[hw621]

Also, in what is probably a surprise to no-one, they spend almost as much on consultants as the stations themselves :|

That's why no one wants such projects to end, continuous flow of gravy trains...

 

[smallspy]

My question is....why open it at the busiest time of the year in September? Why not open it a little bit earlier instead and work out some of the revenue service issues as they arise in the summer.

If that was the opening date, then that would give them 5 full months of simulated service.

By that point, they will have well worked out whatever issues may have still existed.

Dan

 

[ssiguy2]

IF {and it's a big IF}, Eglinton opens Sept 1st will Finch do the same?

 

[matrix]

IF {and it's a big IF}, Eglinton opens Sept 1st will Finch do the same?

For some reason I doubt it

 

[11th]

What was confrontational about that? You offered an opinion, I offered a counter opinion. If we wanted to extract money out of CF in the name of accurate wayfinding, it's fair do's to question why we don't do that for all other names that refer to institutions.


How does this materially change the equation? If you have an objection to 'free advertising' this surely fits the bill, new name or no.



Semantics. If you called the station Fairview instead of Fairview Mall, you'll get the same result.


Don Mills, being right under Fairview Mall, is also not incidental to it.

I did say "sound". That was how I felt when reading your post, but if you weren't, then it's all good.

As for the rest, let's just agree to disagree.

 

[drum118]

IF {and it's a big IF}, Eglinton opens Sept 1st will Finch do the same?

You need time to setup the second ribbon cutting staff to keep riders inform where to go, have that first official political ride, which bus routes maybe change that day, crowd control and so on. It could be a week between openings to the next board change, but it will be fall opening.

 

[bearcat]

Does anyone have a link to the latest proposal for the bus route changes along Eglinton?

 

[Aplus23]

Opening the line in September vs July or August is dumb, you would want to see the performance before the school & work season commences,

 

[Steve X]

Opening the line in September vs July or August is dumb, you would want to see the performance before the school & work season commences,

It’s actually smart. It’s better to adjust the bus network in September than during the quieter summer. Usually that’s when all the changes take place anyways.

 

[nfitz]

If that was the opening date, then that would give them 5 full months of simulated service.

I wonder if we'll see mid-life rebuilds before service starts.

 

[TOtramz]

If that was the opening date, then that would give them 5 full months of simulated service.

By that point, they will have well worked out whatever issues may have still existed.

Dan

Does this info and opening date conflict with what your sources have been saying this whole time?

 

[Mihairokov]

If that was the opening date, then that would give them 5 full months of simulated service.

By that point, they will have well worked out whatever issues may have still existed.

Dan

Anecdotally, I saw trains going in both directions east of Don Mills yesterday afternoon. Seems like small progress.