I would think there is no room to put it all above ground through these areas.
 
ganjavih said:
I like the above ground portions of TO's subway... why would anyone prefer to see a black wall? The above ground portions of NYC's system offer especially great views. That's one thing I miss in Montreal... nothing above ground.
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Agreed. Having something to look at definitely helps make the trip seem shorter, and it also keeps people from getting all grumpy from being without natural light for so long.
 
here's a press release from the feds, looks like funding is on track...."Toronto-York Spadina" extension?

For release - September 5, 2008

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA INVESTS IN TORONTO TRANSIT: FLAHERTY ANNOUNCES FUNDS WILL BEGIN FLOWING TO SPADINA SUBWAY EXTENSION

TORONTO — People living and working in Toronto will begin to benefit soon from reduced traffic congestion, shorter commuting times, and cleaner air through the Toronto-York Spadina Subway extension. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that a contribution agreement has been signed by the federal, provincial and municipal governments, meaning that funds for the completion of the project will now begin flowing.

"The Government of Canada is helping to provide the students, commuters, and families of the Greater Toronto Area with transportation options, getting people out of their cars and onto public transit," said Minister Flaherty. "We are committed to working with our provincial and municipal partners to improve transportation infrastructure across the country. The Toronto-York Spadina Subway extension is an excellent example of how we're delivering real results."

The Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension project encompasses an 8.6 kilometre extension to the Toronto Transit Commission's Spadina subway line, extending subway service to York University and the Vaughan Corporate Centre. With the signing of the contribution agreement, the Government of Canada will commit to paying up to $622 million under the Building Canada infrastructure plan towards the design and construction of this project. This is in addition to the $75 million already received by the project under the Public Transit Capital Trust.

In addition to the funding being made available for the Spadina Subway extension, several other transit projects in the GTA are being funded by the Government of Canada. They include:

York VIVA (Phase 1) — $50 million toward a $164 million bus rapid transit project;
York VIVA (Phase 2) — up to $85 million toward the second phase of this bus rapid transit project;
GO Transit Rail Improvement Program — $385 million toward a $1 billion project; Through this project, six of the seven rail corridors being used by GO are being upgraded, as well as some work around Union Station;
Brampton AcceleRide — $95 million from the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund toward a $285 million Bus Rapid Transit project;
Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit — $83 million from the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund toward a $249 million project; and
Toronto Transit Commission Strategic Capital Projects — $350 million from the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund towards a $1.2 billion project.
The Government of Canada provided $500 million for public transit infrastructure in Budget 2008. This will provide up to $194.5 million to Ontario under the Public Transit Fund. Under the previous Public Transit Capital Trust, the Province of Ontario has received $351.5 million, which it can use for various transit projects over the next three years. In addition, all Ontario municipalities will continue to receive a GST rebate.

"It's clear that for the Government of Canada, investing in transportation infrastructure for the people of the GTA has been a key priority," Minister Flaherty said. "We are delivering on this priority even further today with the Spadina Subway extension."
 
Is this not the third time that the feds have announced funding for the extension? sounds like an election is coming
 
It's too bad that it took an election to finally get the money flowing, but better late than never. The GO improvement funding is also great, but I wonder if they couldn't hang on a bit if they're actually going to introduce all-day service. For that, they'll need two dedicated tracks for GO service, so it doesn't really make sense to build all these third tracks and then hand them over to the freight railways.
 
All of the other projects listed in the article seem to be old news to me as well
 
unimaginative2 said:
For that, they'll need two dedicated tracks for GO service, so it doesn't really make sense to build all these third tracks and then hand them over to the freight railways.
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In most cases, the freight railway companies own the land the rails are on. I don't imagine GO has much choice but to hand them over or buy the land and pay for a maintenance contract.

I can only assume the contract has certain stipulations about priority on the new track built.
 
scarberiankhatru said:
Did they grab the wrong press release (For release, September 5, 2005)?
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They're hardly the only government guilty of it but these guys are the kings of re-announcements. That list of projects they gave money to several years ago is a bit amusing.

You could have asked people in 2005, 2006 or 2007 and they'd all tell you that this money was a done deal and would be announced the minute there was an election. They were wrong - it came a whole 2 days beforehand.

It's a darned shame - I had Day 8 of the campaign in a pool.
 
The design RFP for the six new subway stations along the Spadina extension has closed with 14 proposals received.

Proposals have been submitted by Arup Canada Inc. (2 proposals), Buro Happold Consulting, Earth Tech Canada Inc., Genivar Inc., Giffels Associates, Halcrow Yolles, HOK Architects, MJP Architects Ltd., Strasman Architects Inc., The Spadina Group Associates, TROW Associates Inc., URS Canada Inc., and Weston Williamson Architects.

The contract is expected to be awarded November 4.
 
I'm not surprised that 14 bids were received since the city has budgeted $465 million (and that's before inflation) for these stations...they'll be more expensive than the Sheppard line stations, which are already wildly overbuilt.
 
ryu, that makes no sense. why would bazis design them? what do they have to do with the subway extension at all?
 
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