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Tempe streetcar moved to complete.
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Toronto will NOT have the best transit system in the Americas even after all these expansions, not even close.
NY is still light years ahead of Toronto in subway. Sao Paulo has a far superior subway and especially commuter/suburban rail system to Toronto as well. Mexico City and Santiago are also a cut above Toronto although at least in those regards Toronto is in the same category along with Montreal, SF/BA, Washington, Buenos Aires, and Chicago. |
Seattle's UC light rail expansions under ST2 are hitting some delays...now looking at 2024 and 2025 openings. Here's a good summary: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/08/...-link-to-2025/
This is separate from the ST3 package including the $14b West Seattle to Ballard Link Extension that involves another tunnel through Downtown... |
SMART to Windsor is still suspended pending a lawsuit.
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The current Toronto expansion is impressive but the system will still pale in comparison to cities such as NYC and Mexico City. it may be more unified but the MTA, LIRR and MetroNorth give us the option of surfing in the Rockaways, stepping off onto the Appalachian Trail or the vineyards of the North Fork on the eastern end of Long Island, over 100 miles from Midtown. The LIRR and MetroNorth each are roughly twice the size of GO and our system runs 24/7.
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It’s almost like a city 3x the size should have a better transit network!
I mean Toronto’s commuter rail network lets you view Niagara Falls, access the Niagara Escarpment, gets you to the foot of cottage country, connects you to southern Ontario, etc. They are physically very different cities too. NYC’s network is obviously much larger because it’s a much larger city, but both have very different built forms, travel patterns, etc. Torontos systems benefit over American systems is its maintenance standards - most American systems have huge aging issues which result in slow zones, crumbling infrastructure, poor frequencies, etc. Toronto while doing this expansion is also pouring billions into improving the existing network. |
Also, the important thing isn't just the route length but also the service level and quality. The planned upgrades to GO are set to increase the frequency to the level that large parts will basically be a second rapid transit system. So the same way it doesn't make sense to suggest the NYC subway pales in comparison to LIRR and Metro North because of having a shorter route length, it also doesn't make sense to claim the same about the future GO expansion which won't pale in comparison to anything in NA.
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https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...ion-go-station
GO Transit extension is starting construction in suburban Hamilton. GO Technically operates on the line here with one daily train right now, but does not stop between Hamilton and St. Catherine's and only operates 1 train a day in each direction, so I would consider this an effective extension of service. Will extend all-day 30 minute frequency service from downtown Hamilton to Centennial Parkway in the east end. Toronto GO Hamilton East extension - 5 miles (9 km) The other two GO extensions listed on Page 1 are also complete. Bloomington GO opened last year, and Hamilton received regular off-peak service last year as well. |
6.5 miles of LA Crenshaw Line's 8.5 total miles is scheduled to open tomorrow, October 7th. The remaining 2 miles should open up sometime in second half 2023. Not sure how you want to reflect that in the summary!
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Moved 6 miles of the LA Crenshaw line to complete. 2 miles remain u/c.
Moved the GO Bloomington & Hamilton extensions to complete in 2021, and added the 5-mile Hamilton East upgrade to u/c. |
The Arrow passenger rail service between Redlands and San Bernardino opened today. This also included extending Metrolink commuter rail to Redlands.
Redlands celebrates completion of Arrow passenger rail line By Jessica Keating Redlands Daily Facts Oct. 21, 2022 https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/w...-WP.jpg?w=1080 Attendees wait to enter a new train during the inaugural ceremony for the new Arrow passenger rail service in Redlands on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Arrow train service between San Bernardino and Redlands will begin on Monday. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) "Train aficionados, transportation officials and elected leaders gathered Friday, Oct. 21, to celebrate the return of passenger rail service to Redlands. “Anyone who knows Redlands, knows history is everything in this town,” said Evan Sanford, executive director of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce, after recapping the city’s early ties to the Santa Fe Railway. Passenger service on that original rail line ended in the late 1930s, more than a lifetime ago for nearly all those gathered Friday outside the historic Santa Fe train depot, which has stood for generations as a reminder of the city’s connection to rail..." https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2...ger-rail-line/ |
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^It's very easy when you live and work with the confines of the LA Metro system to be completely unaware of how extensive Metrolink is. When taken in combination with Metro, it makes our system look pretty robust.
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Also, Metro says that its ridership is up to 70% of 2019 ridership, which is much better than many big transit agencies nationwide.
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My suggested updates to the list:
East Side Access: complete SEPTA Wawa extension: complete San Bernardino Redlands Line: complete Ottawa's Stage 2 is actually three projects: Confederation Line East, Confederation Line West, and Trillium Line South (the last one is a commuter rail project). I'd personally split those projects up. Phase III of the Purple Line Extension in Los Angeles is U/C. Re: Metrolink, the ridership (and frequencies) on that system are abysmal. Metrolink reflects the worst tendencies towards building a system that is lots of km long, rather than a system that is useable with good station access, high frequencies, etc. The latest ridership data from APTA shows just 14,300 daily riders - an abysmal number. :2cents: |
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Although if it’s true WSAB is gonna have it’s own dedicated two tracks, that idea goes out the window. And forget about LRT service branching off the blue line… |
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