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On signal priority, they were hoping no one would notice

And then the TTC is operating it much slower than Metrolinx planned

Yep, and we designed them into Spadina, St Clair and King pilot, only to not get the full benefits

Even at 17-18 I think you can debate things like access time and denser stops supporting some journeys better than a metro

13 is just indefensible

Ya

Wasn't there a quote from the city recently that the streetcars already have the "strongest TSP possible"? Until councillors are willing to override staff on something like this, I don't see it changing

Interesting, it appears much further out than the streetcars - which would make sense if it was running as promoted

Also looks like it appears at the same zoom level as Philly's streetcars. At this point not sure which system that's an insult to 😛

Not to mention the flip allowed for an otherwise difficult switch to driverless trains, which makes the new 'transit-y' model work in the existing alignment with lower operating costs

50+% polling w plurality in the 416 will make you pretty arrogant

The "you'll never be premier" outburst was an oldschool Doug kind of anger we haven't seen in a while. I don't know if Ontarians know it, and I think it can break through if Stiles keeps poking him

This is like the "how many affordable units did the pizza hut have" tweet

And that public policy is self-fulfilling.

People not wanting to live in a shoebox in Cleveland doesn't say anything about the broad appeal of living in the world's most dynamic, dense cities

Oh, interesting history, didn't know the details of how the Clarke govt fell - thanks for sharing

When I learned in one of the early articles that it could pass via abstentions I realized it was a fake drama and stopped paying attention

I mean, hilarious - but this is actually a healthy thing? They can smell the lame duckness

Damn, the mode pictograms make that sign unnecessarily busy

Congratulations and thank you, Dan!

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"Road connection remnant" might be more accurate description

Does Gerrard & Parliament count? Similar in feel to Richmond & Jarvis - the "road straightening remnant" is a common type:

Christie & Bloor
Mortimer & Woodbine

A bizarre 2-way version was removed at Coxwell & Fairford

Was one removed at Parliament & Adelaide? '07-era streetview shows construction

Also ppl in Toronto that rely on transit sometimes need transit that leaves Toronto. I don't know why they'd need that, but sometimes they do 😜

Usually I'm sympathetic given how province is about its own turf, but putting property taxes towards transit expansion in Toronto sounds like a good idea?

The province should be paying, yes, and Smart Track was half baked, and this is probably just anti-Tory posturing - but new stations are good?

On the bright side - this diesel-powered Mount Dennis trip is going to be this fast in part b/c it's _not_ stopping at St Clair and King-Liberty 😆

Getting complicated per-ward carve-outs on every issue is bad for the city overall, but prefereable to complaining into eternity about how amalgamation tied our hands

Yep. But I don't think the "one in every ward" strategy is changing anytime soon

I like the idea of being able to protest and push back on this govt when it does stupid things (which is almost daily now) without fear it enables an authoritarian PP

I loved what the NDP was able to accomplish with the Liberals last minority - but voters didn't reward it at all

This is what I’d heard from a couple folks on blue sky: bsky.app/profile/rach...

Needing to register two weeks before voting is wild for Canada.

Also Sunday election sounds sensible from the whole “e-day should be a holiday“ perspective, but also sounds like a sleepy day to hold an election?

Maybe two factors that hurt turnout?

Yes. Minimum cross-section for the roadway in new neighbourhoods, some instances of insisting on wider lanes

"Standing up" for Canada is just convenient populism for pols (inc Carney) when they're not actually in charge of that impossible file

Don't worry, Doug and his family still love Trump

Not that strange imo. GO helps the donors get their workers into the Toronto CBD & helps his 905 voters drive till they qualify

But maybe a holdover from before the overton window shifted so far that conservatives can no longer support transit