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

  • ☆ 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.