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    Toronto Toronto | Queens Quay & Water's Edge Revitalization | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    Could you please provide a link to the agreements you mention? Thanks very much.
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Perhaps they could re-name Donlands station as St. David's Anglican church is right across the street from the entrance. Just kidding of course and yes, I know we've wandered waaaaaay off topic so I'll stop - promise.
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    It would have made the Welsh happy! St. David is the patron saint of Wales. (St. George: England; St. Andrew: Scotland; St. Patrick: Ireland)
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    Toronto Toronto | Spadina Subway Extension Emergency Exits | ?m | 1s | TTC | IBI Group

    Thanks as always for your info. Dan. I've always wondered about about the dead-ends on middle storage tracks. So how does that allow for high speed as opposed to just a wye connection? Also, I believe the dead-end is only on the north end of the Finch West triple track section - the south is...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    I think you're right Tiger; ahhh that Dom Perignon '55 will taste good or mayhaps some Bollinger.
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    For TBM's Dennis and Lea (coming from the west) the extraction shaft will be at the old bus station area on Eglinton between Yonge and Duplex. For TBM's Don and Humber (coming from the east) the extraction shaft will be east of Yonge on Eglinton (between Yonge and Holly St.) The east and west...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Let's not forget that this is just a preliminary report re: bus routes. It says itself that it will be finalized starting in 2019. I too think they should merge the Avenue Road and Mount Pleasant routes but I guess they don't want to make the good burgers of North Toronto have to transfer...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    The latest plan I've heard at Crosstown open houses is that the Leaside 56 and Leslie 51 will be combined to run from Donlands station up to Steeles. The Flemingdon Park 100 and the Lawrence East 54 will terminate at Science Centre station and there WILL BE an Eglinton 34 (no longer Eglinton...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Just curious: How do you know there will be such a motion and who will move it? What do you think the odds are of it being carried?
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    That of course would have been the logical thing to do, and probably would have been acceptable by almost everyone. When the first EA meetings were held (2010 or 2011?- I can't remember) a few of us asked about a south-side alignment. Metrolinx repeatedly told us that there was plenty of time...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    It was originally to be above grade, then (I believe in late 2012) Metrolinx proposed tunnelling from Don Mills (under the Don River) so that it could be grade separated all the way from Mount Dennis to Don Mills which is a major hub. If they were to keep the Leslie stop it would now have to a...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Oh come on. Very few people use public transit to access a park like Sunnybrook. The locals walk there, cyclists cycle there and people going to special events at the stables or sports fields generally drive there. The Leslie stop was kept because a very small but loud group of YIMBY's from...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Wait, it gets worse. Mr. Sub at Laird and Eglinton is closing today! I'll be going for a final assorted soon. I was there for the first day in '81, and I'll drop in on the last day, today. I must have eaten 1000 subs there over the years. Between Mr. Sub and McDonald's at Bayview a lot of...
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    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Looks like the mega-contract for the Crosstown has been awarded to the Crosslinx Transit Solutions Consortium. This consortium is made up of some of the companies involved in the east tunnel contract (Brentcliffe portal to Yonge Street)...
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    Transit Fantasy Maps

    I'm sure it's very tedious and time-consuming but we thank you for doing it! I'm sure that you remembered (unlike the TTC) to remove the Weston/Black Creek stop and to add Bayview to the Eglinton line on the map. Looking forward to seeing your finished product.
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    Transit Fantasy Maps

    No problem. Have you posted the updated full version of the map yet? Thanks again.
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    Transit Fantasy Maps

    Nice map gweed123, thanks for sharing! A couple of nitpicks re: Eglinton. There is no Black Creek stop in reality so that should be removed from the map. On the map, Lebovic is missing and Ferrand is misspelled as "Ferrard".
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    Transit Fantasy Maps

    Yes I believe you are correct. As is CDL.TO in the comment after your above comment.
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    Transit Fantasy Maps

    Touché! And that kids, is how a simple little subway map morphed into the big detailed Ride Guide that we all know and love today. Seriously though, TM is right. We get to the Ride Guide pretty quickly. It has to be decided where to cut off but as I said before, Eglinton is the tricky one...

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