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I'm not picking a date, other than to observe that it would seem politically self-destructive to open the Finch line without first having given a firm date for Crosstown's opening. Otherwise the Finch opening would simply give an opportunity for public axe grinding. So as Finch progresses, Ml.will have to say something eventually.

But, as an exercise in being data driven.... it is said that Vegas keeps odds on many wierd things.... has anyone heard of an actual betting line on the opening date? I'd trust the expert opinion of the bookies more than the sidewalk superintendents at this point.

- Paul
 
An update on the EglintonTOday complete street plans: original plan to present before city council's Infrastructure & Environment Committee delayed from next week to May 2, 2024. Installation is still projected for "summer 2024".

From the meeting minutes: Road resurfacing for non-Crosslinx sections of Eglinton is proposed to begin early July.

No clues as to an opening date for the LRT.
 
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Bojaxs said:
Maybe setup jersey barriers between the tracks and the roads? Calgary does this with their LRTs that run down the middle of stroads. Not very visually appealing, but does the job.

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This sucks, and honestly - I didn’t foresee this. In retrospect I should have.

Is there a reason we don’t have barriers for the majority of the above-ground alignment excluding the intersections? Perhaps some sort of metal fencing as opposed to concrete jersey barriers (given experience with Union Station, once those go in they’ll never leave because the cost of replacing them will keep
escalating year over year.)
 
allengeorge said:
This sucks, and honestly - I didn’t foresee this. In retrospect I should have.

Is there a reason we don’t have barriers for the majority of the above-ground alignment excluding the intersections?
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I'm sure its due to the same contingent that always complains about how emergency vehicles will get around all the traffic (quietly ignoring that the problem lies with too many cars on the road)
 
There were cars slipping and sliding all over this week - one incursion onto an LRT track really isn't big news. If we are going to design barriers around vehicles taking random unintended paths, I would say it should be done on a prioritised "realistic potential for harm" basis - which to me says we should put barriers at every intersection and bus stop (where people may be gathered) before we worry about lrt's on an open stretch.

- Paul
 
allengeorge said:
Is there a reason we don’t have barriers for the majority of the above-ground alignment excluding the intersections? Perhaps some sort of metal fencing as opposed to concrete jersey barriers (given experience with Union Station, once those go in they’ll never leave because the cost of replacing them will keep
escalating year over year.)
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Isn't there fencing just a little further down the road in the direction the picture was taken?

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There's gotta be some reason why it wasn't installed on the entire stretch up to the DVP.
 
warrens said:
Isn't there fencing just a little further down the road in the direction the picture was taken?

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There's gotta be some reason why it wasn't installed on the entire stretch up to the DVP.
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There is a height difference of greater than a curb in some places, thus the fencing is needed as prevention to a fall from the ROW.

Also, that fencing is not nearly strong enough to stop a vehicle. There has been a lot of it replaced already due to impacts with cars and trucks.

Dan
 
warrens said:
There is a height difference of greater than a curb in some places, thus the fencing is needed as prevention to a fall from the ROW.
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True but I think the fence in that street view around swift dr. exists because of the road curvature. The small fence will at least stop most vehicles if they are slightly veering out of their lane.
 
It seems like the fence is there for maintenance workers and emergency evacuation passengers to not fall onto the roadway if they had to walk beside the track.
 
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