EnviroTO
Senior Member
Based on the village diagram the Cherry line will be built in time for the Pan Am Games but not the underpass. The line will not be in use because it is inside the secured village perimeter. The athletes will not be using regular TTC services and instead they have a dedicated bus terminal planned in the village. The East Bayfront to Parliament line will likely be done but nothing beyond there since no facilities are planned in the Port Lands which is quite different from the 2008 Olympic Bid. No PASO/ISO executives will be taking a train and any teams going on a train to get to their competition will be taking a train reserved for them alone and will be met at both ends with buses. As plans develop there is a possibility for a platform to be installed in the village and in Hamilton at the stadium for the athletes dedicated trains to eliminate the need for connecting buses but nothing permanent.
Any transit improvements accelerated due to the Pan Am games will have mostly to do with not having things half completed and roads ripped up during the games. Since only spectators will be using any transit enhancements the only possible improvements to service spectators are to get to the aquatic centre in Scarborough and the stadium in Hamilton. The other venues are downtown or would not likely see much spectator traffic. If it was the olympics there would be many wanting to see rowing but realistically there will not be transit improvements to get to that while held in St.Catharines. So really the focus will be on completing on the go projects (i.e. no new money), perhaps a SCC to UofTatS BRT or the Scarborough Malvern LRT, perhaps the Hamilton LRT, the already planned air rail link, and already planned GO improvements. DRL, Yonge subway extension, Jane LRT, and Waterfront West LRT don't provide any real benefits directly related to the Pan Am Games. In summary only Hamilton LRT and a way to get to UofT at Scarborough are likely to be new spending plans... everything else will be what is already planned accelerated to ensure no construction during the games.
Any transit improvements accelerated due to the Pan Am games will have mostly to do with not having things half completed and roads ripped up during the games. Since only spectators will be using any transit enhancements the only possible improvements to service spectators are to get to the aquatic centre in Scarborough and the stadium in Hamilton. The other venues are downtown or would not likely see much spectator traffic. If it was the olympics there would be many wanting to see rowing but realistically there will not be transit improvements to get to that while held in St.Catharines. So really the focus will be on completing on the go projects (i.e. no new money), perhaps a SCC to UofTatS BRT or the Scarborough Malvern LRT, perhaps the Hamilton LRT, the already planned air rail link, and already planned GO improvements. DRL, Yonge subway extension, Jane LRT, and Waterfront West LRT don't provide any real benefits directly related to the Pan Am Games. In summary only Hamilton LRT and a way to get to UofT at Scarborough are likely to be new spending plans... everything else will be what is already planned accelerated to ensure no construction during the games.