[officedweller]

Here's what's planned for Vancouver's Canada Line Broadway-City Hall Station when the Broadway SkyTrain Extension is built.
Note that they aren't planning any new entrances to the station - sticking with the existing ONE entrance.

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit

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[Monarch Butterfly]

Eglinton Avenue, east from Yonge Street.

Southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Yonge Street.

What a difference 90 years brings. From link.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

I am hoping to see trees make a comeback on Eglinton once the construction is done.

 

[Coolstar]

Railway Ages take on the delay. It's explained in more detail:

Eglinton Crosstown Behind Schedule - Railway Age

Toronto's 12-mile Eglinton Avenue Crosstown LRT project is in danger of not opening until seven months past the announced date (Sept. 30, 2021), and is exceeding its budget by more than C$330 million.

www.railwayage.com

 

[Allandale25]

https://www.facebook.com/122390824522148/posts/2652394004855138

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I am hoping to see trees make a comeback on Eglinton once the construction is done.

Any idea what the status of Eglinton Connects is? According to its website, the last update was, "the streetscape and cycle track designs are advancing in parallel, with preliminary design to be completed by summer 2019." I haven't seen this preliminary design posted anywhere though

 

[Northern Light]

Any idea what the status of Eglinton Connects is? According to its website, the last update was, "the streetscape and cycle track designs are advancing in parallel, with preliminary design to be completed by summer 2019." I haven't seen this preliminary design posted anywhere though

Eglinton Connects Design is in the capital budget for Transportation Services at $15,000,000 spread over 2021 and 2022

The construction budget of 120,000,000, if the money is found is set to flow starting in 2022; but is listed under 'funding constraints' which I take to mean, currently unfunded.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-141484.pdf

 

[H4F33Z]

Eglinton Connects Design is in the capital budget for Transportation Services at $15,000,000 spread over 2021 and 2022

The construction budget of 120,000,000, if the money is found is set to flow starting in 2022; but is listed under 'funding constraints' which I take to mean, currently unfunded.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-141484.pdf

Aka Bike Lanes will not be built until after the LRT is built because funding is unavailable.

 

[Northern Light]

Aka Bike Lanes will not be built until after the LRT is built because funding is unavailable.

I don't know for certain, but what I expect is that where total road reconstruction is already required, bike lanes will be done at the same time (I would hope); this would mainly be the above-ground sections.

I expect the underground section doesn't involve as much work and may see some delays.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I don't know for certain, but what I expect is that where total road reconstruction is already required, bike lanes will be done at the same time (I would hope); this would mainly be the above-ground sections.

I expect the underground section doesn't involve as much work and may see some delays.

lol have you seen the state of Eglinton between Don Mills and Mt Dennis? All 19 km of the road will need to be reconstructed.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Not just Eglinton, basically every single side street approaching Eglinton north and south has been ripped up multiple times over the past decade for utility movement.

 

[Northern Light]

lol have you seen the state of Eglinton between Don Mills and Mt Dennis? All 19 km of the road will need to be reconstructed.

I don't think there's any chance of that happening.

There will be reconstruction where there was in-road excavation (cut and cover); the rest will either be resurfaced or milled, I expect.

I could be wrong, but total reconstruction (meaning new road base, new concrete, new curbs, new asphalt) would be hideously expensive across 19km.

 

[Hopkins123]

lol have you seen the state of Eglinton between Don Mills and Mt Dennis? All 19 km of the road will need to be reconstructed.

Not just Eglinton, basically every single side street approaching Eglinton north and south has been ripped up multiple times over the past decade for utility movement.

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- Frederick Douglass, 1857

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I don't think there's any chance of that happening.

There will be reconstruction where there was in-road excavation (cut and cover); the rest will either be resurfaced or milled, I expect.

I could be wrong, but total reconstruction (meaning new road base, new concrete, new curbs, new asphalt) would be hideously expensive across 19km.

Sorry, when I said reconstruction I really meant resurfacing.

I suspect [hope] the City will use the resurfacing as an opportunity to implement Eglinton Connects though

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

I don't think there's any chance of that happening.

There will be reconstruction where there was in-road excavation (cut and cover); the rest will either be resurfaced or milled, I expect.

I could be wrong, but total reconstruction (meaning new road base, new concrete, new curbs, new asphalt) would be hideously expensive across 19km.

Honestly, I thought that the re-pavement of Eglinton was part of the deal with the Crosstown, and many residents in my neighbourhood seem to believe it too.

I don't know how Eglinton Connects is supposed to be realized either without significant reconstruction. Many things such as sidewalk widenings and street landscaping will require extensive reconstruction. Plus Eglinton is kinda a hellscape right now for drivers too, even away from the intersections where the station construction is taking place.

Also what is the point of building a brand new LRT line if Eglinton is left ugly as sin at the surface? I would rather the money that was going to the Gardiner be directed to getting Eglinton done right, along the entire 19km.