https://stateofcitiessummit.ca/files/041224_Understanding-the-Drivers-of-Transit-Construction-Costs-in-Canada-A-Comparative-Study.pdf

  • Absolute@lemmygrad.ml
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    17 days ago

    A city the size, stature and wealth of toronto having the metro system it does is such a grave embarrassment. It is also the reason the city has some of the worst traffic in North America comparable probably only to LA. Hell will freeze over before the Eglington LRT is open.

    There was a meme going around in several Toronto facebook groups earlier this year that showed comparison between Chengdu and Toronto metro in 2010 and then 2023 or whenever, and in that time Chengdu went from not having a metro to having like 13 lines, and in that same time Toronto lost the Scarborough LRT line and built nothing else really other than extension to Vaughn. Just sad, such a beautiful, diverse and fun city needs more metro and less traffic.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml
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      17 days ago

      It's so bad, my favorite part is how the subway system always shuts down when there's a hint of snow too. Like you'd think we could figure this out by now given that it's a yearly occurrence.

      • Absolute@lemmygrad.ml
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        17 days ago

        On top of that now you have the subway being slowed down significantly over certain sections of track i guess due to overwhelming backlog of maintenance required. A city like Toronto should have a dozen subway lines and they are now only building the Ontario Line because materially they have no choice but to build it, and it still could be another 7-10 years until its open. Meanwhile when I was living in Guangzhou they built a whole extension to my relatively remote suburb in seemingly months only.

        In Toronto there is more ongoing and proposed construction than any other city in the world outside of China. I'm a native Torontonian who moved away a long time ago now and every time I visit the city feels almost completely different, its a level of growth in the past decade thats not comparable to any other western city I don't think. Just makes me sad that anarchy of capitalism and lack of central planning is hamstringing such an awesome place.