urbandreamer
recession proof
I find that NYC comparison amusing. Of all the NA cities I've visited, Seattle is most similar to Toronto imho.
All those people for 'transit city'.... do you commute regularly more than 10 klicks on a street car?
it's great when it's a short ride on spadina... but from yonge to kennedy? everyday?
it's not the way to go.
And do you not realize that providing better transit in the inner suburbs is just as urgent?
I see both projects with equal priority. Why are you so downtown focused? Because you're biased and that you live there? What makes you special? That's right, nothing.
On transit? Bus frequencies in Seattle are pathetic compared to Toronto; there's no subway system other than the new LRT which only has a few stations. I'd have thought the most comparable city in NA is Vancouver.I find that NYC comparison amusing. Of all the NA cities I've visited, Seattle is most similar to Toronto imho.
Did you or did you not post this, which I repsonded to:
"For one, the "streetcar" will be mostly in tunnel, and on the surface in ROW with signal priority. The stops are considerably wider than the current downtown streetcar stops.
You made a really poor comparison, or you do not really understand why Eglinton LRT is just as good as a subway."
The only person here making crazy assumptions is the one of the two of us who does not regularly use 510 Spadina or 512 St Clair, and as such cannot see that my criticisms are valid.
I've heard from a few people that St Clair is actually running pretty well these days.
I've heard from a few people that St Clair is actually running pretty well these days.
You don't know where I live and you do not fully comprehend the benefits of the DRL if you think that it'll only be serving the downtown. Don Mills, Wynford Heights, Flemingdon Park, Thorncliffe Park, Pape Villge, Riverdale, the Junction, Silverthorn, Mount Dennis are not apart of the downtown but would be directly served. Possibly the DRL you continue onwards to the airport serving northern Etobicoke along the way. We could probably squeeze in a Bloor-Danforth extension to Scarborough Centre as well with the money saved from deferring TC as proposed.
I find that NYC comparison amusing. Of all the NA cities I've visited, Seattle is most similar to Toronto imho.
First time I've ever heard that one.
I've had no problems with it lately. Headways seem pretty good these days despite the cars being schedule based.
I do comprehend the benefits fully of what the DRL will bring, but it will take much much longer before it becomes reality. The point is to get something started in the city's inner burbs so riders there can enjoy better transit service that what is there now. I want the DRL started now, but there's no EA complete for it yet, no selected alignment proposals, no funding, etc. You're going to have to wait quite some time before we can ride it.