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Forgive me for being naive but is a business case necessary for a project like this? For the capital investment I mean. I understand wanting fares to cover the cost of operations and maintenance, but I don't see how a High speed corridor isn't considered invaluable. As far as I'm concerned it...

I just returned from a trip to Japan with a renewed sense of just how important a quality intercity rail system is and how much freedom we lack here in Canada. I'm very discouraged coming back. I don't fully understand what the prvitzation means for VIA, but I can say wholeheartedly that train...

I also have a business in the city which would be affected by this, though not dramatically. I have said before that I quite like the experience of flying out of the island. BUT... I genuinely don't understand how this is any different than having an airstrip down the middle of cental park in...

Park space isn't romance, its a necessary part of urban life just as much as travel. At the end of the day, this is like putting a toilet in the front yard. It's not a sensible place for an airport. There are several factors that make the airport a bad fit here. 1) Downtown residents have a lack...

Yeah, normally any transit project would have a huge latitude in terms of how disruptive it can be, but given how much better the alternative plan is and how it aligns with future goals for University Ave, it's bizarre that they're so stubborn on this.

Also agree. This is great. Ossington is perfect for this sort of development, and will hopefully set a president on other streets. There is no need for ossington to be a 4 lane street, and since it ends at davenport and queen, its wouldn't ruffle too many feathers to convert one lane to bike...

Nice looking design. Love the arches at the front and the scallops at the back of the tower. If I were to give a critique, I would say all the units on the ground floor should be retail. The building across the screed on raglan has successful retail on raglan, and the new design to the north is...

This is going to add a lot of intimacy. Fans are way closer to the game and there will never be a home run that skips into the dark concourse. The bullpens are so much more involved in the fan experience here. I know everyone wants camden yards, but this is a huge boost to the fan experience.

Soviet, and inhuman, is a bit hyperbolic, but this has the potential to repeat a few of the Canary district mistakes. Even if it does, it's still emulating a solid, though suboptimal neighbourhood. All they need to do is be a bit more bold with ground coverage and narrower right of ways to help...

I'm generally agnostic to the tower design (colour is nice) but that Gerrard frontage is bad urbanism. Better than a pure glass wall at grade I suppose.

The 416 may not use it as often, but it affects the drinking water, flood mitigation, clean air, traffic patterns, food supply, and climate targets of those citizens directly. There is definitely a hypocrisy to this, as many people who appose the highway also oppose even moderate increases in...

I do. I think it's an absurdity. But how else will they perpetually expand it in the future when traffic isn't alleviated? Sorry to be glib, but I just find this whole process to be depressingly regressive.

You never know.. Mike Harris filled in holes that had already been dug for the original Eglinton subway. This will be an interesting issue to see play out. The 413 is a polarizing issue and there is a well organized opposition to it. There is a bizarre alliance between environmentalists...

Personally I'm not a fan, but i think there is some nuance. I'd rather have them than nothing at all, but I don't like them because they're not very good at providing safety. The best for me is the higher concrete barriers, or parking protection. Something that will actually put a stop to an out...

There have been a few articles circulating lately about the overreach of heritage preservation in cities around the world. The basic thesis is that heritage departments have, in some circumstances, become a tool for rich property owners to prevent the building of new housing in their...

That may be so, but I cant think of an example of an all glass streetscape that is better than the alternative in any city I've ever been too. The inability for the tenant to affect the way their store front looks is a systemic problem, and it guarantees something boring for the pedestrian...

John Lornic wrote a good article in the west end phoenix about the Dufferin bus that is relevant to the discussion here. I can't link the article, but some of the key points are: The 29 is at 96 percent of pre-pandemic capacity, one of the highest in the network. The corridor is seeing enormous...

The argument coming from some on the thread is that it's not really an improvement to the highway. I can't speak to each specific project, but adding lanes in general has rapidly diminishing returns. It doesn't necessarily take away from rail, but it can also be a bad project on its own merits...

I agree with a lot of what you say here. These things should be thought of holistically. My original point is that perpetually adding lanes is a terrible long term solution. Eventually someone is going to have to make hard decisions about tolls, or truck only lanes, or any number of more...

It does kind of reduce the demand. But I was referring to the fact that it reduces the number of cars that can be on the road at one time, thus reducing congestion. "reduced demand" and "traffic evaporation" are different topics, but they are also relevant to what our plans should be long...