denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
I presume this means a Bloor-Danforth extension up the 427 to Pearson? Presumably to relieve the overcrowded Eglinton LRT?
Probably. I think that's so ridiculous honestly.
I presume this means a Bloor-Danforth extension up the 427 to Pearson? Presumably to relieve the overcrowded Eglinton LRT?
Day 1, they are talking about buses to Kiping, using the new BRT ramps onto the 427 at Eglinton and possibly bus lanes on 427 and at 427/Dundas. See http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/getAddressList.do?function=getAgendaItemAddressList&agendaItemId=51192 and http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/improve/mississauga_brt.aspxMaybe they are referring to this.
RQQ-2014-PI-099: Engineering Services for New Bus Terminal & Station Building for Kipling GO Stati
Metrolinx is accepting bids (“Requestsâ€) for the provision of preliminary design services, preparation of Design-Build tender documents, assistance with procurement and evaluation process, owner’s representation during design-build project, and post construction services for New Bus Terminal and Station Building at the Kipling GO Station.
Sealed Requests will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on February 19, 2015 at the Procurement and Contract Services Office located at 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5J 2W3.
Metrolinx reserves the right to reject any or all Requests at its sole discretion.
Only Consultants who possess the following experience and qualifications will be considered for award of this Contract:
The Consultant must demonstrate that it possesses the following experience and qualifications:
(A) The Consultant shall have a minimum fifteen (15) years’ experience in project management, design and construction contract administration for Transit and Infrastructure Projects.
(B) The Consultant must have experience in construction of Design-Build projects.
(C) The Consultant must have recent experience with work of a similar nature, scope and magnitude as the work contemplated in this request to Qualify and Quote (RQQ).
Six Points has noting to due with this mess, but Hydro One does.Looking back at post #1, the station transformation was supposed to be finished by 2010...what happened?!
I guess now they'll wait for the Six Points reconfiguration to be complete?
Sherway will be more wasted money than Kipling with very few riders going there.This is such a waste of money - Kipling is not a natural terminus. Take the subway to Sherway.
I consider Honeydale and Cloverdale the same thing when it comes to discussing this topic, as they're right across the street from each other and most people aren't familiar with Honeydale, but they know where Cloverdale is.
In actuality, where the station would be located will probably depend more on CP, land availability, and decisions about which way to orient the station for a potential future extension than which mall is chosen as the focus.
But yes, an extension to Honeydale/Cloverdale with dedicated ramps to/from the 427 would offer SERIOUS travel time savings to thousands of TTC and MiWay passengers (plus future GO routes) and would also offer some great development opportunities, while avoiding the challenges at Kipling.