It’s great that stronger TSP is now a political priority.
Unfortunately, our $3B+ tramway will STILL take 46-min to go 10km, slower than the bus. This is due to:
- “Vision Zero” speed limits of 35 midblocks, 25 intersections, 15 platforms
- speed limits and gradients enforced by unnecessary CBTC
Ok it is hilarious that they installed CBTC on a tramway. Who the fuck thought that was the thing to do?
We’ve blown hundreds of millions on a “high performance” signalling system meant for separated railways, that, on a streetcar, simply imposes a more conservative operating regime. Why?
- “Safety never stops so we need the safest signalling ever!”
- “LRT is rapid transit, just like the subway!”
Is system safer if more people choose to drive because we’ve made transit SLOWER? Is Jane & Finch suddenly lifted out of poverty?
It’s INDISPUTABLE that the political, myopic, procurement-by-committee project delivery process has yielded high costs and terrible outcomes on Finch West and Eglinton.
Dec 15, 2025 00:05
