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The Evolution of the REM: Part 1 — Metro Interconnections
The REM is going to be a transformative system for Montreal, because it will extend metro-level public transit service deep in Montreal’s suburbs with fast automated trains (as well as features even the metro doesn’t have, like Wi-fi, screen doors, and air conditioning) , but what excites me even more than the initial network buildout…
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Toronto’s Transit Engoodening — Part 4: What trips will get easier?
This article is the fourth part of a series of articles “Where will things be in a decade? Toronto’s Transit Engoodening“. Check out the previous parts in this series if you haven’t yet! Now, the question that I think is interesting is what trips get easier as a result of all of this new transit.…
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The Evolution of the REM: Series
Montreal’s REM is something that has fascinated me since it was first opened, and I’ve only grown to like the project more after experiencing its first phase in person — which, from what I can tell, has been going pretty well. In a lot of ways, it just does the things that any modern transit…
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Toronto’s Transit Engoodening — Part 3: Subway
This article is the third part of a series of articles “Where will things be in a decade? Toronto’s Transit Engoodening“. Check out the previous parts in this series if you haven’t yet! I’ve spent a lot of time talking about subway expansion, so I will keep this section brief. All in all, Toronto is…
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Off Topic: 2024 Goals Midyear Review — How I improved my Health, and what I am noticing!
I wrote early this year about the many goals I was pursuing in 2024, and since we are more than halfway through the year I want to do some (perhaps weekly) posts on how various things are going. I’ve been on a real self improvement bender in the last two years, and I think that…
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Toronto’s Transit Engoodening — Part 2: Light Rail
This article is the second part of a series of articles “Where will things be in a decade? Toronto’s Transit Engoodening“. Check out the previous parts in this series if you haven’t yet! On the other end of the rail spectrum, there are a number of light rail lines at various stages of development which,…
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Where will things be in a decade? Toronto’s Transit Engoodening — Part 1: Regional Rail
Toronto is building a lot of rapid transit, light rail, and regional rail infrastructure, and that’s going to mean way more services, coverage, and connectivity down the road. And while I often talk about individual projects, I do think that zooming out and looking at just how many lines and services we will have down…
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Maybe the UP Express was the answer all along.
April Engelberg, a longtime advocate of building an UP Express stop in Liberty Village, has yet another piece in the Toronto Star suggesting such a stop is built, in large part as a short term solution to congestion in and around Liberty Village, and perhaps to also serve some demand for the FIFA 2026 games…
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Toronto’s Streetcars are Teetering on the Brink.
The Toronto streetcar system has long been held up as a symbol of the city’s progressive and forward-looking attitude towards transportation, even while simultaneously the one thing all Torontonians seem to agree on is that the streetcars are unfailingly painfully slow. But as the city and congestion grow, and alternatives become more and more available,…
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Why having few modern railways is going to throw on the brakes for North America.
North America has (despite what many seem to think) a lot of positive elements: Tons of wide open spaces, beautiful nature, and a lot of nice cities. The continent also has geography which is pretty great compared to what many places in Europe and Asia are working with. But I really do worry that the…