[asey20]

I would prefer they retain a portion of the guideway as a linear park/walk and turn one of the elevated stations into a mini museum on the RT. They could also retain one of the trains at the station for viewing. Unlikely to happen but would be nice if Toronto cared about retaining parts of history at some point than just tearing everything down.

 

[crs1026]

I would prefer they retain a portion of the guideway as a linear park/walk and turn one of the elevated stations into a mini museum on the RT. They could also retain one of the trains at the station for viewing. Unlikely to happen but would be nice if Toronto cared about retaining parts of history at some point than just tearing everything down.

A mini-museum would probably not be sustainable, but conserving enough of the hardware from the guideway is very appropriate as the propulsion technology is so unique. Hopefully a major. museum such as Rockwood will receive plenty of artifacts and things when the teardown happens and will be able to support a longstanding exhibit of these.

Another relevant home might be the Science Center on Don Mills. Oh, wait...

- Paul

 

[MisterF]

The at-grade portion would be useful to expand the Stouffville line further, even if that's not needed in the near future. A third track would enable express trains. The extra capacity could also be used by HFR if it ever happens and uses that route.

 

[just east of the creek]

Forget the park. Google the Adelaide Bus O’Bahn (Adelaide Australia) and ask yourself why that could not be done in Toronto?

 

[Rainforest]

Forget the park. Google the Adelaide Bus O’Bahn (Adelaide Australia) and ask yourself why that could not be done in Toronto?

The design can be borrowed. However, will any bus routes benefit from diverting to a relatively short r.o.w. corridor half-way between Ellesmere and Sheppard?

For example, an Ellesmere express bus .. it could run faster between McCowan and Midland using the guideway r.o.w., but that gain would be offset by the need to spend time on 4 additional turns.

 

[Northern Light]

There is a report on the subject of this thread to the next meeting of Executive Ctte:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-251039.pdf

While further, follow-on reports are recommended, the gist is clear enough, City staff recommend the substantive removal of the elevated portion of the SRT and do not suggest it be retained for adaptive re-use. They are open to retaining a very small segment as a commemoration or such, subject to further study.

The City will consider retaining some of the ROW, particularly those parcels it owns, for possible use as public parkland or mid-block connections or multi-use path at-grade.

A few excerpts below, for the details, follow the link above:

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[CapitalSeven]

Admittedly, this posting is a little provocative. Let's not forget the Sheppard Extension. Three snips from the most recent consultation.

Brimley/Triton, to refresh memories, is where there was talk of an infill station on the RT a couple of decades back.

And recall this image posted by denfromoakvillemilton on June 20.

So while I don't think this is a very likely outcome, Metrolinx may still be tossing around the idea of reusing some of the RT ROW and even the elevated structure. I believe Michael Schabas first came out with this idea in his concept of rebuilding Sheppard and the RT into a unified system, which I still think was a viable and cost-effective option.