Willybru21
Senior Member
The third proposed GO Urban network:
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So frustrating. Could have been done decades ago for a fraction of the cost
I don't know the year of abandonment off the top of my head, but its the Canadian Northern corridor; it was abandoned as mainline long before subway construction (definitely pre-war) and never formally protected. There has obviously been massive residential encroachment into the remnants of the corridor that wasn't there when this might have been a real possibility. With that said, consisder that even between 1968 and 1980 we went from being able to use that corridor on the surface to Warden Station to building Warden - Kennedy underground.May I ask where exactly was it located before they developed over it.?
Around what year were there tracks ?
Any remaining track anywhere?
I don't know the year of abandonment off the top of my head, but its the Canadian Northern corridor; it was abandoned as mainline long before subway construction (definitely pre-war) and never formally protected. With that said, the has obviously been massive residential encroachment into the remnants of the corridor that wasn't there when this might have been a real possibility. With that said, consisder that even between 1968 and 1980 we went from being able to use that corridor on the surface to Warden Station to building Warden - Kennedy underground.
Ohhhhh okok thanks for the answer. Those last few sentences painted the picture actually
To be fair the reason Warden - Kennedy is underground is because the GN GECO subdivision is in the way and a mixture of CN being uncooperative and local resident opposition forced the TTC to build that extension underground for something like $75 Million (for perspective the entirety of Line 2 from Keele to Woodbine only costed like $60 Million just a decade prior). Had CN been more willing to work with the TTC and local residents not complained the extension to Kennedy could have absolutely been built on the surface/in a trench. Anything beyond though was a lost cause since the old Canadian Northern Line beyond Kennedy had already be redeveloped. It was in fact the high cost of the extensions to Kennedy and Kipling that soured the TTC and Metro on further subway construction and instead look at LRT going forward; at least until Network 2011 came along in the mid-80's. It was also this high cost the stopped the subway from going any deeper into Scarborough as well. Had the extension to Kennedy been built at the surface its quite possible the TTC and Metro may have been more willing to extend the line further, likely along the Stouffville line like the RT does today.I don't know the year of abandonment off the top of my head, but its the Canadian Northern corridor; it was abandoned as mainline long before subway construction (definitely pre-war) and never formally protected. With that said, the has obviously been massive residential encroachment into the remnants of the corridor that wasn't there when this might have been a real possibility. With that said, consisder that even between 1968 and 1980 we went from being able to use that corridor on the surface to Warden Station to building Warden - Kennedy underground.
I think once GO Expansion is fully rolled out on the 4 main corridors, people will finally see that GO Transit is a viable option to travel inside the City of Toronto and adding service to Milton and Richmond Hill Lines would be the next step. However, the Midtown Line could be a much more beneficial service than the previous two.So I can't find a suitable thread for discussing this hence leaving it here.
After the construction of the Ontario Line, GO Expansion and Scarborough extension etc. what other transit plans are being looked at? The city/region is most certainly not going to stop growing and traffic is already at a hellish level. Are there are plans to keep continuous construction for transit going instead of "off and on" while we have the momentum and so that we keep those with transit construction expertise from departing the region (eg. Spanish cities with continuous construction).
Feel free to create a new thread if it's needed.
Are there any plans being looked at? Maybe but nothing is set in stone atm since we are fully focused on the projects being built right now. What I think the next phase of expansion will be:So I can't find a suitable thread for discussing this hence leaving it here.
After the construction of the Ontario Line, GO Expansion and Scarborough extension etc. what other transit plans are being looked at? The city/region is most certainly not going to stop growing and traffic is already at a hellish level. Are there are plans to keep continuous construction for transit going instead of "off and on" while we have the momentum and so that we keep those with transit construction expertise from departing the region (eg. Spanish cities with continuous construction).
Feel free to create a new thread if it's needed.
Bear in mind that the premier would appear to be rather fond of something in the 407 corridor.
I would love if there were more discussion on the 407 BRT/LRT to talk about this idea more seriously, but I’ll leave my comments here.I realize this is a fantasy map thread but I wouldn't expect Ford to fund any additional major transit projects.
Even if he wanted to send funds to it it would be extremely difficult to find someone to build it. Existing transportation contracts are already aggressively bidding against each-other for staff. The price of the new tender would need to be high enough to poach crews from other Metrolinx transit projects already under construction.
Designs and land assembly are practical and should be encouraged.
So I can't find a suitable thread for discussing this hence leaving it here.
After the construction of the Ontario Line, GO Expansion and Scarborough extension etc. what other transit plans are being looked at? The city/region is most certainly not going to stop growing and traffic is already at a hellish level. Are there are plans to keep continuous construction for transit going instead of "off and on" while we have the momentum and so that we keep those with transit construction expertise from departing the region (eg. Spanish cities with continuous construction).
Feel free to create a new thread if it's needed.