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When Metrolinx tried to drop useless stops such as Ferrand and Leslie, these politicians and loud mouth residents fought for these stops which will be hardly used to be reinstated.
 
Adjei said:
When Metrolinx tried to drop useless stops such as Ferrand and Leslie, these politicians and loud mouth residents fought for these stops which will be hardly used to be reinstated.
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can't they still drop them. Any costs, would just be sunk costs but still be worth it in the end as the line would cost less and be faster with fewer stops. These councillors know they can vote for anything and never worry about the costs, whether it will affect them getting elected, etc. Boundaries need to be re-worked so some can lose their spots and then term limits
 
Cobra said:
Motion for grade separation study at Kipling, Martin Grove and Eglinton Flats Passed 42-1

Motion for Eglinton extension to Mississauga and Pearson with negotiations for cost sharing passed unanimously
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Cost sharing by Pearson I hope cause this doesn't do much for most people in Mississauga, unless it actually runs to at least Square One (hopefully in a few years all the way to Winston Churchill), however I'm sure the city doesn't want the TTC cannibalizing it's ridership. The Crosstown should've been operated by Metrolinx.
 
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zenmeister said:
Cost sharing by Pearson I hope cause this doesn't do much for most people in Mississauga, unless it actually runs to at least Square One (hopefully in a few years all the way to Winston Churchill), however I'm sure the city doesn't want the TTC cannibalizing it's ridership. The Crosstown should've been operated by Metrolinx.
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Except that Toronto Pearson Airport is mostly within the frontiers of the City of Mississauga, except for a very, very small portion which is within the City of Toronto. So Mississauga has to give its blessings.
 
Cobra said:
Motion for grade separation study at Kipling, Martin Grove and Eglinton Flats Passed 42-1

Motion for Eglinton extension to Mississauga and Pearson with negotiations for cost sharing passed unanimously
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It doesn't end there.

Councillor Campbell's motion to look at more grade separation at Islington and Royal York passed 32-11.
 
W. K. Lis said:
Except that Toronto Pearson Airport is mostly within the frontiers of the City of Mississauga, except for a very, very small portion which is within the City of Toronto. So Mississauga has to give its blessings.
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Blessings are fine, but this isn't the same as York region demanding a subway extension to Vaughan or to Richmond Hill. This is something that the city of Toronto wants to do that provides very little benefit to most people in Mississauga. If the TTC wants to build it that's fine with me just don't expect the City of Mississauga to put up any money.
 
zenmeister said:
Blessings are fine, but this isn't the same as York region demanding a subway extension to Vaughan or to Richmond Hill. This is something that the city of Toronto wants to do that provides very little benefit to most people in Mississauga. If the TTC wants to build it that's fine with me just don't expect the City of Mississauga to put up any money.
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I agree, it isn't really reasonable - unlike say the Kipling Terminal. Now if they want to do something specific to accommodate the interchange with the transitway, then yes, that portion of the works should be partly funded by Mississauga.

AoD
 
TheTigerMaster said:
I wouldn't expect the City of Mississauga to put up any money. The City of Toronto shouldn't have to pay for all of it either though; this is largely the jurisdiction of GTAA and the Government of Canada.
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If they can ride those stations between the airport and Renforth Gateway with a Miway fare, they should chip in some funds if the City of Toronto is chipping in some too. As things stand right now, we don't know who's funding the Eglinton West extension. Only the current crosstown is being fully funded by the Government of Ontario.
 
TheTigerMaster said:
I wouldn't expect the City of Mississauga to put up any money. The City of Toronto shouldn't have to pay for all of it either though; this is largely the jurisdiction of GTAA and the Government of Canada.
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I don't think GTAA will touch it funding wise. IIRC they believed that even UPX was outside their legal ability and required payment for the pieces that they built.

Each airport authority was created in partnership with the province and municipalities, so they have slightly different bylaws governing the corporations operations. GTAA can't necessarily do everything YVR does.

It is a project the feds would probably be thrilled to fund 50%; I just don't know who would fund the other 50%.
 
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From this link.

1. West Edmonton Mall – 20,000 spaces
2. Seattle Sea-Tac Airport – 13,000 spaces
3. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, McNamara Terminal – 11,500 spaces
4. Universal Studios, South Facility – 10,200 spaces
5. Disney World, Magic Kingdom and Epcot Lots – 23,000 spaces combined (Magic Kingdom by itself is 11,000)
6. Disneyland’s Mickey and Friends Parking Structure – 10,000 spaces
7. Chicago O’Hare Airport, Main parking garage – 9,266 spaces
8. Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1 parking lot – 9,000 spaces
9. Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Daily Parking Garage – 8,400 spaces
10.Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Terminal D Parking Garage – 8,100 spaces
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The Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport has the 8th world's largest parking lot, at 9,000 spaces. With estimates that the airport can expect more and more use, I'm sure that the GTAA would have to build even more parking spaces (where?)... or get better public transit to get to and from the airport. If the Union-Pearson Express, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and the Finch West LRT get eventually built, there would be less need for the additional parking spaces.
 
Steve X said:
It doesn't end there.

Councillor Campbell's motion to look at more grade separation at Islington and Royal York passed 32-11.
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well i drove along the stretch Eglinton and Kipling and saw the construction of those town homes along Eglinton just east of Kipling. i don't see how the city and Metrolinx can say they have enough room for the LRT and still leave 2 lanes of car lanes in both direction. And of course there has to be room for the LRT to go in the opposite direction (east) also. I just do not understanng
 
W. K. Lis said:
From this link.

1. West Edmonton Mall – 20,000 spaces
2. Seattle Sea-Tac Airport – 13,000 spaces
3. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, McNamara Terminal – 11,500 spaces
4. Universal Studios, South Facility – 10,200 spaces
5. Disney World, Magic Kingdom and Epcot Lots – 23,000 spaces combined (Magic Kingdom by itself is 11,000)
6. Disneyland’s Mickey and Friends Parking Structure – 10,000 spaces
7. Chicago O’Hare Airport, Main parking garage – 9,266 spaces
8. Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1 parking lot – 9,000 spaces
9. Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Daily Parking Garage – 8,400 spaces
10.Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Terminal D Parking Garage – 8,100 spaces
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The Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport has the 8th world's largest parking lot, at 9,000 spaces. With estimates that the airport can expect more and more use, I'm sure that the GTAA would have to build even more parking spaces (where?)... or get better public transit to get to and from the airport. If the Union-Pearson Express, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and the Finch West LRT get eventually built, there would be less need for the additional parking spaces.
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who actually goes to the airport to park and take a flight? I would have thought taxi (now uber), family member gives a lift, of course now UP and crosstown west. But to go to the airport one would preferably like to be on grade separated transit.
 
W. K. Lis said:
From this link.

1. West Edmonton Mall – 20,000 spaces
2. Seattle Sea-Tac Airport – 13,000 spaces
3. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, McNamara Terminal – 11,500 spaces
4. Universal Studios, South Facility – 10,200 spaces
5. Disney World, Magic Kingdom and Epcot Lots – 23,000 spaces combined (Magic Kingdom by itself is 11,000)
6. Disneyland’s Mickey and Friends Parking Structure – 10,000 spaces
7. Chicago O’Hare Airport, Main parking garage – 9,266 spaces
8. Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1 parking lot – 9,000 spaces
9. Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Daily Parking Garage – 8,400 spaces
10.Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Terminal D Parking Garage – 8,100 spaces
​
The Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport has the 8th world's largest parking lot, at 9,000 spaces. With estimates that the airport can expect more and more use, I'm sure that the GTAA would have to build even more parking spaces (where?)... or get better public transit to get to and from the airport. If the Union-Pearson Express, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and the Finch West LRT get eventually built, there would be less need for the additional parking spaces.
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Based on the very low ridership projections across three different ridership assessments, and given the geography and sparse employment distribution of ACC, I wouldn't anticipate one or two LRT stations removing a significant number of parking spaces.
 
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