Leo_Chan
Senior Member
At least all subway transfers are underground, the entire corridor is double tracked, and the platforms can support 3 car trains.
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Bojaxs
Active Member
Part of the reason why I'll never truly appreciate this LRT project is because there were already plans in place for a subway along the western portion of Eglington back in the 90s. If we had just stayed the course, we would already have a subway along Eglington and probably be discussing an Eastward extension into Scarborough.
PL1
Active Member
Yes, but Ontarians voted in Harris. Unfortunately the past is done.
Sandpit
Active Member
I could see Eglinton ending up like line 4 in this alternative universe. We would obviously have the Eglinton West subway, and probably an eastern extension to Yonge. But anything east of Yonge would be in limbo as people argue whether it should be LRT or subway (LIne 5's surface section would be impossible with a subway)
EnviroTO
Senior Member
The cheaper solution that makes transit more efficient through Scarborough is to give the LRT railroad like priority at intersections. Similar to railroads they should then do the calculation to see if the risk at each intersection warrants a grade separation.
cplchanb
Senior Member
so the C-train solution... makes sense...though politically good luck...
christiesplits
Senior Member
Hypothetical scenario:
Let's say the Eglinton West subway in the 90s went ahead. Do you think the subway would have eventually been extended, first eastbound and then westbound? Or would they have kept the subway as it is, and built LRT on either side?
Let's say the Eglinton West subway in the 90s went ahead. Do you think the subway would have eventually been extended, first eastbound and then westbound? Or would they have kept the subway as it is, and built LRT on either side?
cplchanb
Senior Member
NO.... it would be another Line 4... forever a stub line due to political intrigue
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Toronto's Drivers Services, I mean Transportation Services, refuses to give priority to the 300+ people possible onboard the light rail vehicles because the politicians and bureaucrats don't want to upset the automobile disciples in charge. The 3 or 4 automobiles carries 1.3 to 1.6 on average need to go first when they make their left turns.
goreckm
Active Member
Nah, it's much easier to extend a line than build a new one, so of course it would of had an extension. Line 4 almost had extensions done, even though there are like 20 more important transit priorities in Toronto. The only thing that would have made it a longer wait is the building of the Yonge/Eglinton interchange station, as that is obviously the most expensive part.
Sunnyside
Active Member
Chicken and the egg imo. People are right that it would’ve been another stubway, because it would have kicked the can down the road of needing rapid transit along all of Eg by addressing the most pressing need first (bus congestion) just like Sheppard.
In essence, we could not have built a crosstown subway all at once, so we chose to build the full alignment as a mode we could do at once. That stubway would’ve been “good enough” to stave off conversations of extensions however, so we’d end up with less transit by this point in time. I think we would not be discussing extending the Eg West subway with the same urgency we seem to address the probable capacity issues with the LRT given how Sheppard was/is “good enough” as well- the downside is that it means there wouldn’t be a crosstown line at all, hence why we chose to go all-in on a questionable mode.
eglinton1661
New Member
The crosstown website has (finally) been relaunched. Now under Metrolinx's website:
Construction notices can be found under "Get Involved" -> "Community Notices"
Eglinton Crosstown LRT.What We're Building
Learn more about the stops and structures being built on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
www.metrolinx.com
Construction notices can be found under "Get Involved" -> "Community Notices"
eglinton1661
New Member
Eglinton Station:
Salvation Army building:
Source: https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/...Eglinton_-_Mt_Pleasant_CLC_-_July_12_2023.pdf
Salvation Army building:
Source: https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/...Eglinton_-_Mt_Pleasant_CLC_-_July_12_2023.pdf
cplchanb
Senior Member
Looks like at least theyre taking the station box construction more seriously as a priority. 24/7 work.
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
The crosstown website has (finally) been relaunched. Now under Metrolinx's website:
Eglinton Crosstown LRT.What We're Building
Learn more about the stops and structures being built on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.www.metrolinx.com
Construction notices can be found under "Get Involved" -> "Community Notices"
Love this bit they haven't bothered to revise on the page: