The project was also highlighted by Interreg Europe as a best-practice project for other jurisdictions to follow. What else can Toronto learn from Amsterdam? Read my blog post here:
www.nicholasphilipson.com/blog/for-tor...

The IJtram opened BEFORE most of the buildings were completed on the island, building in transit ridership from day one. Trams even operated through construction sites! Read more: nicholasphilipson.com/blog/for-tor...

Twenty years ago, Amsterdam constructed IJburg, a land reclamation development built from the ground up centred around a new tram line. Toronto is currently building a similar project, centred around a tram line... except it won't be the same. Read more: nicholasphilipson.com/blog/for-tor...

There is a station called "Montreal Police"

No

Definitely. If "Canada" doesn't include Toronto or Montreal... then we are a pretty boring nation. I played shinny hockey at the outdoor park rink in the winters - is that not stereotypically canadian?

Learned that as a crown corporation, VIA Rail was granted heraldic arms by the Governor General/The Monarch

Motto: The way across the country

Cool!

Change is happening. Electrification must be next. That was a promise Metrolinx made to my parents and the people of Davenport when they laid out the plans for increased service. It’s also a promise that gov’t will actually take this crisis seriously. Do not let value engineering take this away

From my trip last summer

Doug Ford should probably read the Lorax

Good to have you here

My favourite residential building in the Plateau is not a beautiful walkup, but this modern building that was extremely controversial when built. Marie-Anne/Coloniale

In the small time frame I have been doing research using spatial data, generally I have found it easier to get data in Montréal/Quebec than for Toronto. More report publications are also easily accessible. I wonder if there are other provincial differences.