[wyliepoon]

One of Bangkok's most famous unfinished project was the Hopewell Project, a highway-rapid transit project which was partially built by Hong Kong's Hopewell Holdings. What remained of the project was about 500 concrete columns which would have held up the elevated structure.

I've read that before the Skytrain, Bangkok once considered building an ICTS system, which would have used the same trains and technology as the Scarborough RT.

 

[bizorky]

The more people that you can move on to the TTC (increase demand) and the more monthly passes you can sell the more likely you can get the government of Ontario to invest in new rapid transit construction.

True, sadly there is usually a lag-time between recognition on the part of the provincial government for the need to invest. There is also a sensitivity concerning the price of investing in transit, and a sensitivity over possibly showing too much favouritism towards the infrastructure of one city.

That being said, hopefully the city is communicating this increase in TTC demand to the province.

 

[unimaginative2]

The Skytrain that Bangkok uses is ICTS with new Mark II cars. It's the same as Vancouver, which operates a mixture of Scarborough RT-style and Mark II vehicles.

 

[blixa442]

Governments should impose higher tax rates for businesses located outside designated transit zones. Right now we're in an absurd situation where tax-wise it makes more sense for businesses to locate as far away from public transit as possible. The extra tax could be used to improve the service in the transit zone.

 

[Darkstar416]

Blixa, yes, yes, yes! And wow, wow, wow, I'm agreeing with you!

 

[Chuck100]

A similar tax break should apply to apartments along the subway. Sadly, rent is often high enough that those who can't afford a car also can't afford to live along the subway. I'm looking for an apartment along Yonge St. in midtown, and have encountered several buildings where there are no parking spaces available. Clearly most of the people who live along the subway also drive, while those who actually need transit are forced to live on bus routes.

 

[socialwoe]

Dang they should airlift those columns here. Maybe then the TTC/City officials will get off their butts and expand the system already :eek !

 

[scarberiankhatru]

We already have a few down where the eastern Gardiner used to be.

 

[socialwoe]

^Obviously those weren't made with public transit in mind :rolleyes ! I wonder what the reaction would be to elevated guideway ROWs along major arteries in the city (Would it be like Chicago's EL for instance)?

 

[scarberiankhatru]

You need to wonder what the reaction would be to an elevated line down the middle of Eglinton? Have you ever even been to Toronto?

 

[socialwoe]

You need to wonder what the reaction would be to an elevated line down the middle of Eglinton? Have you ever even been to Toronto?

I meant along as in parallel to, for instance Adelaide-Richmond-Eastern as opposed to Queen or King. West of Keele and east of Leslie, Eglinton truly could have elevated subways. Have you ever been to Toronto to question that?

...think. outside. the. box !

 

[unimaginative2]

Oh, so instead of along Eglinton, you'd have elevated subways along residential streets in Forest Hill. That'll be popular!

 

[scarberiankhatru]

...think. outside. the. box

There's thinking outside the box and then there's thinking outside the heliopause...and Forest Hill would support a subway to the heliopause before they support one adjacent to Eglinton (or a monorail that goes over their roofs).

 

[adma]

Yes, but what if the monorail were decorated like the Moscow subway? Wouldn't that please the critics?

 

[bizorky]

Transit critics can be pleased?