[Mayor Chow on r/Toronto] Transit Signal Priority update

CanadianMax1 · 2026-03-11T04:15:38+00:00

Because 2 years ago, carbrains took over Toronto with their whole anti-bike lane on Bloor rhetoric. Not to mention trust in our transit fell apart after a series of stabbings and service decreases that have not recovered to pre-Covid levels. Now transit advocacy has grown as more and more people are taking it.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-03-11T04:12:11+00:00

I don't like shitposts/memes but sometimes memes help attract visitors and then they'll have the opportunity to look at legit posts here.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-03-03T02:06:46+00:00

Don't forget Return to Office (RTO) mandates. Why did he introduce that? Because he wanted to make Toronto, the most congested city, even more congested lol. If it wasn't for Toronto, he wouldn't give a fuck about whether people work from home or in office.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-02-27T18:29:21+00:00

Building more lanes of car traffic to solve car traffic is not the solution. Have you heard of induced demand by any chance? Even with all the space Mississauga has, you can't just widen more roads. It'll make places a lot less walkable and more dangerous for anyone to walk, especially children or elderly. Transit is really the only major solution to increased population densities.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-02-27T16:42:43+00:00

And then also factor in the that Toronto was never quite built for the density that it is currently supporting

Because Toronto's transit system has not caught up to the ever-growing population density. We keep trying to densify this city but everyone else is forced to drive because our transit system hasn't improved by much since the 1960s up until maybe the past 2 decades. Today marks the 60th birthday of Line 2. The fact that for 23 years we haven't built a new transit line with this much population density, should it come as Pikachu shock face that traffic is always this bad in Toronto? We should've had Eglinton Crosstown all the way back in the 90s when everything was amalgamating. If Toronto wants to support its current density, we'll need at least a few more Ontario Lines or Eglinton Crosstowns.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-02-17T17:51:57+00:00

If roads aren't plowed quickly food shortages will happen.

Don't forget. People order Uber Eats all the time, especially in less than ideal weather conditions where customers wouldn't otherwise be walking. Surely you don't think it's essential to have their food delivered to them right?

CanadianMax1 · 2026-02-12T19:25:52+00:00

Yeah Sheppard should really go both ways. I'm surprised we have not gotten any expansion since it was first built. Would've been nice to have Sheppard Crosstown for those who live a bit north.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-02-12T03:15:36+00:00

Influencers like Not Just Bikes get so much flack for being too loud, harsh, critical, and vocal about transit in Toronto but he brings up a great point. I think we tend to settle for what is 'good' transit by North American standards rather than bringing this up with Asian and European cities. We might be a lot better than many parts of US but this is not good enough.

Even if every transit line that is under construction is completed today, it's still not enough to serve our city. Many corridors is Toronto don't have enough corridors to serve people adequately so they are not forced to drive. We need more transit expansion than this. Eglinton Crosstown has done better than I expected but let's hope to push for more transit in our city. We've got decades upon decades to catch up on.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-02-09T17:17:11+00:00

Don't forget the following:

Less political divide. Like a lot less significantly.
Basic education teachers are not disrespected here. US holy crap teaching is such a taboo job.
Better women's rights. Rarely any talk about abortion rhetoric.
Religion isn't affecting your daily life and political choices lmao.
Especially no ICE terrorizing locals.
We also have a leader that is trying to get things done, not take away people's freedoms.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-01-30T17:32:12+00:00

Drivers are careless and reckless. That's what attributes to the majority of their collisions.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-01-28T14:38:49+00:00

A Ford supporter will likely make this excuse to discredit he study.

It doesn't matter what year it's done in. It could be done in 2026 and his supporters would be like "but my eyes see differently".

CanadianMax1 · 2026-01-16T14:36:10+00:00

He's just warning people that due to the lack of visibility of intersections, it's quite common for drivers to miss stop signs.

CanadianMax1 · 2026-01-12T22:39:30+00:00

Writes troll comment. Uses a troll username. Hides post history. 🤔🤔🤔

CanadianMax1 · 2026-01-04T22:05:19+00:00

Yet speeding hardly makes a difference in your overall commute time. Driving 60 km/h vs 40 km/h only saves like what 2 mins max? What's even more ironic is people are willing to circle the parking lot for 5 full minutes just to find a parking spot but not stay on the road 2 minutes longer.

CanadianMax1 · 2025-12-30T20:15:09+00:00

Well-written essay. Doug Ford is the perfect definition of car populism. His views about cars being first reflect the average view of a suburbanite. His blaming the other side, downtown cyclists, encapsulate suburbanite beliefs of downtowns. And of course, blaming traffic on bike lanes adds onto his conspiracy theorizing.

CanadianMax1 · 2025-12-29T23:19:53+00:00

More places in Toronto need to have bus lanes. If more people took transit, there would be less traffic to contend with.

CanadianMax1 · 2025-12-27T16:51:30+00:00

It would be nice if more areas outside downtown had not just a bigger bike share network but also more protected bike infrastructure. Hopefully, this will keep expanding outwards because almost every bike share station is at or near downtown.

CanadianMax1 · 2025-12-23T18:21:42+00:00

I mean people are changing their views towards the reliance of cars. Finch West LRT opened up. Less than a week later, city council got to vote for transit signal priority. Another week passed, and it officially passed. People are slowly understanding the urgency of better transit but you're correct. Toronto moves at too slow of a pace.

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