[TheTigerMaster]

Wow. Eglinton will only have 5 routes, with 2 of them being duplicate services of the Yonge and Eglinton lines. The days or Eglinton bus madness are over.

Mt Dennis will become the "new" Eglinton Station, with 10 bus routes connecting.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

The 54 bus terminating at Don Mills station is a surprise. I would have thought it would go to Laird where the trains short-turn.

It also means that the people between Leslie and Don Mills on Lawrence who today are used to 5 minute service, will be getting none at all.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line

This report is available at this link.

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Proposed routes. Meaning, subject to change.

Also, with extensions to Line 5, the routes to both west and east terminating stations would change. Also, any new rapid transit routes would also make changes whenever they show up.

I still can't believe this thing is being built. I'm too excited.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I still can't believe this thing is being built. I'm too excited.

In fact, I may very well faint when the first Eglinton train rolls in.

 

[nfitz]

The 54 bus terminating at Don Mills station is a surprise.

Scratched my head for a minute there - you mean Science Centre station. I thought we'd seen that in the consultation previously. As far as I know there's a bus terminal at Science Centre station but not at Laird station.

I would have thought it would go to Laird where the trains short-turn.

Has that been confirmed - I thought that was just a fan theory.

It also means that the people between Leslie and Don Mills on Lawrence who today are used to 5 minute service, will be getting none at all.

I don't believe there's any plans to change service on the 162 Lawrence-Donway that runs on Lawrence between Leslie and Donway.

 

[44 North]

In fact, I may very well faint when the first Eglinton train rolls in.

haha. Maybe put a placard around your neck beforehand, telling people your fainting is due to joy and to refrain from pressing the emergency alarm.

 

[ShonTron]

The 54 bus terminating at Don Mills station is a surprise. I would have thought it would go to Laird where the trains short-turn.

It also means that the people between Leslie and Don Mills on Lawrence who today are used to 5 minute service, will be getting none at all.

The short-turning of half the trains at Laird - not Don Mills - will soon be regretted. All for a few dozen people that wanted a stop at Leslie Street.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Well the 162 route is going to have to become a lot more frequent.

Luckily we won't be suffering from a shortage of buses post-Crosstown.

Checking the route, how frequent can service be through the Bridle Path?

 

[nfitz]

Well the 162 route is going to have to become a lot more frequent.

Why? 2 of the stops will be a 1-stop walk to Leslie or Don Mills, where quick ride to Eglinton line. The 3rd is relatively low density - the service should suffice.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Why? 2 of the stops will be a 1-stop walk to Leslie or Don Mills, where quick ride to Eglinton line. The 3rd is relatively low density - the service should suffice.

We are talking about 30 minute frequencies. If I was a local resident I would not be happy with this change.

At least doubling the number of buses to 4 would do wonders for frequency.

 

[Steve X]

Wow. Eglinton will only have 5 routes, with 2 of them being duplicate services of the Yonge and Eglinton lines. The days or Eglinton bus madness are over.

4. The 97 Yonge doesn't enter the bus terminal. Technically the 34 Eglinton doesn't have to either.

The 54 bus terminating at Don Mills station is a surprise. I would have thought it would go to Laird where the trains short-turn.

It also means that the people between Leslie and Don Mills on Lawrence who today are used to 5 minute service, will be getting none at all.

Not surprise. It's been planned like that and appeared on the SmartTrack proposed route changes. Science Centre Station is getting a major bus terminal and no bus terminal is getting built at Leslie/Eglinton.

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We are talking about 30 minute frequencies. If I was a local resident I would not be happy with this change.

At least doubling the number of buses to 4 would do wonders for frequency.

The 162 probably won't see any better service. Maybe a new 51 Leslie branch heading east to Don Mills/Lawrence. The 56 Leaside bus is busier than the 51 so there will be branches of the 51. The 54 doesn't pick up a lot of riders on Leslie and very limited before Don Mills.

 

[Dan416]

Still can't get over the stupidity of an Eglinton station on the Eglinton line. Talk about the redundant department of redundancies.

 

[salsa]

The short-turning of half the trains at Laird - not Don Mills - will soon be regretted. All for a few dozen people that wanted a stop at Leslie Street.

Metrolinx was too busy telling everyone that the surface alignment was unfeasible and had to be tunnelled instead, which they later flipped-floped and said otherwise. They only have themselves to blame for screwing this up.

 

[salsa]

Changes to TTC Bus Routes in Eglinton Corridor for Line 5 Rapid Transit Line

This report is available at this link.

View attachment 67420

Proposed routes. Meaning, subject to change.

Also, with extensions to Line 5, the routes to both west and east terminating stations would change. Also, any new rapid transit routes would also make changes whenever they show up.

I would have liked if the TTC merged the two halves of the Avenue Rd and Mt Pleasant routes, instead of having two separate bus routes for the same street.

 

[Steve X]

I would have liked if the TTC merged the two halves of the Avenue Rd and Mt Pleasant routes, instead of having two separate bus routes for the same street.

The original EA said that the 5 (future 13) and 61 would be merged but I guess that won't happen after all. The 61 does have a higher demand than the 5.