Adjei said:
How I wish this station had ended up like Bijlmer station in Amsterdam:



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Bijlmer ArenA Station / GRIMSHAW

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station is situated on the southeast of the city along the main line to Utrecht next to the 60,000 seat Amsterdam Arena.
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Sure but you have to care about transit and believe in public transportation as something that helps shape society for the better, not merely a tolerable inconvenience some need to suffer through to put in a day at work.
 
Adjei said:
How I wish this station had ended up like Bijlmer station in Amsterdam:



grimshaw.global

Bijlmer ArenA Station / GRIMSHAW

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station is situated on the southeast of the city along the main line to Utrecht next to the 60,000 seat Amsterdam Arena.
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A transit station next to a 60,000 stadium you say? I'm sure it's already been mentioned somewhere here or in the other East Harbour thread.

The Weston Family recently jumped to 6th spot in the UK list of wealthiest familie$, thanks to their net worth jumping $6 Billion in the past year alone (to $33 Billion total)... maybe Galen Jr. should get in touch with CF, Rogers (who I'm sure are shopping for a franchise), the province, the city and Arthur Blank (Home Depot, Mercedes Benz Stadium-amazing business plan, Atlanta Falcons) to do something different here: 70,000 seat NFL stadium, mixed-use rental residential and upgraded EH transit hub.

I'll send him an email.

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Google Earth, Google search
 
I thought that you were serious until you mentioned the NFL! 🤭😂🏈 Maybe a cricket stadium or something else that doesn’t require billions in subsidies and free land.
 
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Somebody asked Metrolinx why the renderings showed no pedestrian access a couple of years ago on Twitter.

Metrolinx responded at the time: "the new Ontario Line bridge is a transit bridge only. A multi-use path and trail bridge are being delivered through the East Harbour Transit Hub project."

When the inquisitor was cold to this answer, Metrolinx added: "we're tagging in our @GOExpansion team to provide more details."

The @GOExpansion twitter account never responded.

(River crossings on foot or by bike should improve through the efforts of other agencies anyway, such as Waterfront Toronto's flood protection project for Eastern Ave and reconstruction of Lake Shore Blvd East, and the City of Toronto's ongoing improvements to the river path in the area including more connections between the path and various bridges.)

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So why/how does Metrolinx get to say no to building something? Aren't they there to execute transit infrastructure on behalf of the city/province, it's not like it's there money? If the city/province says to build something why wouldn't they build it.
 
Aplus23 said:
So why/how does Metrolinx get to say no to building something? Aren't they there to execute transit infrastructure on behalf of the city/province, it's not like it's there money? If the city/province says to build something why wouldn't they build it.
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What, in this instance, has the province specified Metrolinx build (Hint: it's exactly the horseshit transformer substation box design we're currently erecting)?
 
Adjei said:
This kind of mentality is why this city is littered with mediocrity. We should be able to walk and chew at the same time.
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In all fairness, we can’t even get developers to pay for fundamentals in the city and around their projects. The notion that we’re going to collectively push private developers to make things look better is kinda laughable. Anything with the public purse? Forget about it. They value engineered St Lawrence Market North and that took 10yrs. I’d say we’ll have Eglinton Crosstown at the same time as Ontario line but I’m not sure if that’s even this century.
 
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Long story short, a pedestrian and cycling bridge was in the scope of the original project but is not part of the recent construction contract and was quietly removed from Metrolinx's website.

Metrolinx claims it is still under discussion with the City, but we have our doubts. For a fuller picture and to see how you can help, see here: https://www.cdna.to/lower_don_pedestrian_cycling_bridge
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I'm pretty sure the Ontario Line has space on the train for bikes, and since many people have the option to bike, it would have made travelling across the river much easier. smh
 
Adjei said:
How I wish this station had ended up like Bijlmer station in Amsterdam:



grimshaw.global

Bijlmer ArenA Station / GRIMSHAW

Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station is situated on the southeast of the city along the main line to Utrecht next to the 60,000 seat Amsterdam Arena.
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Ironically, the firm that designed this station in Amsterdam also designed the Vaughn Metropolitan Station for the TTC...
 
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