Passing this is gonna be a pain
Posted: February 22, 2012 Filed under: Archives | Tags: LRV, new streetcars, public transit, streetcars, toronto streetcars, Travel, TTC 6 Comments »As a rail-fan, I’m looking forward to the new Toronto Streetcars that will begin their service in 2013. As a driver, I am dreading the day – and I know it will happen sooner, rather than later – when I have to pass one of those things on the road.
As you can see from the graphic below, which I’m told is to scale, the new streetcars are almost twice as long as the smaller CLRVs that are currently in use, and a third longer than the ALRVs. On streets like St. Clair and Spadina, this won’t be a problem because thankfully the streetcars have their own right-of-way to travel in, but on streets like Queen, King and Dundas, it’s going to be a free-for-all. Read the rest of this entry »
