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Sept 19
Don't See EMS/Fire using the ROW east of Victoria Park unless there is a mass concrete pour to encase the rails and the ROW.

All the rail is in place east of Pharmacy to West of O'Connor Dr now and west of Victoria Park late Oct. Love the duct bank work.
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drum118 said:
Sept 19
Don't See EMS/Fire using the ROW east of Victoria Park unless there is a mass concrete pour to encase the rails and the ROW.

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They've installed rubber boots around the rail even where it's not encased in concrete - you can see them in the two photos that you took of the rails installed. That means that they rails will be encased in concrete, or something similar that will cover them right to the heads of the rails.

Dan
 
smallspy said:
They've installed rubber boots around the rail even where it's not encased in concrete - you can see them in the two photos that you took of the rails installed. That means that they rails will be encased in concrete, or something similar that will cover them right to the heads of the rails.

Dan
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could those rubber area not just be at a cross-walk?
 
JSF-1 said:
As far as anybody knows the answer to that question is none. I believe the Grass Median was quashed by Toronto Fire services so Metrolinx dropped if from the plan.
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Good. Well manicured grass is not good for the environment. It takes in little cO2 and requires much cO2 in the form of cutting equipment, fertilizers and pesticides to keep it maintained. It has a negative net benefit on the environment. We should not be installing grass medians.

Astroturf if you must have that look. Can be made of recycled plastic
 
Science center is on pace to be completed on time sep 2021 / including bus Bay, retail stores, connection to station from bus Bay, and lrt station.
 
smallspy said:
They've installed rubber boots around the rail even where it's not encased in concrete - you can see them in the two photos that you took of the rails installed. That means that they rails will be encased in concrete, or something similar that will cover them right to the heads of the rails.

Dan
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Given they only finish connecting the rails to the intersection, they still got concrete work to do to finish the area off. West of the rubber will be grass.

It been confirmed that grass will go Mid Block east of Victoria Park.
 
robmausser said:
Good. Well manicured grass is not good for the environment. It takes in little cO2 and requires much cO2 in the form of cutting equipment, fertilizers and pesticides to keep it maintained. It has a negative net benefit on the environment. We should not be installing grass medians.

Astroturf if you must have that look. Can be made of recycled plastic
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I am also in favour of Astroturf medians.
 
Im no gardener, or landscape architect, but if any dirt or porous material is going to go between the rails, wont it flood if it rains? There doesnt seem to be any drainage at all in the concrete...
 
Tunafish13 said:
Im no gardener, or landscape architect, but if any dirt or porous material is going to go between the rails, wont it flood if it rains? There doesnt seem to be any drainage at all in the concrete...
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There's been years of experience in Europe and around the world, so they know about it. Unless Metrolinx will do as they currently do, and try to reinvent everything.
 
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