My Public Transit Heaven

I really like taking public transit. I own a book called "Transit Maps of the World" and everytime I see a new headline about the long proposed subway extension to York University I get excited. I also feel cool riding the trams... or streetcars... or whatever you like to call them. The new art installation at Museum station makes me happy. Today I was discussing my passion for turning all our urban centres into public transit heavens. Efficient subway service for all, proper streetcar lines above ground for the inbetweens. Interesting murals at every station too. And everyone would want to ride them because they would be much faster at getting you where you want to go than cars. Not to mention ecologically and environmentally friendly. Just the thought of Toronto as a happily efficient public transit city makes me smile. And we're getting there, slowly. The new Transit City LRT project has been approved for funding and there's a current bid for light rail trains to replace the old streetcars. On top of that, discussion about the proposed Downtown Relief Line has resurfaced. Although debates about the gains versus the costs of these projects are ongoing, the fact that efficient and more environmentally friendly transit is in the works - is even being proposed - is just simply exciting to me.