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Alex Glista

@glista.bsky.social
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Lover of politics, transit, and farms. City builder based in Toronto.

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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Restoring a ~50 km abandoned rail corridor to connect Collingwood and South Georgian Bay to Toronto with passenger rail would be a huge win. I hope that the Province of Ontario takes this seriously! www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/l...
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Let’s GO: Council will ask Metrolinx to study Collingwood link
‘The purpose of this is to get things started, and we need to start with Metrolinx and the province,’ says Collingwood’s mayor
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Great to see the TTC installing transit-only red paint at streetcar right-of-way entrances along St. Clair West. Helps keep cars off of the 512’s right of way. Pictured below are Wychwood and Bathurst intersections. #toronto
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The first pieces of Exhibition Station’s superstructure have been installed. This hub will be a major transfer point between Lakeshore West GO trains, 509 + 511 streetcars, and the Ontario Line subway, serving Liberty Village and the busy Exhibition Grounds.
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GO ALTO @go-alto.ca · 25/05/2026
Hello Canada. We are GO ALTO. Canada has waited long enough for high-speed rail in the Québec–Toronto corridor. We’re here to make support visible and build momentum. Explore the campaign and add your name: go-alto.ca/en/updates/n...
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GO ALTO launches national campaign for high-speed rail | GO ALTO
An independent public campaign working to make support for high-speed rail visible, public, and sustained.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Caledonia GO Station (Barrie Line) continues to take shape at the Line 5 Eglinton station of the same name. Looks like most grading work is complete, and actual station construction should start soon.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New speed improvements and transit priority are speeding up Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton. I just did the end-to-end trip in 44.5 mins, down from 55 mins on opening day. - that’s ~19% faster - we had to wait for a few lights - opportunity to reduce times even more w/dynamic TSP
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Grimsby GO Station is advancing! This infill station on the Niagara/Lakeshore West Line will provide GO rail service to a community that trains pass through daily. Lots of transit oriented development potential too. More here: www.niagararegion.ca/transportati...
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow confirms that enhanced signal priority is now being rolled out on Line 6 Finch West, with Line 5 Eglinton to follow soon. A huge step forward to maximizing the transit user experience on our new LRT lines!
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Eglinton East LRT re-design? Toronto’s 2026 budget quietly includes a direction to explore grade separation and underground segments for this at-grade-only planned project. It seems like the Line 6 Finch West LRT experience is an influencing factor here. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This app is kinda unusable sometimes so if you want to see my experience with Line 5 Eglinton crowding I have a video at this link: x.com/alexandergli...
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
As of tomorrow (Sunday, February 8th), this is what Toronto’s TTC network will look like. Can’t wait to ride Line 5 Eglinton (Crosstown LRT)
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A new report by CPCS for Waterfront Toronto, City of Toronto, and Ports Toronto outlines options for implementing a Seabus service along Toronto’s Waterfront. Similar services exist in Halifax and Vancouver. Read more: www.waterfrontoronto.ca/sites/defaul...
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
BREAKING: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton to launch service to the public on Sunday, February 8th. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/26/e...
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Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening on Feb. 8, TTC reportedly tells Doug Ford
Construction on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, which will operate as Line 5 Eglinton, began in 2011. It was supposed to be done in 2020.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Winter wonderland in Toronto featuring TTC streetcars #onstorm
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
BREAKING: The TTC is getting new Line 2 subway trains (55 trains), manufactured right here in Ontario in Thunder Bay. They’re based on Alstom’s Metropolis platform, and look extremely modern. More here: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
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kaptrice 🐦‍⬛ @kaptrice.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
One of the Ontario Northland Railway's new Siemens passenger trainsets passed through Hamilton today on their way north. It's a pretty attractive train!
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
New transit dollars for Waterloo Region, including $115M from Canada, $96M from Ontario, and $80M from Waterloo. Biggest ticket item is full Phase 2 funding for the Kitchener Central Transit Hub, connecting GO Transit, LRT, and busses. More here: www.canada.ca/en/housing-i...
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Canada is moving ahead with the first leg of ALTO high speed rail, between Montreal and our Capital Ottawa. Chosen for its easy geography, this segment of HSR will cut travel times on this route to under an hour from 2 hours today. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Montreal-Ottawa chosen as first leg of high-speed rail project | CBC News
The first segment of Canada's proposed high-speed rail network would connect Montreal and Ottawa, according to Radio-Canada. Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon is expected to make the announc...
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Since Transit Signal Priority is a hot topic right now, here is a reminder of why. In a since deleted Q&A post from Metrolinx, they outline that the TTC essentially kneecapped transit priority on the Finch LRT and Eglinton LRT. We need to push Toronto to do better!
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
BREAKING: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton (Crosstown LRT) has achieved substantial completion and has been transferred to the TTC. The project is expected to open in the coming weeks. Service levels are: opening day, trains every 4m45s; after 6 months 3m30s. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Interesting stats from GO Transit’s 2025 Wrapped. What stands out is the Milton Line, once GO’s number 3 most-used route, has dropped to 5th. This is because of significant new weekend service being added to the Kitchener and Barrie Lines, whereas Milton has just peak service.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
New maps this morning on a Toronto rocket train. TTC Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West coming soon!
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This weekend while the Barrie GO Line was shut down, crews installed a pedestrian tunnel at Bowie Ave for the under-construction Caledonia GO Station. This station will connect to Line 5 Eglinton Caledonia Station, making this area a great future multi-modal transit hub.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Bathurst Street #RapidTO at Queen Street. We love to see a better Toronto being built one bucket of paint at a time. #topoli
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
St. Clair West Station. We might be almost there.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Toronto’s newest flatiron, 1071 King, a rental building by Hullmark. As seen from the GO Kitchener Line.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Here is a video of GO Kitchener Line, Union Pearson Express, and Line 5 Eglinton trains operating at Mount Dennis Station. It will be one of the best-connected transit hubs in Toronto. It also includes a massive TTC bus terminal.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
West of Mount Dennis, the Line 5 Eglinton West Extension is progressing. Here at Jane/Eglinton, we see the elevated guideway being built. This intersection will also be home to an elevated station (which will likely be called “Eglinton Flats”?).
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Mount Dennis GO/UP Express station is officially open. A community without rapid transit options is suddenly only 16 mins away from downtown Toronto. Now, we wait for Line 5 Eglinton to open to “complete” this transit hub.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Any guesses where I’m headed?
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Another Line 5 Eglinton observation re: speed. While driving, I “raced” a train between Sunnybrook Park Station and Pharmacy Station. We essentially kept pace with each other the entire trip, despite the train having to stop at stations along the way. Traffic was medium (6PM).
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
A silver lining: despite the westbound Line 5 Eglinton track being blocked at Golden Mile Station, light rail trains kept running. The line’s various crossover tracks meant that trains could “detour” around the problem area. Good to see.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Golden Mile Station on Line 5 Eglinton. How does anyone even pull off messing up so badly?
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The new GO Transit maps in trains are great, and include the TTC’s rapid transit network. We need more unified regional wayfinding like this!
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
A huge amount of transit construction in this picture, including: - a rebuilt Exhibition GO station 🚆 - a new Ontario Line subway station 🚇 - a tunnel boring machine launch shaft for the OL 🪏 Toronto’s Liberty Village neighbourhood is set to become extremely transit-connected
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
#RapidTO streetcar priority lanes on Bathurst Street are painted between Lake Shore and Fort York. Looking forward to the rest of the work being completed all the way to Bloor soon! #Toronto
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
This rules, let’s go Toronto!
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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
First look 👀 at new #RapidTO transit priority installation on Bathurst south of Fort York. More white line painting to come, but a great start! What do you think?
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TTCriders @ttcriders.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Oh! Out of the blue, a motion from chair Myers to conduct a full scale review and scale up of transit signal priority in an attempt to speed up streetcars! You love to see it!!
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CHCH News @chchnews.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
New Confederation GO Station Opens, Expanding Service for Hamilton Commuters
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New Confederation GO Station Opens
Opening of the new Confederation GO Station on the Lakeshore West line.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Stupid Toronto-area drivers, case number 54378: truck driver drives into TTC St. Clair streetcar right-of-way, gets stuck blocking rush hour 512 and bus service. Absolute brain dead behaviour.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Toronto, 🇨🇦
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Huge win for transit riders and a better city. Congrats to all involved on making this happen. It’s time to give the 509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina, 511 Bathurst, and 512 St Clair streetcar routes 600-series designations to highlight that they have transit-only lanes. #topoli
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The “official” future Greater Toronto Region transit map from Metrolinx, showing existing, underway, and planned transit projects.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I’ve always loved the TTC’s Queen’s Quay (Ferry Docks) Station. It’s unique because it’s the only underground streetcar station that’s not an interchange with the subway, and you cross the tracks at-grade to access the opposite platform.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Toronto’s new Biidaasige Park is excellent. Renaturalizing the mouth of the Don River, adding native plants, and creaking kilometres of new public trails was a monumental task, so congrats @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social!
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Streetcars in their own lanes = bare minimum. Do this more Toronto.
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Welcome to Toronto Allies and Morrison and congrats on your office opening!
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Alex Glista @glista.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Toronto angular plane rules are frustrating. Look at all that potential but unbuilt housing!
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