Can Toronto's new Line 5 Eglinton beat a TTC subway train in a race?

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/03/toronto-line-5-eglinton-ttc-subway-train-race/

TTC will shut down 5-kilometre stretch of subway for this entire weekend

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/03/ttc-subway-closure-weekend-march-7/

Finch LRT shut down all day due to “weather conditions.”

 https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2026/01/15/finch-lrt-shut-down-all-day-due-to-weather-conditions It should have been a proper subway line, protected from the crappy snow & ice. In contrast, Edmonton & Calgary are mostly surface lines and can usually run through the terrible winter conditions. 

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/01/15/toronto-snowstorm-shuts-down-finch-west-lrt-some-bus-stops-also-out-of-service/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-snowstorm-shuts-down-finch-west-lrt-some-bus-stops-also-out-of-service/

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/15/line-6-finch-west-lrt-delays-snowstorm-ttc-updates/ 

https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Line-6-Finch-West  

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRT

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Toronto+snowstorm

GO Transit, When Outdated Trains Serve a Modern City

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ThQ6K-cHE 

https://www.gotransit.com/en/find-a-station/un/routes-departures 

https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/booking-city-facilities/union-station/union-station-revitalization-milestones

https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/stations/ontario/toronto 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Toronto) , https://torontounion.ca

https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/visitor-toronto/path-torontos-downtown-pedestrian-walkway  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_station_(TTC) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txjv6k9e6gA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Toronto)#Site_location 

Unlike Toronto, the Chicago_Union_Station is far away from the lakeshore.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Union_Station#Connections

https://chicagounionstation.com

Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)

Unlike Vancouver, you can still take a streetcar to the Canadian_National_Exhibition in Toronto.  

https://www.ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc/Updates/Take-the-TTC-to-the-CNE 

https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/transportation-infrastructure/ttc-increases-bus-streetcar-service-to-cne-11075611

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Canadian-National-Exhibition 

https://globalnews.ca/news/10764365/cne-2024-attendance 

https://www.dundurn.com/blog_/t43181/p159483-the-cne--canadas-annual-worlds-fair

https://www.theex.com/cne-history 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibition_Loop#History

https://www.theex.com/getting-here/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dufferin_Gate_Loop#Future

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=CNE

Vancouver never properly planned for High Density Mass Transit like Toronto and Montreal did

 https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/06/12/cartoon-ucs57-vancouver-plans-for-high-density-1-mass-transit/

1950s Toronto and 1960s Montreal were able to have 152.5m or 500 foot long TTC subway and STM metro stations. The 1970s underground Edmonton LRT stations were built to be 120m-130m long, because unlike backwards Vancouver, Edmonton planned for significant future capacity, just like Seattle would also do. Unfortunatly, backwards Vancouver only has 80m stations for the first 2 Skytrain stations. The 3rd line or the Canada (embasement) Line, only has 50m short stations. Vancouver has had generations of watered down infrastructure. Who knows where so much of the money went, because it sure didn't go towards proper big city trains & express bus bridges. 

Long waits a ‘defining aspect’ of Vancouver byelection, report finds

 https://globalnews.ca/news/11188313/vancouver-council-byelection-long-waits/

Not properly preparing for the amount of people voting is all part of the multigenerational backwards Vancouver & BC mentality. 

With so many narrow bridges in Greater Vancouver, there should have been a system of bus & HOV bridges built, instead of funneling everything into such narrow crossings. 

Proper long-range urban planning would have allowed for easy future clearance to double the length of the first 2 skytrain stations & triple the length of the Canada (embasesment) Line. The first 2 lines only have about 80m for platform length & the 3rd line only has absurd 50m stations. In contrast, the high capacity Montreal Metro has 152.5m long stations, as does the TTC Subway.

Thinking big & building big has always been a problem for backwards Vancouver & backwater BC. 

The TTC streetcar to the CNE

 https://www.ttc.ca/news/2022/August/Take-the-TTC-to-the-CNE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibition_Loop

https://www.ttc.ca/news/2024/August/TTC-increasing-service-to-The-Ex-for-CNE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibition_Loop#Future

https://www.theex.com/getting-here/#public-transit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfront_West_LRT#Route_layout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfront_West_LRT#Exhibition_Place%E2%80%93Dufferin_Gate_Loop_streetcar_connection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system#Routes

It would have been devastating if Vancouver's backwards mentality had convinced Toronto, SF & Melbourn to get rid of their streetcars & trams.

https://transittoronto.ca/archives/weblog/2024/08/14-lets_go_--.shtml

Metro Vancouver defers $1.1Billion in spending

 https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/metro-vancouver-defers-11b-in-spending-warns-of-tighter-water-use-10507478

So much money has be wasted over the years and a good part of it should have gone towards proper regional transportation planning & development.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11123828/metro-vancouver-cost-savings/

Crucial funds that could have gone towards a train tunnel by the LGB and the new D Island Tunnel. 

https://vancouversun.com/news/metro-vancouver-board-begins-spending-review

A regional network of bus-bridges still isn't part of any official transit plan. Apparently, its better to just funnel buses onto the existing narrow bridges in the region.

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/02/21/metro-vancouver-regional-district-22m-budget-cuts

Despite most of the bridges being too narrow & inefficient for public transit, the SkyTrain was deliberately built to have stations that are much shorter than the Montreal Metro & TTC Subway stations.  

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-governance-review-provincial-government-1.7447724

BC has such a reluctant mentality towards thinking big. Thus, a chokepoint or congestive planning mentality has been firmly entrenched.

https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/metro-vancouver-freezes-staff-travel-amid-outrage-over-spending-and-tax-hike

Long trains & bridges wide enough to properly accommodate bus lanes & HOV lanes would actually help to reduce transportation congestion. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-public-engagement-2025-budget-nswwtp-1.7308921

Who knows where all the billions of dollars went over the past several decades, because not enough funds went towards a proper level of transportation infrastructure.

https://metrovancouver.org/about-us/budgets-and-financial-plans

Of course Greater Vancouver was one of the first urban regions to get rid of its streetcars & interurban tram-trains & it will likely be to be one of the last cities to bring them back.

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Metro+Vancouver

the Eglinton Crosstown LRT

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/eglinton-crosstown-opening-date

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton

https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/02/eglinton-crosstown-opening-date/

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/eglinton-crosstown-lrt

https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/what-we-do/projectssearch/eglinton-crosstown-lrt/

https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/01/eglinton-crosstown-lrt-repairs/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/eglinton-crosstown-opening-june-ttc-1.7400691

https://www.aecon.com/our-projects/current/eglinton-crosstown-lrt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglinton_East_LRT

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=LRT

TTC suspends service along stretch of Line 1 amid bitterly cold weather

 https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/01/22/ttc-suspends-service-along-stretch-of-line-1-amid-bitterly-cold-weather/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/subway-service-sheppard-west-lawrence-west-1.7437982

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/01/22/extreme-cold-warning-remains-in-effect-for-toronto-but-more-seasonable-temperatures-will-return-this-week/

https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/subway-service#e=0

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=TTC

TTC Subway emergency rail repair

 https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/01/ttc-outage-emergency-rail-repair/

If every major subway & metro train line had 4 tracks, it would be so much easier to do maintenance & repairs. Even a triple track line would allow more flexibility.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/01/22/ttc-suspends-service-along-stretch-of-line-1-amid-bitterly-cold-weather/

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Toronto

One Delisle condo-tower

 https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2024/12/1-delisle-ave-toronto/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clair_station

https://www.ttc.ca/subway-stations/st-clair-station

https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2024/12/135-st-clair-avenue-west-toronto/

https://toronto.urbanize.city/post/49-storey-tower-proposed-avenue-road-and-st-clair

https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2024/03/resubmission-bumps-st-clair-station-proposal-50-storeys.55425

A signal issue shuts down an entire TTC subway line

 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/what-sort-of-signal-issue-shuts-down-an-entire-subway-line-major-rush-hour-delays-on-ttc-for-second-time-this-week-1.7141270

Eventually, all such urban train networks will become fully automated. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-subway-signal-problem-1.7407212

The loss of various jobs for people over the next few decades could be rough for people. 

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/12/11/ttc-subway-signal-issue-line-1/

A totally AI run machine world could eventually produce a very efficient, but inhumane world. 

https://nowtoronto.com/news/ttc-riders-faced-multiple-delays-during-monday-morning-rush-hour/

https://www.renewcanada.net/ttc-issues-rfp-for-55-new-line-2-subway-trains-and-automatic-train-control/

Metro Vancouver Housing Deficit Grows To Over 45,000 Homes

 https://storeys.com/metro-vancouver-housing-deficit-fall-2024/

For several decades, multi-unit 4-5 story houses just weren't permitted to be built in Vancouver. Even the shoebox like, Vancouver special should have been allowed to have at least 3-4 levels. Plus, there should have been several 6-10 story block size apartment buildings or flats like in Paris & London. There was quite an emphasis on Vancouver stumps, especially, no 65 to 85 floor buildings like in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Toronto.

Very narrow bridges, which make it almost impossible to have a proper & efficient express bus & HOV network for the region. Fortunately, the backward BC mentality was never able to make it over to Australia to prevent bridge expansion or duplication. 

Then even by late 2024, the first 2 SkyTrain lines only have 4 car trains of the newer coaches. The joke that is the Canada Line, still only runs 2 car trains. All 3 lines should have been designed to eventually have stations that could accommodate 8-10 car trains, but that would actually enable more people to efficiently travel around the region.

Fortunately again, this inept & horrible BC planning mentality was never able to infest & stop the Toronto Subway from having 6 car trains. However, by now, the TTC should have been running 8-10 car trains. It would have been chaos if the Montreal Metro was only running 3 car trains for the past several decades. Such an absurdity would be indicative of a, WHY EVEN BOTHER TO BUILD IT, mentality? Thats been the ongoing problem in BC since plumbing & electricity was first implemented.

Just to allow backwater BC to catch up to Alberta & Washington State would be challenging enough. Then to gradually think & plan on a scale of a Quebec & even an Ontario, might as well be just another Sci-Fi pipedream.

the next generation of TTC subway trains

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/new-ttc-subway-trains

new-ttc-subway-trains

 https://dailyhive.com/toronto/new-ttc-subway-trains

TTC subway slow-speed zones is really affecting trains

 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/05/07/ttc-subway-trains-slow-speed-zones/

Of course Boston has had its slow train problems as well.

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/02/13/the-t-fixed-dozens-of-green-line-slow-zones-so-why-is-it-still-so-slow

https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2023/09/12/mbta-red-line-slow-zones-shutdowns

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjekx/bostons-subway-was-running-at-half-speed-because-it-lost-paperwork

The Rebuilt Museum of Anthropology, but no train to UBC yet

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/museum-of-anthropology-ubc-moa-reopening-june-2024-date

https://visit.ubc.ca/see-and-do/museums-and-art-galleries/museum-of-anthropology/

https://www.vancouverattractions.com/museum-of-anthropology-at-ubc

https://planning.ubc.ca/museum-anthropology-great-hall-renewal

https://www.cntraveler.com/activities/vancouver/vancouver/museum-of-anthropology-at-ubc

The UBC Subway Saga.

Some people are just as easily opposed to something like the-bloor-danforth-subway as they are with an expressway. That's especially the case in backwards Vancouver.

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-there-are-cons-not-just-pros-for-a-subway-to-ubc

Fortunately, many other cities have been able to get a train to their main university campus much faster than slow-moving Vancouver is attempting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_2_Bloor-Danforth#Frequency The TTC Subway should have been able to run 10 car trains by now. Even an 8 car train would be a little better than a 6 car train. However, a 6 car train is only 138m or 450 feet long. A 9 car Montreal Metro train is about 152.5m or 500 feet long. 

Of course the first 2 Skytrain lines only have 80m stations & the Canada embarrassment Line only has a level clearance for 50m stations. There should have been a proper oversight committee to make sure that the trains could ultimately be 10 cars long. At least have stations that could accommodate a 5 car train, not a 2.5 car joke of a train.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spadina_station

https://spacing.ca/toronto/2015/10/06/interchange-not-interchange-spadina-vs-st-george

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George_station

https://transportation.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/Subway-Map.pdf

A tour of Berri-UQAM metro station in Montreal, Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suxkz8oc8vs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGill_station , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_station_(Montreal_Metro)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_station_(Calgary) 1987

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_station_(Edmonton) 1992

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Washington_station 2016

https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=UBC-Broadway+Corridor

A partial subway closure on TTC Line 2 could last 'a few days' after a fire

 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/partial-subway-closure-on-line-2-could-last-a-few-days-after-fire-ttc-says-1.6862790

There can always be better redundancy by having enough parallel bus routes.

https://www.cp24.com/news/partial-subway-closure-on-line-2-could-last-a-few-days-after-fire-ttc-says-1.6862785

So whenever a train line is out of service, the number of buses can be quickly increased.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-subway-kipling-jane-closure-1.7185757

https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/subway-service#e=0