ehlow
Senior Member
Because no one commutes from the suburbs to downtown and uses streetcars right?
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- Thread starter W. K. Lis
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Because no one commutes from the suburbs to downtown and uses streetcars right?
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Regardless, FWLRT and SELRT are both scheduled to open 2020.
Rainforest
Senior Member
That would be a rather odd reason to move into suburbs, given that the majority of downtown streets do not have streetcars, either.
Something tells me that the difference in property prices is a greater factor ...
ehlow
Senior Member
Also strange that people live in the suburbs in cities without streetcars.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Yeah I seriously doubt anyone moves to the suburbs to get away from streetcars 
I really don't understand this streetcar hate. When I'm driving I find busses far more aggravating, especially if I'm on downtown streets with only one driving lane. The idea of having every streetcar in the city replaced by two or three busses sounds like a nightmare to me.
Maybe I'm just more patient with streetcars because I'm a bit of a streetcar fanboy
Edit: Yeah, that's probably it. Whenever I'm driving beside a streetcar what goes through my mind is: "wow, look at that marvel of transportation. look at the hundreds of people on it. look at how much more space efficient it is than my car. And somehow it manages to move way more people than busses, even though it appears to be not that much larger. Wow."
I really don't understand this streetcar hate. When I'm driving I find busses far more aggravating, especially if I'm on downtown streets with only one driving lane. The idea of having every streetcar in the city replaced by two or three busses sounds like a nightmare to me.
Maybe I'm just more patient with streetcars because I'm a bit of a streetcar fanboy
Edit: Yeah, that's probably it. Whenever I'm driving beside a streetcar what goes through my mind is: "wow, look at that marvel of transportation. look at the hundreds of people on it. look at how much more space efficient it is than my car. And somehow it manages to move way more people than busses, even though it appears to be not that much larger. Wow."
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TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Don't worry Andrew, Sheppard and Finch will be canceled. I can guarantee it. Probably sometime in 2020 and 2021 respectively. When that happens, we can both celebrate
ehlow
Senior Member
Yeah I seriously doubt anyone moves to the suburbs to get away from streetcars
I really don't understand this streetcar hate. When I'm driving I find busses far more aggravating, especially if I'm on downtown streets with only one driving lane. The idea of having every streetcar in the city replaced by two or three busses sounds like a nightmare to me.
Maybe I'm just more patient with streetcars because I'm a bit of a streetcar fanboy
Edit: Yeah, that's probably it. Whenever I'm driving beside a streetcar what goes through my mind is: "wow, look at that marvel of transportation. look at the hundreds of people on it. look at how much more space efficient it is than my car. And somehow it manages to move way more people than busses, even though it appears to be not that much larger. Wow."
The main issue I hear about from drivers is that both lanes are blocked to cars when people get on/off. This obviously doesn't apply to St Clair or Spadina.
I wouldn't mind seeing more island stops like this:
http://goo.gl/maps/OPouK
even if it takes away some space from the sidewalks.
JayBeeGooner
Active Member
Both lanes will be blocked with left-turning cars and when a bus stops to load/unload passengers. 1, maybe 2 cars are able to turn left on a green cycle. Buses won't improve anything. When I tell my streetcar hating friends this, they just double down and proclaim their hatred for streetcars.
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ehlow
Senior Member
From section 3.5 here: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pd...0140905_BoardMtg_2014-15_Business_Plan_EN.pdf
salsa
Senior Member
- Issue Finch RFQ - October 2014
- Complete Reference Concept Designs for Finch - January 2015
- Complete Finch Project Specific Service Output Specifications and Project Specifications - Spring 2015
- Select pre-qualified bidder for Finch (based on RFQ) - April 2015
- Commence Environmental Assessment for MSF - April 2014
W. K. Lis
Superstar
And they'll be digging it all up again in 2016, when they start construction on the Finch West LRT, see link. They should at least put in the underground section of the Finch West LRT now, instead of two years from now.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
its a much smaller job to build the finch lrt connection.
ehlow
Senior Member
Hopefully it's designed such that the Finch LRT can be extended to Yonge some time in the future.
nfitz
Superstar
Is is designed to allow for an extension to Yonge. The EA is on Metrolinx's website and has the line going all the way from Yonge to Humber College.
Conrad Black
Senior Member
Won't be a major thing to add the Finch LRT. It is designed for it.