Tuscani01
Senior Member
Long term, but it would be incredible to see Smart Track continue along the Mississauga Transitway ROW in the future (Instead of converting the transitway to LRT), right into MCC.
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I think the one thing we can safely predict, is that relatively quickly, we'll have an end to SmartTrack or RER service doing a 90-degree turn onto Eglinton at Mount Dennis. So extending it on the Transitway to MCC won't be an option.Long term, but it would be incredible to see Smart Track continue along the Mississauga Transitway ROW in the future (Instead of converting the transitway to LRT), right into MCC.
One thing that Tory kept repeating during the campaign, which I really hope comes to fruition, is SmartTra... whoops, I mean is having more bike facilities at TTC subway stations.
St Clair West already has sheltered bike rack areas.
Call me biased, but Eglinton station would be perfect to have bike parking, so that those who live in the dense neighbourhood around could bike to the station in a few minutes rather than walking 10 min. The buses along Eglinton are good, but many don't live directly on Eglinton, ex. the apartment buildings to the NE of Yonge-Eglinton. This greatly extends the catchment area of the stations.
The three North York Yonge stations could also benefit from having bike facilities.
I think the one thing we can safely predict, is that relatively quickly, we'll have an end to SmartTrack or RER service doing a 90-degree turn onto Eglinton at Mount Dennis. So extending it on the Transitway to MCC won't be an option.
Metrolinx has already identified a longer-term project as being a direct Express Rail link between Mississauga City Centre and Union Station via Cooksville (branching of the Milton line).
I think the one thing we can safely predict, is that relatively quickly, we'll have an end to SmartTrack or RER service doing a 90-degree turn onto Eglinton at Mount Dennis. So extending it on the Transitway to MCC won't be an option.
Metrolinx has already identified a longer-term project as being a direct Express Rail link between Mississauga City Centre and Union Station via Cooksville (branching of the Milton line).
Wouldn't that express rail link need to be tunnelled?
We still don't know if GO will go more than every 15 minutes during rush hour, they may just upgrade to larger trains and keep the same frequency.
It's not the turn that's the most expensive. It's the 7 km of tunnel you'd need to get heavy rail to Martin Grove.Branching of the Milton line would be much more expensive than the turn at Mount Dennis (Which isn't even 90 degrees).
I haven't seen any evidence of municipal support for SmartTrack. Council has yet to vote on it. Tory dodged every question that came up about Eglinton during the campaign, even commenting occasionally that the exact alignment would depend on further study - I expect he'll quickly backtrack.I can see Metrolinx looking into the Smart Track option as an alternative, considering the fact that there is now municipal support for Smart Track both in Toronto, as well as in Mississauga.
It's not the turn that's the most expensive. It's the 7 km of tunnel you'd need to get heavy rail to Martin Grove.
I haven't seen any evidence of municipal support for SmartTrack. Council has yet to vote on it. Tory dodged every question that came up about Eglinton during the campaign, even commenting occasionally that the exact alignment would depend on further study - I expect he'll quickly backtrack.
And then there's the very low predicted ridership. Remember the LRT ridership was so low, that the section from Renforth to Mount Dennis was deferred to a future phase, despite including a connection to freqeuent GO service at Mount Dennis in the modelling. It didn't support hundreds of $millions in surface LRT, but it will support $billions in heavy rail? I don't think so.
It would but that would be years in the future. What we are talking about now is just service to Renforth. That has to stand on it's own two legs. I've heard not one iota out of anyone except just now above about running heavy rail past Renforth.Wouldn't that express rail link need to be tunnelled?
It would but that would be years in the future. What we are talking about now is just service to Renforth. That has to stand on it's own two legs. I've heard not one iota out of anyone except just now above about running heavy rail past Renforth.
My point was that SmartTrack won't get to Renforth in the short-term, so will never meet the Transitway.Re-read my statement. I started off by saying "Long Term", so if a spur of the Milton line doesn't have to stand on its own two legs right now, neither does what I'm referring to.