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This should be unacceptable. But the next train screens have never really worked properly. Will our politicians do anything?

Its really unfortunate that for literally any (even bad) measure for affordability you get stuff like this. There should always be a paired up article on the couple not having kids because they don't have enough space, or the person not taking a job because of housing cost.

When I was taking a JR train in Osaka last month, I kept wondering: Wouldn't it be nice if Toronto had something similar? A post on the history, struggles and hope Japan can bring to the development of regional rail in Toronto. Filled with video of JR-W trains too. Next post...

@Jmacwillkillyou 5 trains a day is not well served and that comment suggests you aren't aware of that . . . .

@RM_Transit And even then you'd have to address the corruption and bureaucracy still. Rail is awesome, but starting with a route that is already extremely well served makes zero sense.

In my french class and the other students and teachers ask casually if Canada has "le train grande vitesse" and are shocked that a "developed" country like Canada does not. Bad look.

@Jmacwillkillyou plenty of demand

@RM_Transit No demand, too much corruption, and way too much bureaucracy to get it done.

My suggestion: TTC buys it temporarily, demolishes it, builds the second platform for much cheaper (Bloor - 1.5B planned, union - 150m)...then sells back the empty lot to Brookfield for whatever it was bought for...they can then redevelop it however they like... Some sort of agreement with the current owner along these lines would be beneficial for all...

This is what's on the line: being perceived as "First World" at the most basic, elemental level. When we fail that bar, a whole architecture of Laurentian illusions begins to collapse: the myth of competence, the myth of quiet superiority, the belief that Canada has somehow "figured it out." The day our Mediocracy can no longer be papered over with word candy is the day a real reckoning begins. A reckoning with the gap between the kind of people we think we are as Canadians, and what we actually are in practice. There was once a saying: "as rich as an Argentine." Look at how that has aged. We are far closer to Rupture than we care to admit.

@americanacheese car dependent sprawl was regulated in

I have this sentiment at times too. But it's not a matter of less or more regulation, just smarter regulation. We have to remember, less regulation is what initially produced car-based suburban sprawl, and more regulation (ie greenbelt) also redirects more sprawl elsewhere.

The best video I've seen in a while of the absurdity of the bike lane and speed camera removals - including how the premier was himself hit by a speeding driver as he removed something he appears to acknowledge would prevent this . . . youtube.com/watch?v=Pcaa81…

@cselley Theres actually a decent amount of space especially with removing and repositioning streets. Harder problems are solved all the time. This tunnel in Brussels was built right through several other underground structures. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuman-J…

How? HOW are you going to get a rail line back to the old Union Station? Drain the Rideau Canal, run it as a rail corridor? I'm asking. This is all so incredibly preposterous.

We have new podcast episode out on the housing accelerator fund and Toronto and as always the edit is . . . art. site.canadiancivil.com

@foolishyangban No idea, I don't think this is some weird counting of urban transit, so somewhere wires got crossed

@RM_Transit Where even is the 1%?

Canada placing here is surprising, we have had *0* km of electrified line for a few years

If Toronto has a housing crisis we continue to not be taking it seriously. This video is hilarious though . . . youtube.com/shorts/lYtS2R1…

@NickAnand82 Toronto

@RM_Transit this is the current state of two new rail lines in Canada. This is why we’re pessimistic about our abilities

@MSKBaksh As someone who has lived in both I don't really think so

@RM_Transit Also toronto and van are very very different

The small number of major cities and lack of differentiation in Canada is a real problem. The delta between SF <> Austin <> NYC <> Atlanta <> Houston <> Seattle is HUGE

@iain_monty Its just not in the same league

@RM_Transit I’d argue there is a pretty hefty difference between Montreal and Vancouver, or Quebec City and Edmonton. A bit like those US examples. A challenge is a lot of Canadians haven’t seen their own country. A lot also don’t think about how their city could change too.