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Yes, the Steeles bridge hasn't been lengthened to allow more than 10 lanes.

Any counter-peak service would require new trains and more operators. That could be a barrier. I know that a few years ago there was a shortage of staff to drive the trains. Does anyone know if that's still the case?

So with this new pragmatism (that starts with cross-boundary discounts), has GO accepted that fare integration won't be revenue neutral?

It's interesting that the GO history is selectively edited. The history highlights the off-peak service added to the Milton line in the 1990's, but the cancellation of that service was not mentioned. There is still no off-peak service on Milton

What about a DMU vehicle, the size of an UPex train?

This is why it's good for the City of Toronto to be partially funding the stations. They can keep Metrolinx in check by having real influence. Furthermore a Toronto-Metrolinx partnership should hopefully help insulate the plan from changes in politics.

You cropped off the box that says, "Note: Concept plan subject to change". I think it is an important distinction that the design is not final. The good thing is that the City has skin in the game by contributing to the cost of these stations. This means that the City will be able to...

Construction of the Peter Street bike lane started last night. The section from Queen to Richmond is now painted.

I crudely put this together to show what could fit in the plot of land currently occupied by a parking lot. You also had some good examples of the bike infrastructure that I suggested. It would be great to see that put into more stations.

Use the land they own that is currently used for parking. I believe it's the other way around: GO doesn't coordinate and negotiate with the TTC. With 905 and 705, GO subsidizes the local transit agency. They have refused to do that with the TTC. The existing parking lots are unfriendly to...

I heard from Councillor Cressy's office that the City plans to install the Peter Street bike lanes this month. These were originally supposed to be installed in 2014 with the Richmond Adelaide pilot, but were delayed due to ongoing construction. They are waiting on having several consecutive...

I didn't know that there were plans for all-door boarding on buses. Are buses to become POP? Agreed, I had no idea. The difference is that streetcars are proof-of-payment; so, an inspector needs to check that you tapped on. Bus routes are not currently POP, so is it really necessary to tap on...

I noticed that ttc buses have presto readers at the back doors. I wonder why? Could much money be saved by not doing that?

It's zero local emissions. Pollution is still emitted from the electricity generation.

I would argue that Bronte and Appleby are more in the middle of nowhere.

Yep. That's normal. It's a shame that these vehicles spend most of their lives sitting in a yard.

The Lakeshore West seemed to be on an abnormal schedule this morning. I didn't see any service updates: did I miss a notice? Compare today's schedule with the one posted at http://www.gotransit.com/timetables/en/PDF/Timetables/01160416/Table1.pdf

Maybe we should thank the City of Brampton for the additional $70M ?

I suspect that much of the LRT will be grade separated West of Scarlett Rd. The Humber River crossing could be done at grade using the existing bridge to save a lot of costs. A tunnel a Jane may not be feasible due to the area round Eglinton Flats being prone to flooding. Why not split it up...

I would rather see infill stations have minimal parking. I would like to see intensified development around existing GO stations and new high density development (office buildings, condos, town homes) around infill stations. In other words, design neighbourhoods so that people live / work...