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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Any idea why VIA is having such challenges with it then? Are they using the electrified version there?

SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Considering there are reliable modern train services already in places like Sweden and Finland trying to always create our own solutions to have them blow up on us is just embarrassing. Also this doesn’t bode well for launching the Northlander this year with the same train sets.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

It really is the logical next project, and specially considering the tunnels west of Young were built future proofed to be extended that way. Also really hope when line 4 goes east they have the sense to have it go directly to STC.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Now that we know how line 6 operates it really should be a skinny red line just like the streetcar routes.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Other than not needing platforms and a lower height what benefits do low floor trams really have? I guess if transit agencies are insisting on building expensive deep tunnels instead of elevated or cut and cover the shorter tunnel clearances are ok? It’s like mistakes compounding into more mistakes.

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a group of people sitting in a theater with the words so hot right now written on the bottom

ALT: a group of people sitting in a theater with the words so hot right now written on the bottom

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I used to get Greenland and Iceland mixed up all the time till about grade 3. Thanks the quality Canadian education I received I don’t make that mistake anymore.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I’ll never understand how half of the US can’t see this as clearly as those of us in the rest of the world do. This is corruption at a level never before seen in the world.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I’ve been in the market for a new car for a while, but what I wanted didn’t exist in the current North American auto industry. The quality, price and options in Chinese EV cars can be a game changer. (Side note: really weird I’m less concerned with Chinese software than Tesla controlled stuff)

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Just wait till what’s happening in Minneapolis is fully appreciated by the Canadian public. Us, like the rest of the world know the US is not the safe place to visit it was before Trump used the US constitution for toilet paper. www.travelweek.ca/news/destina...

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Cross-border travel from Canada to U.S. down 31% by car, 19% by air

Canadian-resident return trips from overseas countries continued to trend up, by 10.4% year over year

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

There have been several service cuts to VIA rail over the years but two dates remain the most damaging to the network. Nov 15th, 1981 and Jan 15th, 1990. The 1990 cuts to service 36 years ago today reduced the VIA network by 55% and those keeping service often was a less frequent and reliable level

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

If the US is committed to ‘re-shoring’ US auto production from American companies, then every layoff announcement in Canada should se the tariff rate on Chinese EVs dropped 10 percentage points.

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The Globe and Mail

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

"Toronto doubled its number of speed cameras from 75 to 150 last year, a measure that studies show did change driving habits. By the end of 2025, the city saw its fewest fatalities and serious injuries since the beginning of the Vision Zero program."

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'Hogwash': Ford downplays speed camera effect as Toronto traffic fatalities hit record low in 2025

In 2025, Toronto’s streets were the safest in over a decade but not everyone is convinced that speed cameras were largely responsible

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Plus they prevent any changes to the far too narrow platforms and force the busiest train station in Canada to operate more like as airport than train station.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Sure and 55% of the London Underground is above ground. Names like Subway or Tubes or the El have more to do with local nicknames applied to the first heavy rail metro systems in that city than defining what grade they should be at.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

“reaching into the far corners of Etobicoke, and especially Scarborough, is just geographically daunting: trying to do it entirely with subways was never seriously discussed, because the cost-per-km is so high” Greater Van says hold my beer and builds light metro to…Langley 45km away from downtown.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

In no world does adding flexibility and lowering red tape to develop property reduce values. These are essential steps towards addressing fundamental housing shortages and building missing middle housing that’s affordable. But NIMBYs gonna NIMBY.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Wasn’t Ben Zobrist both and everyday playing and a super utility guy who moved all around the field?

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

It isn’t about fentanyl or else the pressure would be on Mexico It isn’t about drugs at all or else Hernández wouldn’t have been pardoned It isn’t about human rights or else they wouldn’t be chumming it up with MBS It isn’t about sham elections or they wouldn’t fawn over Putin It’s about the oil

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The Leafs are the only original 6 team without at least one player to score over 500 goals wearing their jersey. Will Matthews get run out of town before he gets there?

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Well at least we can stop worrying about becoming the 51st state…. But we can start worrying a whole bunch more about becoming the 52nd!

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

At what point does the international community draw the line? Are sanctions coming? Do international events like the World Cup or Olympics get boycotted? Other places that Trump has been sabre rattling about like Panama, Greenland and even Canada all feel a whole lot less safe today.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Instead of fixing supply and the problems that led to not building enough new housing we closed the tap on demand and capped international student counts. In doing so we forfeited economic gain and world influence because the brightest and the best are avoiding the US and need a new place to learn

Graph from NY times article posted October 2025.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

We need to build more quality transit, but to build the right stuff we need to listen to the right experts. First clue the expert you’re listening to isn’t the right one, so they use the term ‘LRT’ to generically describe all rail projects?

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Any movie with cameos by Nash The Slash and Joey Ramone is OK with me. Good choice!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.

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These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I struggle with understanding which independent media is reliable and which is someone with an agenda or their own conspiracy theories creating an outlet to share it.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I think reviving the Northlander service is a good thing, but I still feels to me that the focus on returning service to near its prior state ignored the bigger opportunity of daily rail service to downtown Sudbury via North Bay. Maybe we should start talking stage 2 now?

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I know a lot of London, ON folks are still upset we built BRT instead of LRT, but the outcome of the Finch LRT in Toronto should help us realize we dodged a bullet with that one. The anti-transit people were somewhat right, but for the wrong reasons.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Did you see the news about how the new Finch LRT was slower than a runner over 10km, well TO us finally giving streetcars proper signal prioritization so a full street car doesn’t wait for one left hand turning car. Did you know London’s new BRT does not have proper signal priority either?

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Kitchener station extremely busy! To reiterate: this train didn’t exist a month ago. Build it and they will ride!

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I know a lot of people that drive out of their way to buy cheap gas in First Nations communities. 1) Gas is cheaper there because they aren’t charging taxes 2) tax exemption is only supposed to apply to registered band members 3) knowingly buying tax free gas is illegal tax evasion

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Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

One last post *before* the Finch West LRT -- Toronto Line 6 opens tomorrow. This whole experience has been deeply frustrating. I want the line to work because even if I wouldn't have built it, we did and now we should get maximum benefit. The City could do a lot to fix things, will they?

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The Finch LRT and Our Mistakes.

A post to get it out of my system.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Under Ontario rules w-bikes than can travel faster than 32 kph unassisted and scooters than can travel. I’ve than 24 kph are not e-bikes or scooters. There sale and use undermines micro mobility implementations and acceptance.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

SUV/light truck facts 44% more likely to kill a pedestrian if hit 82% higher if it’s a child More likely to be in crash due to heavy weight and longer stopping distances More likely to roll due to higher centre of gravity More likely to front/rear-over someone as low speeds due to poor sight lines

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Reminder from Not Just Bikes on why we need to seriously improve regulations on SUV/Light Trucks not for environmental reasons, but for public safety. m.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...

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Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 30/11/2025

For the KW transit & history nerds — @swanboatsteve.bsky.social took some great photos in 1973 of the last of the Kitchener Public Utility Commission trolleybuses. Surprisingly many places are still recognizable

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Kitchener Trolleybus Gallery

Many readers of this site have been posting photos of the ION LRT construction in Kitchener-Waterloo over the past years. Normally, I stick to Toronto news, but as a gift back to readers in K-W, he…

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

In Ontario we seem to like building poor performing higher order transit. From the illogical use of low-floor trains, passing over more grade separations, and poor adoption of signal prioritization. The O-train, Ion, Finch, Eglinton crosstown and soon London BRT, all shadows of what could have been.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

VIA rail making a stop at Chatham on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. Love the look of Siemens Charger train sets.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Rough location of where the CASO used to run in Niagara Falls. Clifton Hill is better off without the freight trains, but yes keeping these rails for passenger services could have been amazing.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

CASO had tracks that went from the abandoned international rail bridge to right past the top of Clifton Hill. When the CASO was sold jointly to CP/CN in the 80s that section of rail along either many others got abandoned. If that was kept and GO trains went right to Clifton Hill - game changer!

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Every holiday needs a soundtrack. Here’s what i pulled together for the evening. spotify.link/MXUVYR2tVXb

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Spotify – Web Player

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Be careful, it could be a Trojan camel.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I’m amazed every year how many of my neighbours are stick on muds who turn off all their house lights and don’t give out Halloween candy.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

If the Jays win the WS that doesn’t prove that baseball doesn’t have a parity problem. Jays are 5th in MLB salary. 5 teams had 93 or more regular season wins this year 4/5 teams were top 5 in salary.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Eliminate auto renewal fees Eliminate tolls on 412/418 Lower gas taxes Build highway 413 Kill photo radar I think sometimes Doug Ford forgets it’s people that vote and not cars.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I get all the booing of former Astros players, but the way Mariners fans reacted to what could be a serious injury is pretty upsetting.

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SWO Transit @swotransit.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I get the booing of former Astros players, but come on, guy gets nailed by a pitch and Mariners fans cheer, tries to walk it off and they boo, comes out of the game injured and they cheer again. That’s classless Seattle fans.

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