Tuscani01 said:
It’s odd seeing that creek being channelized, at a time when the world is working to re-naturalize other similar waterways which had previously been encased in concrete.
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This is how government agencies work. Even if they thought about doing what you suggest, they will still go ahead with the concrete construction and then make sure to wait till the concrete cures before tearing it down.
 
Tuscani01 said:
It’s odd seeing that creek being channelized, at a time when the world is working to re-naturalize other similar waterways which had previously been encased in concrete.
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Due to the fact that area will be PC main parking lot in place of the current south lot that will become an residential mixed use site, need concrete to hold the retaining walls as well prevent erosion of those retaining wall. At the same time, prevent flooding of the LRT system and station..

The concrete channel starts at the north end where it goes under Hurontario St and just west of the bridge/sidewalk at the west end of the parking lot. The channel is wider than what was there before to allow for the 100 year flood plan.

The new sidewalk is between those 2 retaining walls that will replace the one under the underpass.

If GO parking was remove form that area, then naturalize the area would have been the best option. Still lost why the city didn't go for a big box to allow development or parking over it given the fact that is how it is under Hurontario St now. This was an add on to the Hurontario LRT project. Could an extra 200+ parking spots over that channel.
 
Transportfan said:
I hope GO doesn't move the parking then. Naturalization doesn't "fit" into this area.
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Parking has to remain as transit sucks trying to get people there for decade. Then, 35% of those parking there will never use transit in the first place to get to the station as they come from low density millions of dollar homes in the first place.

One reason the city shot the development for the current site down, as it removed existing parking. Then, the city has opposed the building of any parking structure from day one when ML wanted to build an 4-8 story structure that was to be built in 2017.
 
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drum118 said:
Parking has to remain as transit sucks trying to get people there for decade. Then, 35% of those parking there will never use transit in the first place to get to the station as they come from low density millions of dollar homes in the first place.

One reason the city shot the development for the current site down, as it removed existing parking. The, the city has opposed the building of any parking structure from day one when ML wanted to build an 4-8 story structure that was to be built in 2017.
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So what you're saying is that the people in this area reject 40 floor buildings, they reject parking garages, they dont want to take busses or LRTs but somehow there are those in these threads that think in this tiny bit of land we could have built an actual downtown?
 
Had a look at the Dundas/Hurontario intersection this morning and traffic was backup lot like I expected, but was getting heavier as I walked home. It will be more heavier in the afternoon that pedestrian needs to watch out for those fool driver as I was almost hit 3 time. Twice by cars driving on the sidewalk going from plaza to plaza. The other almost clip on the rear as I walked across driveways with the car coming with inches as they couldn't wait so they could cut in front of someone..

The police are doing a poor not stopping traffic at various intersection that have signs saying close and only local traffic. A few 18 wheels did this and had a hard time turning off Hurontario.

Eastbound traffic was going through RBC and the plaza parking lot that was backup from King to Dundas through this lots.

Signs are posted on shelter tell transit riders where to catch their bus, yet they fail to read it and sit down to wait for a bus. Had to pointed this out to a number of riders not only at the intersection, but other stops.

4 trenches are in place for waterline work in various locations going across both street with a few not at the intersection. All kinds of dump trucks were parked on various street Nice stockpiled of various material to be place in these trenches once ready for it with a excavator sitting about 8' on top of the pile

There are a number of large storm water boxes in the area to be place some place and see no work at this time for them and could happen tomorrow. Then it could be for another weekend closures

Took the new camera for a test run and too many issues with it and not happy as how the shots turn out. Not sure what I can use or how to fix them at this time. The DSRL is in for major rebuilt and will not see it for a few weeks at this point.
 
drum118 said:
Parking has to remain as transit sucks trying to get people there for decade. Then, 35% of those parking there will never use transit in the first place to get to the station as they come from low density millions of dollar homes in the first place.

One reason the city shot the development for the current site down, as it removed existing parking. Then, the city has opposed the building of any parking structure from day one when ML wanted to build an 4-8 story structure that was to be built in 2017.
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In 10 years there will be cheap robotaxis to bring these folks to their local GO station. Building parking at great cost at transit stations (and then giving it away from free to boot) is going to be looked back on as a great folly.
 
afransen said:
In 10 years there will be cheap robotaxis to bring these folks to their local GO station. Building parking at great cost at transit stations (and then giving it away from free to boot) is going to be looked back on as a great folly.
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Any roundtable I have been part of with the government has called for a reduction of parking spaces as well beefing up local transit. ML has the largest free parking lot system in NA even if you rule out the spots being pay for.

Never supported ML plan for the 4-8 story parking garage as well the development on top of it.

Route 14 between PC and Clarkson have empty buses for the full route numerous of time of the day with one of the poorest cost ratio route in the system. You have 2-20 million dollars homes along that route.

The best route 23 will see is 10 minute service due to low density and no land to build anything on it.

As a pro supporter in the past to keep Hurontario as is in PC, you are far better off tearing everything down and replace it with 6-20 story building that are not a building in the park and do away with those business' with large parking lots that used to be a house at one time.

5 & 10 (Hurontario/Dundas) is Mississauga downtown with the ward councilors saying so for the past 15-20 years. Building a downtown around a shopping mall is pure poor urban planning.
 
Some shots of the push box at Port Credit. You can see it has shifted slightly under the tracks (support structure) and some additional digging has occurred.

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SaugeenJunction said:
Some shots of the push box at Port Credit. You can see it has shifted slightly under the tracks (support structure) and some additional digging has occurred.

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The latest word that I've gotten on it is that they have in fact been working on it over the past month-plus.

But they are also suffering from some very serious soil issues there, and so progress is going much more slowly than had been intended

Dan.
 
The slow order for LSW through here is annoying for express trains as it reduces the benefits of express services along the corridor. I’m looking forward to it getting pushed through and the slow order removed.
 
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