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Metrolinx Contemplates Relief
At its meeting on February 14, 2014, the Metrolinx Board will receive a presentation on the Yonge Network Relief Study. Despite the need for better regional transit links (and by that I mean links that...
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Metrolinx Contemplates Relief (2)
This article is a continuation of a previous commentary on the Metrolinx Yonge Network Relief Strategy. On February 14, 2014, the Metrolinx Board considered the presentation on the Yonge Network Relief...
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Metrolinx Contemplates Relief (3) (Meetings Postponed)
The meetings originally announced for the week of March 1st in Toronto and Richmond Hill have been postponed by joint agreement of the parties involved. New dates later in March will be announced....
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Metrolinx Contemplates Relief (4)
Public meetings regarding the Metrolinx Yonge Corridor Relief Study and the City of Toronto/TTC Relief Line Project Assessment have been announced: Saturday April 5, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Sheraton...
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Neptis Reviews Metrolinx: A Critique (IV)
This article is the last section of my critique of the December 2013 review of the Metrolinx Big Move Plan written by Michael Schabas for the Neptis Foundation. It should be read in conjunction with...
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Neptis Reviews Metrolinx: A Critique (II)
This article is the second section of my critique of the December 2013 review of the Metrolinx Big Move Plan written by Michael Schabas for the Neptis Foundation. It should be read in conjunction with...
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John Tory’s “SmartTrack”: Will That Train Ever Leave The Station?
Late in May, John Tory launched his “SmartTrack” transit line, the centrepiece of his “One Toronto” plan. Media reps gathered for a preview at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and the launch was...
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Another Look at A Grand Plan
Warning: This post will be offensive to those with sensitive egos. In recent months, probably thanks to the election campaign, I have acquired a few “followers” who have enough working brain cells to...
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What Does Scarborough Transit Need?
At the risk of re-igniting the Scarborough subway debate, I am moving some comments that are becoming a thread in their own right out of the “Stop Spacing” article over here to keep the two...
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How Much Will The Spadina Extension Cost? (III) (Update 3)
Updated April 13, 2015: The TTC has issued a press release regarding the management of the Spadina subway extension project: The Toronto Transit Commission has entered into an agreement with Bechtel...
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Yonge Relief Network Study: June 2015 Update
At its board meeting on June 25, 2015, Metrolinx will consider an update on the study of capacity relief for the Yonge Street Corridor in Toronto. The report states that projected demand on the Yonge...
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A Smarter SmartTrack
The SmartTrack scheme was born of an election campaign, but it was John Tory’s signature project, one he is loathe to relinquish despite its shortcomings. What’s that you say? I am just being one of...
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A Rainbow of Rapid Transit
In Toronto’s never-ending fascination with new transit maps, the City Planning department has released a vision for our rapid transit network as it will be in 15 years. Despite much talk of...
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Ministerial Hot Air On Fare Integration
Today saw an exchange in the Ontario Legislature showing the true colours of the provincial government when it comes to an informed, intelligent discussion of fare integration in the GTHA. The full...
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York Region Wants a Subway, Overstates Available Capacity (Updated)
Updated July 6, 2016 at 5:10 pm: “Yonge Subway Now” has updated their website to remove the double counting of capacity improvements, and to clarify that their claims about subway capacity apply to the...
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The Dwindling Capacity of the Yonge Subway
Yesterday’s launch by York Region of their Yonge Subway Now website brought to the fore the question of just how much room remains on the Yonge Subway for additional riders. Over many years, claims...
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Inching Ahead on Subway Plans
Toronto’s Executive Committee will consider a report from the City Manager at its meeting of May 15, 2017 regarding the preferred alignment for the southern end of the “Relief Line” subway, as well as...
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Metrolinx Board Meeting and Town Hall: December 2017
Metrolinx held a Board meeting on December 7, followed on December 12 by a Town Hall. Public questions to the Town Hall were submitted in advance and in real time during the Town Hall online, and in...
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Metrolinx Board Meeting: February 7, 2019 (Updated)
Updated February 10, 2019 at 9:00 am: Notes from the Board meeting have been added at the beginning of this article. Relief Line Business Case When the agenda was released, the Relief Line report...
View ArticleBillions Promised for Toronto Transit
May 11, 2021, brought a shower of money, or at least promises of money, onto plans for rapid transit in Toronto. The federal government announced a total of $10.7 billion to fund a 40 per cent share...
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