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References & Further Reading
Network 2011 (1985)
https://cancelledtoronto.ca/1980/network-2011
Transit City
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_City
Clash expected over competing visions for GTA transit future
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/clash-expected-over-competing-visions-for-gta-transit-future-1.700596
Eglinton Crosstown Backgrounder
https://web.archive.org/web/20200803181141/http://thecrosstown.ca/the-project/fact-sheets/eglinton-crosstown
Comparing LRT and Subway Capacities
https://lrt.daxack.ca/LRTvsHRT/CapacityCompare.html
Transit Costs Project
Toronto backpedals on Eglinton bike lanes following Ford government crackdown
https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/eglinton-bike-lanes-toronto-backpedal-ford-government-crackdown-12332316
The Eglinton Subway We Almost Had
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:35 About the LRT and its history
2:36 The features of this LRT
5:17 Transfers and Mount Dennis
7:59 Station design
9:56 Street improvements
13:07 Retail integrations (neg)
15:31 Tunnel and surface design
16:59 Traffic lights & intersections
19:34 Speed limits & (bad) operations
20:30 Expensive & overbuilt
22:06 Metros vs trams
25:02 Should it have been a subway?
26:53 Conclusion & Day Pass
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