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superman said:
My prediction is that the pro TC crowd will get Eglinton east in buried and in the middle of the street again.... But the cost savings will go to cutting the deficit and not building finch or sheppard.
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That's a worst case scenario, and I don't see it happening.

As for Sheppard, I'm just glad the SELRT is dead.
 
I think he could get McGuinty to fork over some of the Eglinton earleir if he does it as a PPP.
First, he would probably be able to get the feds on board as there is a special $1.2 billion yearly budget for infrastructure available for PPP projects.
Second, if a PPP for Eglinton he would be able to get a firm contract signed for X amount that would leave him his $650 million as in PPP on the Vancouver Canada Line, any and all cost overruns were to be 100% paid for by the private partner. This is why Vancouver's PPP are a success.......because the price is guaranteed and hence come out ussually under budget and always on time.
 
ssiguy2 said:
I think he could get McGuinty to fork over some of the Eglinton earleir if he does it as a PPP.
First, he would probably be able to get the feds on board as there is a special $1.2 billion yearly budget for infrastructure available for PPP projects.
Second, if a PPP for Eglinton he would be able to get a firm contract signed for X amount that would leave him his $650 million as in PPP on the Vancouver Canada Line, any and all cost overruns were to be 100% paid for by the private partner. This is why Vancouver's PPP are a success.......because the price is guaranteed and hence come out ussually under budget and always on time.
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alrighty then
 
Coruscanti Cognoscente said:
That's a worst case scenario, and I don't see it happening.
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IMHO:
- Worst worst scenario is everything cancelled and SRT permanently replaced with buses.
- Worst case scenario is Eglinton cancelled and SRT upgraded to LRT.
- A bad scenario is Eglinton East cancelled, with Eglinton central built and SRT upgraded with no link between them,
- A not very good scenario is Eglinton East downgraded to surface median.
- A good scenario is everything built according to current plan.

The province is promising lots of cuts for this spring. IMHO, the less noise the "let's change all the plans again" advocates make, the less of a target transit will be.
 
Justin10000 said:
The best scenario is going back to the original plan.
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Which original plan? The Network 2011 BRT from Eglinton West to Renforth? The later Peterson proposed LRT to Black Creek Drive from Eglinton West? The started but cancelled 5-station stubway from Eglinton West to York Centre? There' must have been a half-dozen plans before Crosstown.
 
Open Houses:

Metrolinx and the TTC invite you to attend Open Houses for Dufferin-Eglinton, Allen Road/Eglinton West and Keele-Eglinton Stations to learn more about the preliminary station design, the City's Eglinton planning study, and to share your input with the project team.
Dufferin - Eglinton Station

Date: Wednesday January 25, 2012

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Location: St. Hilda's Church, 2353 Dufferin Street (south of Eglinton)
Allen Road/ Eglinton West Station

Date: Thursday February 2, 2012

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Location: Beth Sholom Synagogue, 1445 Eglinton Avenue West (enter at west side)
Keele - Eglinton Station

Date: Thursday February 9, 2012

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Location: York Memorial Collegiate, 2690 Eglinton Avenue West (cafeteria)
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Justin10000 said:
Should have been more clear.

Best case scenario, go back to the Transit City Plan that was funded before Ford took office.
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The current plan is fine with me, as long as they figure out another way besides tunnelling to get a grade-separated Eglinton East. If they figure that out, I'd be more than happy to see that plan go ahead.
 
sixrings said:
id be happy with the new plan plus on the side of the road or the trench from jane to the airport.
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It would be interesting to see a cost analysis on the difference between the tunnel and the other method of grade separation that they choose, and to see how much further west they can push the line with the same amount of money.
 
If the province will be subject to MAJOR cuts in its 2012 budget, one area the province may look to cut is transit capital works, such as putting ALL of the Eglinton Crosstown underground. And no money for a Sheppard Subway from the province, unless they go for something less expensive, like an LRT.
 
Toronto should make the Eglinton a PPP to get some private money flowing and tap into the federal PPP infrastructure fund, get the feds to transfer the $300 million for Sheppard over to Eglinton, and elevate the line down Easy Eglinton and use the new/saved money to have one continous route from STC to Pearson using elevation and the hydro corridor in the West Eglinton/Etobiko sections.
 
ssiguy2 said:
Toronto should make the Eglinton a PPP to get some private money flowing and tap into the federal PPP infrastructure fund, get the feds to transfer the $300 million for Sheppard over to Eglinton, and elevate the line down Easy Eglinton and use the new/saved money to have one continous route from STC to Pearson using elevation and the hydro corridor in the West Eglinton/Etobiko sections.
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DRL PPP thats it please.
 
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