PROBLEMS — Mobility

Tier-1/2 problems in this domain have their own files: B1★ Transit service, congestion & the mobility system.

Two rows, both explicitly framed by the register as instruments of the transit spine row rather than standalone lived problems: regional fare/service integration plus curb and parking policy, and the automated-vehicle policy gate Waymo is now approaching (the regulatory twin of the driving-work problem in the economy domain).

B5 / B4 · Regional integration & parking

The problem. Fare and service integration across the GTA boundary (provincially led, through Metrolinx) and curb/parking policy (municipally led) — both instruments of the transit spine row's outcomes more than standalone lived problems in their own right. Full receipts: register entry B5/B4.

What we're asking. Is full fare integration between TTC and GO actually worth the transition cost, and who's blocking it if the ridership and revenue case is already positive?

B5 — Regional integration. - What is the current fare integration between TTC and GO Transit — separate fares, payment systems, transfer policies — and what is the revenue and ridership impact of full One Fare integration? (transit_foundations TF-Q72) - What would be the revenue, ridership, and fare impact of full One Fare integration, and what is the transition path? (transit_foundations TF-Q80) - What are the barriers to deploying a unified fare payment and real-time information technology system across TTC, GO, and 905 agencies? (transit_foundations TF-Q83) - What is the optimal institutional structure for regional transit governance and operations — merged agency, federal coordinating body, service agreements — and how would it compare to peer regions? (transit_foundations TF-Q90)

B4 — Parking and curb policy. - What is the current allocation of curb space in Toronto's core and inner neighbourhoods — transit, vehicle parking, loading, outdoor seating, cycling — and what is the optimal allocation based on demand and equity? (transit_foundations TF-Q104) - What is the relationship between on-street parking prices and congestion, and what is the potential for dynamic parking pricing to manage congestion and fund transit? (transit_foundations TF-Q99) - What is the equity impact of curb allocation decisions — prioritizing commercial loading versus affordable on-street parking for residents, or transit priority versus parking? (transit_foundations TF-Q111) - Since the register treats B4/B5 as instruments of B1's outcomes rather than standalone problems, is there any receipt showing which specific curb or fare-integration decision would move B1's own headline numbers (ridership, congestion cost) the most?

The shelf. regional-transportation-integration (full set, B5) · parking-policy-management (full set, B4).

Unexplored. No explicit gaps line named in the register — these rows are explicitly framed as instruments, not standalone problems, so the real open question is whether the B4/B5 → B1 causal chain has ever been traced explicitly rather than assumed.

G1 · Automated-vehicle policy

The problem. Ontario's AV pilot (O.Reg 306/15, running through 2027) is the regulatory gate Waymo is now approaching. PR-X16 Automation of driving work in the economy domain carries the livelihood problem this same decision creates; this row carries the regulatory decision itself — same underlying receipt. Full receipts: register entry G1.

What we're asking. As Waymo's application to Ontario's AV pilot program actually lands, does the province's 2027 pilot deadline give Toronto any real say in the terms, or is this entirely a provincial decision the city can only react to? - The conversion-kit reality check, from the regulatory side — where is autonomous-driving tech honestly at, and are the safety/liability/insurance/regulatory realities (provincial and federal, not municipal) a real engineering path or a dangerous shortcut? (torontoos T50, shared with X16) - Democratize without cutting corners — how do we make driverless tech free or low-cost for all without trading safety for accessibility, and how do we prove that trade wasn't made? (torontoos T51, shared with X16) - The congestion-and-labour tradeoff, honestly scoped for Toronto — what is the actual regulatory-readiness timeline here, specifically? (transit_foundations TF-Q124, shared with X16) - What is Toronto's own right-of-way and vehicle-for-hire licensing leverage under O.Reg 306/15 — does the city have any binding say, or is its role limited to comment? - With the pilot program running only through 2027, what happens if Waymo's application is still pending or mid-deployment when the pilot's regulatory window closes — is there a renewal process, or does deployment default to paused?

The shelf. automated-vehicles-av-policy (backgrounder only — same slug shared with X16).

Unexplored. No separate gaps line in the register (shares X16's Waymo-application-status gap). This row is explicitly the policy-lever twin of X16's livelihood problem — see PR-X16 in the economy domain for the workforce-impact side of the same underlying receipt.

Across this domain — steal from the world, collect everything, find the best minds

• Who solved these two seams — the German-speaking world's Verkehrsverbund fare-and-service federations and the Netherlands' single national fare card for regional integration; Shoup-style demand-priced parking as San Francisco actually ran it; the US cities that lived through the first robotaxi deployments and wrote down what a city should have negotiated first — what EXACTLY does each teach, and which piece does Toronto steal before the province decides for it?
• Collect ALL existing recommendations on fare integration, parking policy, and AV readiness already made for this region — Metrolinx's own studies included — what was recommended, costed, and left unimplemented, and why?
• Who are the best minds and organizations on regional transit governance and automated-vehicle policy anywhere — and whose playbook should Toronto have read before the 2027 AV pilot renewal window opens?

Source tags like (homes HM12) mark questions carried from the project's own question banks (QUESTION_HARVEST.csv); untagged questions were raised in the 2026-08-11 rewrite.