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Seems like a prime spot for some kind of autonomous shuttle 2.0.

The 2010 study is available here. Its analysis came down to the map above OR using the Barrie Line to ~Steeles, then coming across the CN mainline to swing north at the 'Woodbridge' station above, by the Humber River. I'd heard that the Kitchener line was pretty full south of Weston...

Do you join it to Jane south of Eglinton, so it effectively takes over the Jane LRT? I still think an intermodal junction at Jane/Dundas/St.Clair (St. Clair streetcar, GO Hurontario, Jane LRT/Ontario Line) makes sense, maybe call it Lambton.

I think Jane would need its own Maintenance Facility, unless the Finch site has more room to expand (I don't think Mount Dennis could handle it, especially with the west, and potentially east, extensions).

Back when it was a DRL, I always thought that the island within Don Mills north of Sheppard (George Vanier HS and the community center) would make a good Greenwood-sized underground subway yard, with the amenities built back on top. Kind of a moot point now unless Ontario line extensions one...

Options?: 407-Jane, Edgeley, Edgeley (407), Beechwood, Beechwood (407) 407-Jane would align with 407-Yonge for Bridge station, or would that all just be called Langstaff (both on GO and Line 1). Not sure if Langstaff GO is due to stay where it is or get moved north. But that's Langstaff Rd...

I worked on a tunneling machine for the London Olympics, where they buried a power corridor to free up space for the Olympic village. The article here notes they removed 52 pylons and replaced it with 6.5km of tunnels for a whopping 250 million GBP. But it can be done.

I wonder if the City would trade allowing development over the section of subway track to get some sort of land/pedestrian bridge over the subway as a tradeoff.

Agree very unlikely, but someone asked me how we might do an Olympics bid awhile back and I did this quick-and-dirty Google Earth cut and paste with London's stadium.

Although it is listed as "In Planning" in IO's October 2021 projects update (here).

Time to put on my ex-TBM designer hat. For soft- or mixed-ground geology like Toronto, the tunnel pushes off the lining as it installs it. Push TBM forward to mine -> pull back propulsion cylinders to make room behind machine -> install next ring -> push off the new ring. The 'muck' either gets...

I would think you could build a TTC fly-under the CP tracks coming right out of the station, and then into the Obico lands, alongside the Metrolinx-owned N/S rail corridor. I would think you'd then tunnel on from the south end of the yard to make it to Sherway. Metrolinx doesn't need all of...

It's a pretty exciting proposal, and it will likely spark Metrolinx to get moving on their parking lot next door. The church's replacement facilities in the podium will have a full size gymnasium in addition to that auditorium, so they will have more space to provide local programming for youth...

I'd like to see the TDSB get creative about gentle redevelopment around some schools, and to then plow the money back into the adjacent schools that need it. An example in my neighbourhood is Weston Collegiate, which has an FCI of 51%. In the graphic below, highlighted in yellow, the old tennis...

Was going to post the same thing. I wonder if the reconfigured St. Clair underpass would ever be designed to be wide enough now with an island platform with direct connections up to the GO station.

Just put the scaffolding on the roof? 🤷‍♂️

Paul, great thoughts as usual. This IS the type of messy project the CIB was intended (in its ideal state) to facilitate. Question is whether the new regime is ready to think bigger. Just to clarify, my thinking on redevelopment of land was intended to keep a transit corridor at a minimum, so...

Two thoughts: 1) could the freight bypass get done with CIB investment? CP gains capital $$ from land sales, and instead of future operating costs they pay usage fee on expanded CN corridor (how CN is compensated has to come into play). CP will make more than enough in redevelopment...

So I guess that line could dive underground and T into the tunnel for ECLRT W just west of the Martin Grove station. But if it's surface coming up from Kipling along the corridor, do you run it above-ground under the 427, give Rangoon a surface stop, and join Crosstown once it comes above...

If I'm not mistaken, I think the electrification also requires some lowering of track at some underpasses to give catenary clearance. I seem to recall a published document that noted all the adjustments that would have to be made on Kitchener, as an example.