H4F33Z
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^^That's why we gotta pressure council now, and not later.
In other words, it'll just be like St Clair where the signals are supposedly timed for a green wave and reduced amount of waiting on a red signal.In the inconsistent responses from Metrolinx, the lastest are as follow:
May 15, 2020 - 12:34 "Traffic Signal Priority and optimized traffic signal timings have been reviewed and approved by the City already in the effort to maximize the FWLRT operations along the entire corridor involving all 24 intersections."
May 15, 2020 - 12:47 "The Finch West LRT will not have signal priority."
But BRT isn't flashy or sexy enough for politicians to sell to voters.
Sure, let's just ignore all the areas where BRT outperforms LRT, and examples of world-class transit systems like Brisbane's busways, in favour of a glorified streetcar network of LRT's that Finch West and the surface section of Eglinton will be without signal priority.It's 2020. Can we forget about busses. I can't believe the same people who think it's subways subways subways think busses are better than LRT. Just because you can't afford a Ferrari doesn't mean you need to drive a fiat. Nothing wrong with something in the middle like a Lexus.
BRT is not a bus route though. It is a piece of physical infrastructure, just like an LRT track. Build a physical dedicated bus median and the notion of permanence is achieved.Or to attract significant developer attention. Bus routes come and go, tracks are forever.
Or to attract significant developer attention. Bus routes come and go, tracks are forever.
I wish that were true - tracks certainly exude a sense of permanence, but look at how many cities in Canada and the US destroyed their streetcar networks.
What other city in Canada still has a streetcar network besides Toronto? I can't really think of any other city.I was going to say that. Most of the top 100 cites in Canada by population had something. All are gone, except for 2. Even then, those 2 are a shadow of what they used to have.
Not a network but the High-Level Streetcar is still around in Edmonton though as a heritage streetcar.What other city in Canada still has a streetcar network besides Toronto? I can't really think of any other city.
What other city in Canada still has a streetcar network besides Toronto? I can't really think of any other city.
Not a network but the High-Level Streetcar is still around in Edmonton though as a heritage streetcar.
May the Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley rest in peace.Then it is 3. The Granville streetcar in Vancouver.
May the Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley rest in peace.
Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Some other heritage streetcars that are a little more obscure than the others:Then it is 3. The Granville streetcar in Vancouver.
I was going to say that. Most of the top 100 cites in Canada by population had something. All are gone, except for 2. Even then, those 2 are a shadow of what they used to have.
Is there a list anywhere of all the Canadian cities and towns that used to have streetcars?