treplow
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Fully agree. The REM's closest equivalent in Canada is probably the Canada Line in Vancouver which is 100 percent rapid transit.
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BrenWilson
Active Member
Stop spacing on the REM is pretty long vs the Metro. It's a rapid regional light metro interurban. Trying to shove it into any pre-existing box is unproductive. The Canada line is maybe the closest comparison but even that has much closer stop spacing, which implies a different desired service (regardless of frequency).
Railrunner
Active Member
I think the Finch LRT team should just be retained and keep them working considering they probably had the best go at a rail transit project in 21st century Ontario history.
A competent government would be extending the LRT Finch Station 6.5km east AND Pearson Airport 8.2km west.
A competent government would be extending the LRT Finch Station 6.5km east AND Pearson Airport 8.2km west.
TOtramz
Active Member
I would imagine extending Finch LRT eastwards would be a bit complicated if done in the near future because of all the construction at yonge related to the subway extension
Undead
Senior Member
Extensions are nice. You got the $$$?
nfitz
Superstar
I'd think almost all would have finished a year ago. Many even longer!
Heck, for Eglinton, I'd think quite a few that worked on the tunnelling how since retired from old age!
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Thaboss
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No we dont know that at all actually ? Since when was Finch west and east exstention funded ?
Undead
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nfitz
Superstar
My apologies, I misread that as construction at Finch for the Yonge subway not the Finch subway.
I don't believe Woodbine is funded yet. There's been so many proposed extensions of this. And the original plan was Yonge to Humber, before the Ontario government cut back the first phase to Keele. And then they've talked about a west extension to Pearson, and even published stuff about an eastern extension to Don Mills station, down Finch East and Don Mills Road. And then more recently just to Woodbine. So that's 5 different plans ...
Railrunner
Active Member
I would imagine extending Finch LRT eastwards would be a bit complicated if done in the near future because of all the construction at yonge related to the subway extension
You’re almost ready to be the next Metrolinx CEO coming up with a good excuse like that.
Metrolinx specializes in those but their real special attack is the fake 30 days before the announcement we will announce the announcement so stay tuned for the announcement for the announcement line.
I wish Canadians were more aggressive sometimes. Especially in what would be a national scandal in most other places ((line 5)).
Railrunner
Active Member
Hopefully we don’t all die of old age before the Eglinton LRT opensI'd think almost all would have finished a year ago. Many even longer!
Heck, for Eglinton, I'd think quite a few that worked on the tunnelling how since retired from old age!
yurt2022
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drum118
Superstar
We will be a live hopeful for line 6 opening which is around the corner, most likely line 5, but we may not be around for QQE and Eglinton East Line openings at the rate they are going at these days. One never know when their time is up and don't know when it happens.
drum118
Superstar
There been talk that the Finch Line will end up at Pearson some day as well being extended to Yonge but Woodbine is the next extension in the coming years. One hope the ML has a clue how an LRT should be built in the first place by then as well IO knowing how an LRT should be built and be tender correctly along with how to weed out poor bidders that could low ball the P3 bid.im crine son
No one said ts was getting extended there
Railrunner
Active Member
To be fair to fate Metrolinx is pretty good at holding things up on their own. Memento mori