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Toronto subway system: bigger than Boston; smaller than Seoul
Filed today under "the internet thinks of everything," this page comparing the subway systems of the world, all at the same relative scale. Our TTC outguns Vancouver by a bit and Brussels by a lot, but get absolutely creamed by San Francisco, Chicago, Seoul, London, New York, and Tokyo.
Still, a page update might be in order: our grid seems to be missing the Sheppard line. No worries, we tend to forget about it too.
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I also reminded him that if he is going to include LRT ROW's for other cities, we have some too!
http://www.amadeus.net/home/new/subwaymaps/en/
Some, such as Los Angeles, are "sparse", having a few lines covering long distances in a large area. Others, such as the Paris Metro, are "dense", having many lines covering short distances in a small area.
It would be wrong to assume that a sparse system is better than a dense system. It depends on factors like population density. One should also consider what commuter rail services are provided.
However, we've got two more lines in the works (not in planning, actually under construction right now) that will both be in operation by 2010 (both light rail), and several others in the planning stages, for which there is no money right now. But those could be running by 2020, including at least one more subway line.
Maybe our map won't be "sparse" by then.