 3 new cafes and one new vegetarian indian restaurant in the last year, west of Dufferin...

In response to the archanfel and the left vs right debate: It's a huge exaggeration to suggest that our society is dysfunctional. The trend over the last millennium has been towards lower murder and crime rates in western society, which put contemporary Canadian society in nearly the best...

Generally I think Miller was a good mayor, but I have my own reasons for being glad for a swing back to the right: - The city needed new revenue streams, but I think they could have been handled better. I would prefer new taxes to seem to be relevant to their purpose, for example tolls on the...

I did not vote for Rob Ford. However, since I consider myself a moderate fiscal conservative, I hope that a shift to the right at city hall can result in some change for the better. This thread is for people to discuss ways to improve the city that Rob Ford might approve of - cost practically...

Initially I supported Thompson solely because she has a concrete plan to increase funding for public transportation. Regardless of her other credentials, I was going to vote for her as a sort of protest. But she's growing on me - her bike plan is very impressive, and she has a number of...

The Bixi area is pretty much limited to only places I would recommend people _never_ attempt to bike unless they are very brave - it's covered well by public transportation and is mostly walkable. And most bike lanes in the city end before they get to the downtown core. If they didn't want to...

There are a handful of nicer venues at harbourfront. I think the lack of options is the biggest problem, but also things are generally over-priced. Why not just open it up a little bit. Add a few more concessions and allow some open bidding, maybe rules to prevent one concession from...

Bay/University/St. George are all streets I've tried out on my bike commute and I entirely agree - Bay is better, and University is completely unnecessary and a bit scary. East-west the best is Davenport if you happen to be that far north. I hear Dundas East is good as well.

Not that I disagree, but here are two examples of businesses open 24hrs: iKlick internet cafe - not only are most or all locations open 24hrs, they're also a really good internet cafe - their computers are up-to-date, function smoothly, and you can install software on them if necessary...

http://www.toronto.ca/waterfront/pdf/public_meeting_and_cag_final.pdf I just noticed that the final Western Waterfront Master Plan Public Open House and Meeting met in February and I missed it. Since I noticed they're having meetings to discuss the plan for the western waterfront last fall...

The street light in the photo looks promising from what I've read about light pollution - lights are pointing down only which reduces the light that is: - wasted because it's not illuminating the street - actually makes it harder to see because it's shining in your eyes instead of on the...

The Bridge (or is it Connect?) seems to be progressing, it's a bit behind Bohemian Embassy, but they have nearly finished the foundation and are working on the next level up. Still far below ground level.

The donuts at 'Country Site' are surprisingly good. I suppose it might be infamous because it's such an obvious Country Style rip-off?