I wish this development included a pedestrian connection over the Barrie line from Sterling to either Dora or Dublin. I am fully aware of the barriers to doing so; this is purely a selfish fantasy, as it would mean I could walk to Ethica or Henderson in under five minutes instead of 15-20.
 
There is this. Whether they follow through is a different issue:

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adHominem said:
I wish this development included a pedestrian connection over the Barrie line from Sterling to either Dora or Dublin. I am fully aware of the barriers to doing so; this is purely a selfish fantasy, as it would mean I could walk to Ethica or Henderson in under five minutes instead of 15-20.
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I remember Castlepoint was looking into doing this years ago, but I don't think that ever got anywhere. I think they were even hoping for at-grade (good luck....).

But as @ProjectEnd pointed out...access through the if-it-ever-happens station will be nice. I've used the Bloor GO/UP station for similar purposes many times.
 
adHominem said:
I wish this development included a pedestrian connection over the Barrie line from Sterling to either Dora or Dublin. I am fully aware of the barriers to doing so; this is purely a selfish fantasy, as it would mean I could walk to Ethica or Henderson in under five minutes instead of 15-20.
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ProjectEnd said:
There is this. Whether they follow through is a different issue:

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This reminds me, I noticed that the connections from the GO station through to Dora and Sterling are now confirmed as having being secured by Ana Bailao after some wrangling with Metrolinx:
www.anabailao.com

Bloor-Lansdowne Station Metrolinx Connections

Ana Bailão - City Councillor for Ward 9, Davenport
www.anabailao.com www.anabailao.com
 
Very interesting, I'd missed that, thanks @smably. I'm particularly curious about the connections to the north since if we can get a trackside or small path connection to Wade Avenue, we wouldn't need to have folks navigating the dangerous Bloor / Lansdowne intersection. There does appear to be adequate space for a pathway beside the MSE south of Wallace:

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@Reecemartin needs to update his video!
 
ProjectEnd said:
Very interesting, I'd missed that, thanks @smably. I'm particularly curious about the connections to the north since if we can get a trackside or small path connection to Wade Avenue, we wouldn't need to have folks navigating the dangerous Bloor / Lansdowne intersection. There does appear to be adequate space for a pathway beside the MSE south of Wallace:

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@Reecemartin needs to update his video!
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I believe the plan is for a trackside connection, though I haven't seen any specifics. The city's SmartTrack page says there'll be "a multi-use path from the Davenport Diamond Greenway north of Bloor Street to Dundas".
 
House of Assembly celebrated their ceremonial ground breaking today:

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Marlin Spring Developments on Instagram: "We're happy to share behind the scenes photos of House Of Assembly's groundbreaking! Congratulations to our dedicated team and partners on this milestone. To register for our next phase at Sterling Junction,

163 likes, 7 comments - marlinspringdevelopments on November 26, 2021: "We're happy to share behind the scenes photos of House Of Assembly's groundbreaking! Congratulations to our dedicated team and partners o..."
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With its unfortunate Orwellian branding, I got a bad feeling with the developer and architects involved we're going to the opposite of assembly. >.<
 
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