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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/go-train-metrolinx-hot-weather-delays-1.7238556 "During prolonged periods of high heat, rail tracks have the potential to soften and expand that require us to run trains at slower speeds," the transit agency said in a news release issued Tuesday.

https://yourvoicemarkham.ca/yongecorridor When: June 24, 2024: 6 - 8pm Where: Thornhill Community Centre (7755 Bayview Ave), in Activity Room B1 / B2 In-person Yonge Corridor Community Visioning Open House

Regarding BRT, I asked during the first round of consultations if they were considering BRT east of McCowan, and the answer was no.

A journalist asks the Mayor of Quebec City whether there should be a tax on winter cyclists as 6% of the snow removal budget is for bike paths.

We'll have multiple different concepts to fantasize about.

An interesting recent quote by Pierre Poilievre on the new tramway proposal by CDPQ in Quebec. Translated from French by Google Translate.

Well, we could go North to Malvern and past that to the Toronto Zoo. "The Toronto Zoo is open every day, all year!"

To add some facts. The first round of consultations also had the first meeting at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, which is located at Progress/Sheppard. The study area goes all the way to Meadowvale which is 7.5km east of Sheppard. Supplanting Eglinton East is definitely an option.

Well as the front runner Parris stopped attending debates and also so she wouldn't say anything improper. I guess it was fine because no one listens to the debates.

Np. Though if we're talking about the west end, it could terminate in Barrie. 😄

What's the point of the shepherd extension if they don't connect to Line 2. Where would the east end terminate?

The can of worms was opened by the provincial government with legislation allowing open door policies for cross border operators in Toronto. Though not sure who requested the provincial government for that legislation.

Sheppard will offer connections to the western leg of Line 1, and Line 2 in the east, and many GO lines. Not necessarily overloading the Yonge line. And it'll make the Ontario Line extension a lot more valuable.

Geotechnical Investigative Work on Yonge St between south of Thornridge Dr to Royal Orchard Blvd.

How feasible is a branched line with 90s headways?

Yes, it'd be preferable if construction could start before the OL is complete.

There might be a bit of a fight with NIMBYs for the elevated extension. There's benefits to not needing to fight all the NIMBYs at once.

Well, it's nice that it's fully protected against splashes from the road.

There's a public meeting at 7pm on May 28th. https://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/home/about/city-hall/council-committee-meetings/20240528-dsc-public-meeting-7015-7200-7290-leslie-street Here's some biased material.

@Willybru21 Interesting, is A/B/C an official thing?