[sixrings]

im assuming the NEW ENTRENCE is for the lrt.

 

[sixrings]

is the new entrance going to be on the police parking lot.if so why not allow someone to build a condo here with the lrt entrance incorporated.

 

[Amy Rose]

I think that the Keele station entrance should be located where the now defunct coffee time is along with the bus circle unless space is a problem

 

[Palma]

Will the Keele Station be right at Keele St and Eglinton or at Eglinton and Trethewey? Presently there is that dividing wall along Keele Street and Gore so that when driving south on Keele St you need to turn right on Gore and then go south on Trethewey before getting to Eglnton. Even if you are walking on Keele St on the West side you cannot get to Eglinton because of that wall unless you are on the east side of Keele St.. I think there should be a direct access to Eglinton from Keele. Keele St is divided up too many times..

It would not make sense for the people living near keele north of Eglinton to have to walk along Gore and then down Tretheway to get to Eglinton Station.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Will the Keele Station be right at Keele St and Eglinton or at Eglinton and Trethewey? Presently there is that dividing wall along Keele Street and Gore so that when driving south on Keele St you need to turn right on Gore and then go south on Trethewey before getting to Eglnton. Even if you are walking on Keele St on the West side you cannot get to Eglinton because of that wall unless you are on the east side of Keele St.. I think there should be a direct access to Eglinton from Keele. Keele St is divided up too many times..

It would not make sense for the people living near keele north of Eglinton to have to walk along Gore and then down Tretheway to get to Eglinton Station.

Guess you missed the Environmental Assessment for the Eglinton LRT. Click on this link to download the PDF for options presented. All use Eglinton, Trethewey, and Yore for the Keele Street Bus Terminal. Some use a bit of Keele as well. The recommendation originally was for option 3, but is now subject to change.

 

[sixrings]

just came back from eglinton crosstown meeting at beth shalom synagogue. the place was booming but sadly i think that out of maybe 200 people only maybe 5 supported the line. instead people were irate threatening to call lawyers because their neighbourhood was being "destroyed" like "st claire". the biggest concern was the construction. mostly this was because everyone at the meeting was a car driver. second concern was that the station at eglinton would eliminate any future potential of an extended allen. there will not be a left tunnel turning lane onto the allen because it was estimated to cost 40 million. however the big news out of joe mehivics mouth was that there was talk about closing the allen perminately from lawrence to eglinton. the reason this came up was because the province and the ttc realized they needed a place to store the dump trucks and also a place to dump the dirt. finally the residents were concerned that this would cause "working class" businesses to close. house of chan and halleluia restaurants will be bought to construct a entrance to the lrt. also the donut shop at bathurst and eglinton will be shut down and become a entrance.

 

[Dan416]

You'd think they'd appreciate that it's all being built underground

 

[EnviroTO]

They can't appreciate that because being completely underground underlines the fact that it is silly that this isn't a subway.

 

[nfitz]

They can't appreciate that because being completely underground underlines the fact that it is silly that this isn't a subway.

??? That's not the objection at all. They are all simply upset about the disturbance caused by building the station box at Eglinton West. Same way everyone was so upset when the Yonge subway line was built.

 

[k10ery]

just came back from eglinton crosstown meeting at beth shalom synagogue. the place was booming but sadly i think that out of maybe 200 people only maybe 5 supported the line. .

The people who support it haven't moved to the neighbourhood yet.

 

[sixrings]

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They can't appreciate that because being completely underground underlines the fact that it is silly that this isn't a subway.

there actually was one couple who wanted to make sure the technology could one day be converted to subway. the ttc design guy kinda avoided the question and was visually frustrated. i dont understand the question either since it would make much more sense to make a lrt on lawrence then to convert the lrt to subway and what would you do about the srt portion with the curves to sharp for lrt.

the one question and complaint i sympathized with was from a group who lived jusg west of eglinton west in the townhouses directly facing eglinton. they wanted to make sure that the vibrations from the subway would not be felt in their property. i saw both karen stinz and joe at seperate times try to let them know there was nothing to worry about. this group was the loudest of the bunch.

 

[sixrings]

The people who support it haven't moved to the neighbourhood yet.

the meeting was suppose to be a design open house for the bathurst station since it was the station furthest along at 10%. truthfully i dont see how too many transit oriented people are going to move in the area. the area is simply to expensive. if anyone can afford to live here they can afford to own a car and usually a pretty good one. instead the transit supporters i suspect will be moving in west of eglinton west with dufferin being the big site for being redeveloped.

 

[car4041]

just came back from eglinton crosstown meeting at beth shalom synagogue. the place was booming but sadly i think that out of maybe 200 people only maybe 5 supported the line.

I was there too, and I think this is a huge exaggeration! There were a handful of irate people, including the guy who ranted about impending high-rise condos to every official he could find, and there were plenty of people with reasonable concerns and questions, but on the whole I don't think the mood was overly negative. (At least no more than you'd expect from this kind of gathering, which will naturally attract people who have things to get off their chest.) It seemed more supportive than an Eglinton LRT info session that I attended in the same location around 2 years ago.

And anyway, the transit geeks alone must have made up more than 5 supporters!

 

[Palma]

I could see the people who live in the town homes being concerned about feeling vibrations and what damage it may do to their homes, and those wanting the LRT to be built as a full subway because to me LRT would make sense on Lawrence, but I would think for the homeowners around there, they should be happy. Its true business will probably suffer although I have to say when I drive by there, Eglinton looks very dumpy - dollar store like. After the completion of the line I would think the type of business there would improve considerably

 

[sixrings]

I was there too, and I think this is a huge exaggeration! There were a handful of irate people, including the guy who ranted about impending high-rise condos to every official he could find, and there were plenty of people with reasonable concerns and questions, but on the whole I don't think the mood was overly negative. (At least no more than you'd expect from this kind of gathering, which will naturally attract people who have things to get off their chest.) It seemed more supportive than an Eglinton LRT info session that I attended in the same location around 2 years ago.

when it takes joe m more then 30 mins just to get into the main room because a instant line up of complainers are coming to ask him whose responsible for this mess i consider it over the top. also when i notice karen stknz taking about the same amount of time answering similar questions i again think the overall feel is negative. im sure there were silent supporters but when i said to joe in front of a group of people that i didnt mind if they closed the allen, i thought both joe and i were going ti be stoned. repeatedly a man with converse kept saying he was calling his lawyer. another lady with a classic loui votton bag was complakning how life is short and she doesnt even want 5 years of construction let alone 10, and then there was at least 10 or so men whose big deal was how to get onto the allen. id like to note i oberheard slme guy say on his commute home he drives north of eglknton on bathurst, turns behind the donut shop, and then turns lnto eglinton to avoid making a left hand turn. the fact that the donut shop would no longer be there was going to ruin his commute. i have been to many transit meetinga. most meetings are people frustrated things are taking so ling, but jn the end the people wanted transit. these people on the other hqnd didnt want any thkng ti change and didnt care for the lrt at all. eglinton was suppose to stay 2 floor struggling retail forever.