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Found in a Metrolinx presentation on the Canadian Urban Institute website.
Site plan for Kennedy Station:
Site plan for Kennedy Station:
Looks like they are designing Kenendy Station to have through-running between the SRT and Eglinton, but no connections at all to Scarborough-Malvern. And the SRT would be moved underground.
Hmm. So instead of extending BD, have Eglinton terminate at STC instead but also provide improved interchange with BD...wonder if that's a good idea.
Wonder how doable is an Eglinton line with eventual branching at both ends.
AoD
There might not be enough demand at this point - but branching can provide for that eventuality.
Come to think of it, having an Eglinton going to STC might be more desirable than straight BD extension, for the following reasons:
1. Fewer transfers to a greater number of nodes - with this scheme, STC/Scarborough can access more nodes with fewer (or the same) number of transfers (none for Pearson, Y/E; the same - one - for downtown, York U)
2. Less likely to burden Bloor-Yonge Station - transfer at new Eglinton-Yonge instead.
3. Potentially faster - with the right implementation, one might be looking at fewer stops than using BD line.
4. Can utilize existing ROW/infrastructure - depending on how it is implemented, the line might be able to reuse some of these elements.
Thoughts?
AoD
In that scenario the line should be be engineered to HRT standards. The other issue I have in mind is if you have such an arrangement what would be the number of transfers at Kennedy vs. Eglinton.
AoD
They've been drilling core samples for a weeks now at the old bus bays at Yonge and Eglinton. Maybe 20 feet from Eglinton. This is the first time that it occurred to me that this might be for the Eglinton LRT
They've been drilling core samples for a weeks now at the old bus bays at Yonge and Eglinton. Maybe 20 feet from Eglinton. This is the first time that it occurred to me that this might be for the Eglinton LRT