[sixrings]

I wish Eglinton West would start construction soon.

So do I. My wife drives to work at the airport daily and she would gladly ride a LRT instead

 

[Eug]

I'm curious, what is it they are doing on Eglinton East in the at-grade portion of the line?

They removed the concrete median separating the eastbound lanes from the westbound lanes for a long stretch of Eglinton east. However, now they are filling in the hole left behind with asphalt. Or at least partially filling it in, leaving it looks like about an inch or two between the top of that new asphalt to the road surface.

I am just curious what this is for, and what the plan is going forward. Are they going to level all this out to road surface level, to allow for changing the lane configuration, for example to temporarily run a lane over where the median used to be?

Voltz's post of a video from Metrolinx touches upon this:

 

[Voltz]

I'm curious, what is it they are doing on Eglinton East in the at-grade portion of the line?

They removed the concrete median separating the eastbound lanes from the westbound lanes for a long stretch of Eglinton east. However, now they are filling in the hole left behind with asphalt. Or at least partially filling it in, leaving it looks like about an inch or two between the top of that new asphalt to the road surface.

I am just curious what this is for, and what the plan is going forward. Are they going to level all this out to road surface level, to allow for changing the lane configuration, for example to temporarily run a lane over where the median used to be?

I don't remember where I saw this posted, but Metrolinx said said somewhere that they would first be widening the street on one side, and then the other, which would require shifting traffic away from the side where work is taking place.

 

[Kitsune]

Wouldn't that completely mess up the traffic on the N-S arterials?

IMO, the Eastern leg design is good enough. The average stop spacing will be similar to BD subway, and the speed will be close to that or only slightly lower.

In the West, they should explore the options of fully grade-separating intersections where such separation can be done relatively cheap.

It doesnt kill them in Calgary - plenty of at grade crossings in the system. The whole thing becomes a mess when the lines merge downtown and are controlled by Traffic lights.

 

[Eug]

I don't remember where I saw this posted, but Metrolinx said said somewhere that they would first be widening the street on one side, and then the other, which would require shifting traffic away from the side where work is taking place.

Yes, since my previous post, the centre portion where the median was is now exactly level with the rest of the road. As suspected, they filled in the prior remaining 1-3" depth with a second layer of asphalt. So now they will be able to shift lanes at will. So it's not about moving utilities then? Or perhaps it's a bit of both.

However, they haven't done anything with the bridge yet. Still had the median last I looked last week.

 

[Edward Skira]

 

[Sagaris88]

I made a comprehensive fantasy map of all the Eglinton LRT projects. I know you are wondering why there is no LRT connection to the airport, but in my regionwide plan, I would have Line 2 be extended up the 427 to Renforth and into the Pearson instead of the LRT.

 

[Edward Skira]

Disruption here we come.

 

[Avenue]

Wouldn't that completely mess up the traffic on the N-S arterials?

IMO, the Eastern leg design is good enough. The average stop spacing will be similar to BD subway, and the speed will be close to that or only slightly lower.

In the West, they should explore the options of fully grade-separating intersections where such separation can be done relatively cheap.

The average stop spacing is nowhere near Bloor Danforth Subway in the Eastern Leg. It's far more frequent in an area that doesn't nearly warrant it with low density and commercial activity.

I think the failure to resisting the pressure to add some of those stops and not burying the overall line itself was a critical mistake that'll haunt such projects for decades to come.

 

[Elite People]

Let's make Maglevs instead of LRTs.

 

[Johnny Au]

Let's make Maglevs instead of LRTs.

Let's make Transpod Hyperloops instead of Maglevs.

 

[Rainforest]

The average stop spacing is nowhere near Bloor Danforth Subway in the Eastern Leg. It's far more frequent in an area that doesn't nearly warrant it with low density and commercial activity.

I think the failure to resisting the pressure to add some of those stops and not burying the overall line itself was a critical mistake that'll haunt such projects for decades to come.

I should have said "similar to the central section of BD subway".

Eglinton East (Yonge to Kennedy, http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project): 11.5 km / 15 stops, average distance 767 m.

BD subway, Yonge to Victoria Park: 8.5 km / 11 stops, average distance 773 m.

However, BD subway gets a big boost when the last two stops are included, they add about 5 km to the mileage and the average distance increases to 1,038 m.

 

[Avenue]

I should have said "similar to the central section of BD subway".

Eglinton East (Yonge to Kennedy, http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project): 11.5 km / 15 stops, average distance 767 m.

BD subway, Yonge to Victoria Park: 8.5 km / 11 stops, average distance 773 m.

However, BD subway gets a big boost when the last two stops are included, they add about 5 km to the mileage and the average distance increases to 1,038 m.

Obviously you need to include the last two stops as that's the area where the LRT's stop spacing becomes extra-frequent.

 

[Elite People]

Let's make Transpod Hyperloops instead of Maglevs.

That's not my point. Maglevs are more futuristic than LRTS.

 

[Rainforest]

Obviously you need to include the last two stops as that's the area where the LRT's stop spacing becomes extra-frequent.

OK for the bragging rights, perhaps "obviously need to".

But in practice for the rider's experience, I don't believe removing 2 or 3 less used stops on Eglinton East would make a noticeable improvement. Perhaps that would slice 3 to 5 min off a typical trip (and then, only for those who actually travel through that section; no diff at all for someone who boards at Science Centre and goes towards Yonge).