In Toronto, transit ridership in 1952-62 fell 38%, about the same as in Chicago and Washington. @EnglishRail #TransitCon

But in 1962 it bottomed, and then kept rising even per capita, whereas in the US per capita ridership fell into the 1970s. #TransitCon

When Toronto began regional governance, suburbanites demanded more bus service rather than cuts to urban transit as in the US. #TransitCon

Oh, here are the actual slides. #TransitCon https://twitter.com/bensh__/status/1355989165171748865

Causes:
1. No racist hate for the inner city.
2. Transit could cross city limits.
3. Cars-and-trains leaders vs. US cars-only. #TransitCon

So Toronto extended bus service to the edge of the then-built-up area, without US-style 20-year delays. #TransitCon

Toronto has something called transit-supportive density, in which they design slightly denser, more bus-accessible SFR suburbia. #TransitCon

The importance of embedding rapid transit into a system of frequent buses: #TransitCon

Now on to Brampton's transit growth due to big increases in service; ridership is outstripping service increases. #TransitCon

Brampton keeps increasing service and has a grid with one-mile arterial spacing. #TransitCon

Toronto has very wide auto-oriented arterials (so does Mississauga, I'll add <3 @ktkish), but there are sidewalks. #TransitCon

Moreover, Canadian suburban cul-de-sacs have through-paths for pedestrians, unlike in the US. #TransitCon