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EnviroTO said:
The cheaper solution that makes transit more efficient through Scarborough is to give the LRT railroad like priority at intersections. Similar to railroads they should then do the calculation to see if the risk at each intersection warrants a grade separation.
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so the C-train solution... makes sense...though politically good luck... :rolleyes:
 
Hypothetical scenario:

Let's say the Eglinton West subway in the 90s went ahead. Do you think the subway would have eventually been extended, first eastbound and then westbound? Or would they have kept the subway as it is, and built LRT on either side?
 
mjl08 said:
Hypothetical scenario:

Let's say the Eglinton West subway in the 90s went ahead. Do you think the subway would have eventually been extended, first eastbound and then westbound? Or would they have kept the subway as it is, and built LRT on either side?
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NO.... it would be another Line 4... forever a stub line due to political intrigue
 
EnviroTO said:
The cheaper solution that makes transit more efficient through Scarborough is to give the LRT railroad like priority at intersections. Similar to railroads they should then do the calculation to see if the risk at each intersection warrants a grade separation.
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Toronto's Drivers Services, I mean Transportation Services, refuses to give priority to the 300+ people possible onboard the light rail vehicles because the politicians and bureaucrats don't want to upset the automobile disciples in charge. The 3 or 4 automobiles carries 1.3 to 1.6 on average need to go first when they make their left turns.
 
cplchanb said:
NO.... it would be another Line 4... forever a stub line due to political intrigue
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Nah, it's much easier to extend a line than build a new one, so of course it would of had an extension. Line 4 almost had extensions done, even though there are like 20 more important transit priorities in Toronto. The only thing that would have made it a longer wait is the building of the Yonge/Eglinton interchange station, as that is obviously the most expensive part.
 
mjl08 said:
Hypothetical scenario:

Let's say the Eglinton West subway in the 90s went ahead. Do you think the subway would have eventually been extended, first eastbound and then westbound? Or would they have kept the subway as it is, and built LRT on either side?
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Chicken and the egg imo. People are right that it would’ve been another stubway, because it would have kicked the can down the road of needing rapid transit along all of Eg by addressing the most pressing need first (bus congestion) just like Sheppard.

In essence, we could not have built a crosstown subway all at once, so we chose to build the full alignment as a mode we could do at once. That stubway would’ve been “good enough” to stave off conversations of extensions however, so we’d end up with less transit by this point in time. I think we would not be discussing extending the Eg West subway with the same urgency we seem to address the probable capacity issues with the LRT given how Sheppard was/is “good enough” as well- the downside is that it means there wouldn’t be a crosstown line at all, hence why we chose to go all-in on a questionable mode.
 
Eglinton Station:

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Salvation Army building:
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Source: https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/...Eglinton_-_Mt_Pleasant_CLC_-_July_12_2023.pdf
 
eglinton1661 said:
The crosstown website has (finally) been relaunched. Now under Metrolinx's website:

www.metrolinx.com

Eglinton Crosstown LRT.What We're Building

Learn more about the stops and structures being built on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
www.metrolinx.com

Construction notices can be found under "Get Involved" -> "Community Notices"
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Love this bit they haven't bothered to revise on the page:

Kennedy Station​

The station will include connections to:
  • the GO Transit Stouffville Line,
  • the TTC Scarborough RT,
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cplchanb said:
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Looks like at least theyre taking the station box construction more seriously as a priority. 24/7 work.
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Love how they keep change the approximate date/duration every presentation to the current season lol

Whats the point of having timelines when they just keep changing to the next season every new presentation
 
fanoftoronto said:
Take this with a grain of salt. Email response from Metrolinx:
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I think this qualifies as "technically true". From what we know, the TSP isn't constant, but rather only activates whenever a train is behind schedule - similar to Viva. Regardless, the LRVs do still technically "have signal priority".
 
ARG1 said:
I think this qualifies as "technically true". From what we know, the TSP isn't constant, but rather only activates whenever a train is behind schedule - similar to Viva. Regardless, the LRVs do still technically "have signal priority".
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They may "extend" their green light until they clear the intersection. But will they have to wait for the three left turning SUVs that only carries the driver in each if the LRV is caught at a red light?
 
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