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It could go further to Viscount to scoop up Peel park and ride passengers.

 

[barit]

The Celestica building used to be IBM - so I guess that makes sense as to the grand scale of the interchange -
But was there ever any plan to divert Leslie Street through that underpass (ie the Leslie Street Extension connecting to Bayview?)

No, it was supposed to plow right through the ravine.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Questions: If Hudak wins

1) Will the Golden Mile portion be buried?
2) Will stops be eliminated after this is buried?


Thanks,

 

[salsa]

I would love to bury his head.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

I would love to bury his head.

lol. But seriously. It will double the cost of the eastern portion.

 

[Adjei]

Questions: If Hudak wins

1) Will the Golden Mile portion be buried?
2) Will stops be eliminated after this is buried?


Thanks,

He will sell Ontario and bury the rest of the line.

 

[salsa]

Questions: If Hudak wins

1) Will the Golden Mile portion be buried?
2) Will stops be eliminated after this is buried?

lol. But seriously. It will double the cost of the eastern portion.

1) He would like to do that, although he says he won't cancel any contracts if they happen to be finalized by the time he becomes premier
2) Absolutely. Remember the Ford Plan? As for the extra costs, well hahaha there's efficiencies, gravy train, unions, sell off all public assets!!

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

1) He would like to do that, although he says he won't cancel any contracts if they happen to be finalized by the time he becomes premier
2) Absolutely. Remember the Ford Plan? As for the extra costs, well hahaha there's efficiencies, gravy train, unions, sell off all public assets!!

I actually like this. No scarborough subway and no transfer. Probably costs a lot less too.

 

[salsa]

Assuming you mean it costs less than the scarborough subway then yes, although running LRTs almost entirely underground is absurdly stupid and unheard of. Also the SRT would not have been extended to Sheppard. I think it's good that this plan was killed.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Assuming you mean it costs less than the scarborough subway then yes, although running LRTs almost entirely underground is absurdly stupid and unheard of. Also the SRT would not have been extended to Sheppard. I think it's good that this plan was killed.

Oh no. I would assume the LRT go street level past Don Mills and then just use the SRT corridor. No transfer at all.

I think if they would have extended the SRT to sheppard. Or they were planning to.

 

[innsertnamehere]

That wouldn't work, ridership would be well over the capacity of the surface portion. you need grade separation for interlining.

 

[salsa]

Oh no. I would assume the LRT go street level past Don Mills and then just use the SRT corridor. No transfer at all.

Nope. The LRT would have been buried entirely under eglinton. Elevating it wasn't even considered.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Nope. The LRT would have been buried entirely under eglinton. Elevating it wasn't even considered.

That wouldn't work, ridership would be well over the capacity of the surface portion. you need grade separation for interlining.

Then I agree with you guys, because I would only support that if it was above ground. The density is not there in Scarborough for anything else.

 

[reaperexpress]

Assuming you mean it costs less than the scarborough subway then yes, although running LRTs almost entirely underground is absurdly stupid and unheard of. Also the SRT would not have been extended to Sheppard. I think it's good that this plan was killed.

Tunneling is not the only form of grade separation, and if we're talking about alternatives I don't think it's fair to dismiss elevation.

And grade separation is not the only way to avoid delays at intersections. Between Don Mills and Victoria Park, a median line would be perfectly adequate given the intersection spacing and pre-existing grade separation at Wyndford.

The plan was to extend the SRT to Sheppard and they had every intention of doing so, to have a rail connection between the two LRT lines (Sheppard and Eglinton-Scarborough), which could be useful for equipment moves.