Those can still be addressed.
When I say it's increasing, I mean that Yonge is becoming more overcrowded, meaning this project is now necessary to relieve that. Since we have YNSE and ECLRT coming soon, what will that do to a Yonge Line - especially if YNSE opens before OL/DRL, as it probably will be? What will 5 years of that look like?
It should've been addressed at the start, and so far they're moving in the opposite direction. Longer stations, for example, need to be planned now.
The great thing about the OL technology compared to the TTC heavy rail technology is that the OL line will use automation. Which i believe will bring quicker travel times compared to the DRL that requires a human to operate.
Proof? I understood the DRL would have been automated from day one. Ditto with Line 5 underground portion, it would also be automated.
That's like the one thing Metrolinx has been shoving down our throats about the OL since Day 1, that the extra train length and on train capacity isn't necessary as they can compensate for the smaller capacity with more frequent trains that run every 90 secs.
Oh yeah? I just assumed it would be another typical subway line, and besides I thought the union would also play a role in deciding what technology the ttc would use.
Where are you getting your information? The TTC is upgrading the existing legacy lines to be automated so there is little chance a new line would be built without automation. Except for hyperloop and maglev the fastest public transport in service is heavy rail so I'm not sure where the quicker times assumption comes from either. The province chose a different route, more above ground, with a smaller vehicle to reduce tunnel diameter, needed station capacities, etc. The province put a priority on being cheaper (reducing maximum capacity) and making the line longer. Bigger trains need bigger tunnels, bigger stations to handle a greater train capacity in case of an evacuation in the station, bigger emergency exit points, bigger ventilation, etc. I get people choosing the Ontario Line for it being a longer route and maybe certain stations being better located... but beyond that I don't really get why anyone in their right mind would choose the light metro Ontario Line over a modern heavy metro serving the same locations. That is a trade down by any measure I can think of... it is saying I want cheaper, slower, less spacious lower capacity trains that might have a slight acceleration advantage. What magical technology do we think the Ontario Line is? SRT technology, automated Eglinton LRT technology??
The SRT is capable of automation but because of the union, they have a cab driver. So I assumed that any new line built and owned by the ttc would still require a cab driver, even though it's capable of automation.
That's not a budget issue it's a space issue with the equipment at the bottom of the escalator not being able to fit where the floor level without it interfering with something below in many cases it's the station platform and there wouldn't enough space for an average sized person to get under itI hope there is enough funds in the budget to fix the escalator problem at many of the Line 2 stations.
From link.
Same old, same old problem, no funds to correct the problem.