TheTigerMaster
Superstar
I mean, peak hour ridership of Crosstown East is 5,000 pphpd (about the same as central Crosstown), so its fairly objectively more useful. Frankly it should have been the #1 priority after the central Crosstown.
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I mean, peak hour ridership of Crosstown East is 5,000 pphpd (about the same as central Crosstown), so its fairly objectively more useful. Frankly it should have been the #1 priority after the central Crosstown.
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Before or after Finch? Or should it be built immediately and open simultaneously with central part of Crosstown?
Steve X
Senior Member
It's definitely no where near 5000 pphpd right now. That's 92 bus loads or a bus every 39 seconds on Eglinton East. The 86, 116 and 198 combined only scheduled 60 buses. Once the SRT closes, there would be more people offloaded from the 54 plus people drawn from the area. Right now buses operate with a capacity of 3000 pphpd which is enough to fill every 2-car train running every 5 minutes. No doubt that's a decent amount if every bus heading towards Kennedy is stuffed full in the mornings.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Of course, on the buses it's the front of the bus that gets full. The rear of the bus seems to have seats available, if (big if) one is able to squeeze past the standees to reach it. Then you have people who will walk from the center doors to exit at the front doors, because they don't know how to push the door bars to open the center doors.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Ridership tends to grow with the introduction of an LRT.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Crosstown East should be built and opened ASAP. Not sue if open
Also those projections are for 15 years from now, 2031.
Also those projections are for 15 years from now, 2031.
BMO
Senior Member
Someone posted this in the TYSSE thread : https://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Co...Routes_in_Eglinton_Corridor_for_Line_5_Ra.pdf
I noticed it doesn't show a GO train connection at Mount Denis. Is this really going to be the case? I thought there were going to be connections to GO to provide connections to the airport (notwithstanding the talks about an extended crosstown to the airport).
I noticed it doesn't show a GO train connection at Mount Denis. Is this really going to be the case? I thought there were going to be connections to GO to provide connections to the airport (notwithstanding the talks about an extended crosstown to the airport).
Hopkins123
Senior Member
http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/projects/mtdennis/
The GO station is definitely coming, likely to open at the same time as when the Crosstown Line becomes fully operational in 2021.
rbt
Senior Member
Probably just an oversight in the TTC Map. It is a map of changing bus services, so showing new GO connections likely got overlooked.
http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/projects/mtdennis/
www.metrolinx.com/en/regionalplanning/mobilityhubs/Mount_Dennis_Mobility_Hub_Study_EN.pdf
Mr_Praline
New Member
The second paragraph on that GO Mt Dennis page is a real whopper:
"Mount Pleasant will be the western-most stop on Line 5, which will stretch 19 kilometers to the east of Kennedy, with 23 stops in between. The station will offer bike storage, as well as a pick up and drop off area for customers."
Did anybody proofread this before publishing it? Mount Pleasant the westernmost station, going east of Kennedy by 19 kilometers??
DonValleyRainbow
Senior Member
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
DonValleyRainbow
Senior Member
That's the difference though. Caledonia was officially announced. Mount Dennis has been on the books and protected for, etc, but not 'officially' announced.
Zach6668
Active Member
The GO and UPX stations at Mount Dennis have been public knowledge for ages.
http://thecrosstown.ca/the-project/stations-and-stops/mount-dennis-station
I'm 99.8% sure it's part of the PA with Crosslinx to build the station.