Andrés Valencia

Cities & Transportation, thoughts on making our cities better for everyone. University of Toronto/UWaterloo 🇨🇴🇨🇦

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

Did Ontario sell a highway? or did it also give up a long-term planning tool?🛣️📝

My latest article explores Highway 407 as a case study in transport finance, regional planning, and valuing strategic public assets
#Infrastructure #UrbanPlanning #Transit
https://t.co/NVrVe6UyjK

[Rodney @_ChanFace]

Another factually wrong statement is that it's taxpayer $

Church St Pilot is funded by the BIA, section 37 funds (developer contributions), in-kind donations from community organization, private sponsorships, and grants. It’s on the website as well.

https://t.co/WFY6H8BouZ

[Stephen Trusheim @wow_tru]

tapping. the. sign. https://t.co/MGl9RkxydZ

[JR Urbane Network @JRUrbaneNetwork]

Which way North American man:

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

🆕🗒️ Across North America, we often want the image of urban transformation without accepting the changes it actually requires.

My latest piece focuses on this issue. Why do we keep trying to build cities halfway?

Take a look at the link below! 👇

https://t.co/0BUvaTmCVZ

[Sciohn Fhanne @sciohn_fhanne]

"World-class" isn't a label you shout. It's a standard you must prove.

Toronto isn't there, and it would take far more than we admit.

Here are mockups of TTC stations with platform screen doors, real maintenance standards, and finishes worthy of the 21st century's leading cities.

Before / After. 🧵

@Cappy_Nate @SpencerFernando @RM_Transit @jedwinmok @anotherglassbox @JoshMatlow

[Jedwin Mok @jedwinmok]

🚨A STREETCAR with a PRESERVED right of way is costing MORE per kilometre than the MOST COMPLEX railway projects in the WORLD. 🚨

We’re getting so little value for money in the English-speaking world that soon even the simplest of projects will be too expensive!

[Co-op Tory 🍁 @CoopTory]

Conservatives in 1867: We will do whatever it takes to build a railway from coast to coast, through muskegs and mountains to unify this country.

Conservatives in 2026: We will fight tooth and nail against building a railway on flat land that would connect ~50% of population.

[Reece Martin @RM_Transit]

Don't build things. Don't govern well. Accept the basic infrastructure of the 1940s in 2026.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

It’s interesting that Pierre Poilievre is against high-speed rail, given his party’s platform literally says, “we support rail infrastructure across Canada, including innovative high-speed passenger rail where warranted.”

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

I was surprised conservatives hadn’t yet made tried to derail ALTO🙄 THIS is exactly why Canada must improve how we build and deliver projects aligning with global best practices.

Read below on how Delivering results well & fast could futureproof ALTO👇

https://t.co/fgZ6jihBrw

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Pierre Poilievre on the Toronto–Quebec City High-Speed Rail Network: "Conservatives oppose the $90b Liberal-Alto train ... a future Conservative government will cancel this $90b boondoggle altogether."

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

I attended Alto’s Toronto open house and came away cautiously optimistic!🚄🏙️

In my latest article, I explore how to make this megaproject more resilient through pragmatic phasing, early value realization, and forming momentum that is harder to stop! 👇

https://t.co/fgZ6jihBrw

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

📑🏙️ First article is out! 🙌 Today, we're discussing Toronto's Finch West LRT opening, how we can learn from Waterloo's ION LRT success, and the bigger conversation of prioritizing speed in our generational transit investments!

Take a look below!🚈6️⃣

https://t.co/0DW9qgnyAQ

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

Hey Everyone! I’m super excited to share a new project I’m working on. Urban: PLUS ULTRA is a space for discussion on Transport, Infrastructure, and Urbanism on a roughly weekly basis. Take a quick read at the link below! 😄

https://t.co/YJxVogKkvN

[TTC Service Alerts @TTCnotices]

Line 6 Finch West: Delays westbound at Finch West station while we deal with an operational problem.

[Alex Glista 🇨🇦 @AlexanderGlista]

BREAKING: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton (Crosstown LRT) has achieved substantial completion and has been transferred to the TTC. The project is expected to open in the coming weeks.

Service levels are: opening day, trains every 4m45s; after 6 months 3m30s. https://t.co/1ucWPUQvva

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

Seems like there's some pretty interesting stuff in the 2051 Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

@vidjcb Por favor apreciaría mucho la aclaración Jhon, no se supone que ese contrato estaba frenado y que al fin no iba a haber buenas conexiones? Ojalá que no pero no es clara la info

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

An example for transit development throughout North America. While the details of how it came to happen are complicated, the message is the same, we can build great things in 2025!

[brayden petersen ⁂ @bmptrsn]

how it feels to go 100km/h in the Mount-Royal Tunnel on Montreal’s @REMgrandmtl fully automated line

20 stories underground

[Andrés Valencia @Andres_Col_01]

@JRUrbaneNetwork A bit random but, are those green buses new LWB electric fleet? I somehow don’t recognize the livery…