generalcanada
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Wasnt that switched up to be completely industrial ?
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generalcanada
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The TR's are compatible with ATC, but they dont have atc infrastructure installed on it
Northern Light
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Absolutely not.
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id8 Downsview | ?m | ?s | Northcrest Developments | KPMB
Unilever North? The answer to James Pasternak's subway prayers? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bombardier-looking-for-buyer-for-downsview-site-in-toronto/article37591850/ Mr. Marcil said the company could continue to be involved in activity at the aerospace hub, particularly if...
While there is an industrial/commercial component, the residential component is very substantial.
Northern Light
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Existing rolling stock is too short anyway, we're going to full length trains/stations on Sheppard. The existing trains could be lengthened, but I can't see them bothering.
JMSRead
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Is there a reason why Line 4 extension proposals don't have the line veering north slightly to intersect with Agincourt GO to allow for an easy transfer there? I guess cost prohibitive?
generalcanada
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ah my mistake got it mixed up with the Buttonville redevelopmentAbsolutely not.
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id8 Downsview | ?m | ?s | Northcrest Developments | KPMB
Unilever North? The answer to James Pasternak's subway prayers? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bombardier-looking-for-buyer-for-downsview-site-in-toronto/article37591850/ Mr. Marcil said the company could continue to be involved in activity at the aerospace hub, particularly if...urbantoronto.ca
While there is an industrial/commercial component, the residential component is very substantial.
Buttonville Airport Redevelopment Shifts from Mixed-Use to Industrial | UrbanToronto
In an unexpected shift, Markham's Buttonville Airport site, previously proposed for a mixed-use development with plenty of residential, is now being proposed as an entirely industrial complex. This shift underscores the rising demand for industrial land in the GTA.
chrisw
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Isn't Agincourt GO basically touching Shepherd already?
APTA-2048
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It is, but it’s far-ish from the major intersection, and the platforms are mostly north of Sheppard Avenue. But maybe they can shift the footprint of the station at Kennedy Road so it’s closer to the GO Station.
afransen
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I think given the regional connectivity Downsview is going to have, I hope we reserve a good amount of development potential for employment/office use. The confluence of Line 1, Line 4 and the Barrie line has a pretty big catchment area.
afransen
Senior Member
It would likely be easier and cheaper to move the GO platform.
81-717
New Member
Ah, so the real reason line 4 got TRs was to be compatible with line 1 ATC when moving trains to/from Davisville? For some reason I thought line 4 practically ended up getting ATC even before line 1 was completed, and served as a prototype for the latter, lol
I mean they did do the opposite when building the first 4-car TR by removing 2 cars, so hypothetically they could also add those 2 extra cars back. Ofc, if the remaining 4-car sets were built as 4-car sets from the start, they wouldn't have any extra cars to add to them. Maybe they could sandwich a pair of the newer cars, since the specs called for them to be "operated as much as possible like the existing TR fleet". The question is, what would they do with those 4-car sets if they can't lengthen them.
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CapitalSeven
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Is the case that strong that Sheppard needs full length trains? After 20 years they made the headways longer not shorter.
afransen
Senior Member
I think it is fair to say that extending Sheppard should increase ridership. How much, I don't know. But it would help more to have shorter headways than to have longer trains, which should be doable from an opex standpoint if we have ATC and PSDs.
denfromoakvillemilton
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Hopefully the page goes back up.
chrisw
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The page is back up. Date and location of one of the community consultations was changed.
Sheppard Extension
Seeking community input to extend rapid transit along Sheppard Avenue both east and west.
www.metrolinx.com
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