denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
There's still three years to go and too much time. Anything can happen.
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There's still three years to go and too much time. Anything can happen.
ehlow
Senior Member
Well, if the schedule is followed (which it may not be I know), then they will be under construction before the next provincial election in 2018.
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
ehlow
Senior Member
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
I guess this means that if you don't support LRT, the only candidate you can vote for is the crackhead 
andrewpmk
Senior Member
Tory keeps flip flopping on this issue. The fact that there is duplicate construction on Finch West strongly suggests to me that Finch LRT is dead. The area near Kipling and Finch is a big mess right now and no LRT is being built.
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
That's for the LRT Andrew. Preparatory construction.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
no its not, its regular construction and maintenance. You can't let a road rot for half a decade while you wait for an LRT to be built, you need to make repairs, even if they are temporary.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Andrew, you could always go online to find what the construction is for. There's no secret anti-FWLRT construction going on.
Anyways I guess you'll be voting for the crackhead...
salsa
Senior Member
I think he is a Tory supporter. Oh and welcome back andrewpmk. What did Miller do this time?
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
So he should support the LRTs today and be against them tomorrow.
MrsNesbitt
Active Member
I am continually puzzled by how anybody could oppose the FWLRT. It'll do wonders for some truly in-need communities and will take over from bus routes of proven high ridership.
The fact that Tory is so wishy-washy about it and the SELRT is infuriating. Which side is this guy on? The side which wants transit built, or the side of the crackhead subway subway subway'ers?
The fact that Tory is so wishy-washy about it and the SELRT is infuriating. Which side is this guy on? The side which wants transit built, or the side of the crackhead subway subway subway'ers?
andrewpmk
Senior Member
http://www1.toronto.ca/City Of Toro...h-west-road14ls-43rd_preconst-not_may5-14.pdf
Nothing here mentions a LRT being built here. The city would not waste money rebuilding this if the LRT was actually going to start construction 1 year from now. Adding "Audible Pedestrian Signals" is not particularly urgent and these would end up being ripped out and replaced if a LRT were built. Since Rob Ford can't be responsible for this, I doubt it if this is a conspiracy, it's simply that the transportation department thinks that the Finch/Sheppard LRT lines are very unlikely to be built anytime soon and decides to repair the road here. Basically I think that the Finch/Sheppard LRT lines are effectively like the Hurontario and Hamilton LRT lines; in theory they have funding, but in practice they are "proposed", subject to a lot of controversy, and the province considers them a low priority.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Don't worry Andrew, I've got this one.
Miller is using chemtrails to convince everyone in the city, including John Tory, that LRT is a good idea. The only one immute to Miller's chemtrails is Rob Ford, thanks to a natural chetrail resistance afforded to him by all the crack he does.
Rainforest
Senior Member
That does not prove anything, either way. A large and highly formal system like Toronto's roads department performs repairs on a schedule, and is unlikely to defer it for LRT unless there is a confirmed construction schedule for LRT. Yes that is inefficient in some cases, but it is hard to operate such a large system without following a set of rules.
I expect that if John Tory gets elected, Finch LRT will be built. Tory will not actively push for it, but will co-operate with Metrolinx; and Metrolinx has no reason not to build it with the Liberal government in place.