denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
The extension to the airport will happen sooner than later. A no brainer.
I'm going to email murray soon about it.
The extension to the airport will happen sooner than later. A no brainer.
Indeed it should, although it curiously gets incredibly little buzz. I suppose its not even worth having the discussion as long as the Ford's hold power in Etobicoke.The extension to the airport will happen sooner than later. A no brainer.
What is there for light rail on Eglinton West to connect to anyways? The airport? Mississauga Transitway? Mississauga? Seems like very low ridership potential. Eglinton East to connect to the lake is obviously a much better option.
And it's cheaper then UPX, which will fail because it's expensive.
Everyone talking about Eglinton West should be aware of two things:
A) It should have been built, and it was cancelled DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. The hole filled in with cement by a spiteful government, and history will repeat itself on Sheppard East and Finch if the PC's are elected.
B) The Eglinton West will connect to the Renforth Gateway, which will connect with a 427 Rapidway and the Mississauga Transitway. Here is the Metrolinx profile on the area, lots of good stats for everyone to go to town with.
I had no idea that Renforth was one of the mobility hubs TJ Opootertoot is always talking about. Why is no one talking about this publicly. Someone needs to bring it up at the debates.
Man... It's like there are two different plans going forth. This would have been a huge game changer for the that corridor between Jane-Sheppard and the Crosstown. I also see Kennedy in Scarborough as a mobility hub but not Ellesmere or Lawrence East/Kingston.While we're at it:
The airport will be a hub connection for the UPX, Eglinton Crosstown, Finch West LRT (future phase) and the future 427 rapid transit.
Jane-Eglinton would also be a big mobility hub, connecting to the Jane LRT which would also have been under construction, if Transit City wasn't cancelled.
Metrolinx is putting way too much effort into researching the right price for the UPX for it to fail. People will shell out for a faster, more convenient ride. A large share of the ridership will be higher income earners. but if they take the UPX instead of a personal car or taxi, aren't we still achieving the main transportation objective? No one at Metrolinx or in the government will admit it, but it is designed for these people, because they are frequent flyers which is expensive. As morally bad as it looks, it won't prohibit a regular Joe from taking it for an annual or semi-annual trip. It's just numbers people.
Eglinton West to downtown will take a bit longer and require a transfer or two, and that's okay for those of us that only want to pay TTC fare instead of UPX fare. It will also be fairer for those that don't fly at all and commute to/from work near the airport.
What is there for light rail on Eglinton West to connect to anyways? The airport? Mississauga Transitway? Mississauga? Seems like very low ridership potential. Eglinton East to connect to the lake is obviously a much better option.
The airport is a large employment area. Further, Eglinton West would intercept a lot of busy feeder bus routes and bus routes are the big contributor to subway ridership levels generally speaking.
SMLRT should have been built too. We both know this should have been a subway. Would have shut so many people up...
Bingo. And it's cheaper then UPX, which will fail because it's expensive.
Everyone talking about Eglinton West should be aware of two things:
A) It should have been built, and it was cancelled DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. The hole filled in with cement by a spiteful government, and history will repeat itself on Sheppard East and Finch if the PC's are elected.
B) The Eglinton West will connect to the Renforth Gateway, which will connect with a 427 Rapidway and the Mississauga Transitway. Here is the Metrolinx profile on the area, lots of good stats for everyone to go to town with.
This also allows for super-easy ROW construction/execution without reducing traffic lanes permanently.4. Richview corridor (the green space beside Eglinton) will likely be developed in the future
This also allows for super-easy ROW construction/execution without reducing traffic lanes permanently.
Assuming you're advocating for grade separation, it would cost a lot more money for which the ridership doesn't really justify.