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AFAIK, currently there isn't enough funds to build LRT in any configuration. There should be some in a trust fund, collected as a property surtax and originally intended to support SSE, then repurposed for Eg East LRT.

But, how much is there. Perhaps, not even enough for a BRT.
 
Rainforest said:
AFAIK, currently there isn't enough funds to build LRT in any configuration. There should be some in a trust fund, collected as a property surtax and originally intended to support SSE, then repurposed for Eg East LRT.
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That's exactly what they did. And then added more. The problem isn't that there's no money. The problem is that there are 3 projects in the queue, and first is the $billion Bloor-Yonge expansion that is moving. And second is the Waterfront East LRT, which is waiting. Scarborough is third.
 
Well I work at Don Montgomery CRC, where they would extract the TBM for the SSE. MX have representatives stationed at the centre periodically. I spoke with one of the reps, the city or MX did look about putting a stop at Brimley & Eglinton, but not Danforth. Ultimately he said brimley station would be on an angle and with the city looking at the EELRT, they decided not to go ahead with a stop at brimley or Danforth
 
Aplus23 said:
Well I work at Don Montgomery CRC, where they would extract the TBM for the SSE. MX have representatives stationed at the centre periodically. I spoke with one of the reps, the city or MX did look about putting a stop at Brimley & Eglinton, but not Danforth. Ultimately he said brimley station would be on an angle and with the city looking at the EELRT, they decided not to go ahead with a stop at brimley or Danforth
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On an angle literally? Or as in, it wouldn't be at the intersection?

The first seems like they are feeding you/them bunk.
 
Regardless of whether or not an infill station is built at Brimley, considering the issues around different rolling stock and grading as well as the current focus on opening the Eglinton LRT, constructing the SSE and planning the Sheppard East extension plus the number of east west bus routes in Scarborough that currently have 30,000+ weekly boardings on average, why not:

Create a larger Scarborough BRT network that merges the Durham-Scarborough BRT, what would have been the EELRT and heavily traversed east-west Scarborough bus routes to create a BRT network that originates in Durham to the east and terminates with different branches to the west:
  • Kennedy Station via Eglington
  • Lawrence East (either at or west of Lawrence Station on the SSE)
  • Ellesmere to Scarborough Town Centre
  • Sheppard to either Agincourt or the easternmost Sheppard-based station on the Sheppard East subway extension
  • Sheppard to Malvern Town Centre
  • Finch to Finch Station
  • If ridership numbers warrant it:
    • Kingston Road to St. Clair
    • Kingston Road to the 503 Streetcar

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ARG1 said:
Because the City of Toronto absolutely hates the idea of elevated lines and wants nothing to do with them. The only reason why the Ontario Line is elevated in many parts is because its a provincial project.

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Wow that's quite unfortunate, such a better design on multiple points and with the Davenpoint diamond grade separation, went pretty smoothly
 
ARG1 said:
The only reason why the Ontario Line is elevated in many parts is because its a provincial project.
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Let’s not go crazy here. There is only one elevated section. And it just happens to only be in Flemingdon Park and Thorncliffe Park. Rightly or wrongly, people in this city don’t care for elevated structures since their local reference is the Gardiner and Scarborough RT. If Metrolinx can do this right, maybe the perception of elevated structures will change. But I wouldn’t call the Barrie line a success since they took out a lot of the more appealing aspects of it when they actually built it.
 
APTA-2048 said:
Let’s not go crazy here. There is only one elevated section. And it just happens to only be in Flemingdon Park and Thorncliffe Park. Rightly or wrongly, people in this city don’t care for elevated structures since their local reference is the Gardiner and Scarborough RT. If Metrolinx can do this right, maybe the perception of elevated structures will change. But I wouldn’t call the Barrie line a success since they took out a lot of the more appealing aspects of it when they actually built it.
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This
 
ARG1 said:
Because the City of Toronto absolutely hates the idea of elevated lines and wants nothing to do with them. The only reason why the Ontario Line is elevated in many parts is because its a provincial project.

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The city wants everything to be on the surface because it's cheaper and doesn't need elevators for accessibility. With that approach, we'll never see another subway built.
 
ARG1 said:
Because the City of Toronto absolutely hates the idea of elevated lines and wants nothing to do with them. The only reason why the Ontario Line is elevated in many parts is because its a provincial project.

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Like I have said before, the city shot itself in the foot with this project, but the province sure as hell didn't help.

Elevation might justify the transfer at Kennedy too.
 
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