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JasonParis said:
Who's this CrAzy guy?

He walks the line: Toronto man treks the Eglinton Crosstown LRT route

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Like you I have walked the line from end to end over time, but never shot it between Caledonia Station and Larid except for the Yonge Area. Spent more time and trips from Victoria to Kennedy and Caledonia to Weston Rd. You get a taste of the various communities that line the line as well various types of urban use and looks. The big change to land use will be between Larid and Kennedy which is mostly plaza's and big box.

May 13
By the look of things, they are planning on building a vent in the centre of Yonge with concrete barrier.

The columns on the southside have meat in them to support more than an entrance.
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A bit more clarification on the Eglinton Connects plan:
Project Website

TLDR: Eglinton Connects isn't exactly happening as told right now with a corridor-wide reconstruction. Instead, interim improvements will include ActiveTO style cycle tracks from Keele to Mount Pleasant with road safety upgrades, patios, and street animation (similar to Danforth and Yonge). Metrolinx is still completing the sections in front of most of the crosstown stations as contracted but this would fill in the big gaps now.

These interim improvements are expected to be implemented in 2023, with medium and longer-term reconstructions happening on a km-by-km basis subject to capital opportunities, necessary road work, funding, BIAs and neighbourhood initiatives.

A second phase from Mount Pleasant to Brentcliffe completing the eastern gap is subject to continuing design and consultations to refine the correct route. Therefore TBA.

But overall great news!

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H4F33Z said:
A bit more clarification on the Eglinton Connects plan:
Project Website

TLDR: Eglinton Connects isn't exactly happening as told right now with a corridor-wide reconstruction. Instead, interim improvements will include ActiveTO style cycle tracks from Keele to Mount Pleasant with road safety upgrades, patios, and street animation (similar to Danforth and Yonge). Metrolinx is still completing the sections in front of most of the crosstown stations as contracted but this would fill in the big gaps now.

These interim improvements are expected to be implemented in 2023, with medium and longer-term reconstructions happening on a km-by-km basis subject to capital opportunities, necessary road work, funding, BIAs and neighbourhood initiatives.

A second phase from Mount Pleasant to Brentcliffe completing the eastern gap is subject to continuing design and consultations to refine the correct route. Therefore TBA.

But overall great news!

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Would have been nice to get cycle tracks all throughout eglinton. Not just in front of the stations.
 
youngblood said:
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Would have been nice to get cycle tracks all throughout eglinton. Not just in front of the stations.
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Only can do it if you remove on street parking as the width is too narrow for both. Then, sidewalk can be expanded as well.
 
duffo said:
Posted in the EELRT thread but: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-226594.pdf

Line 5 as we know it will likely terminate at Kennedy, with the EELRT becoming its own distinct project that has an at-grade connection to Line 5, Line 2, and GO at Kennedy.
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Are you kidding me?

EDIT: after reading, It actually doesn't sound terrible. It's just frustrating that Scarborough is always getting compromise, compromise, compromise. And literally no one at Metrolinx had the foresight that Line 5 was eventually going to be extended east??
 
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H4F33Z said:
Are you kidding me?
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After "detailed constructability analysis" they realized its impossible to build a tunnel running on top of an already-under-construction tunnel that was not designed to support the load. This updated concept seems like a good thing though, operationally, financially, and from a marketing/political perspective (the EELRT will likely now become the fabled 'Scarborough LRT')
 
H4F33Z said:
Are you kidding me?

EDIT: after reading, It actually doesn't sound terrible. It's just frustrating that Scarborough is always getting compromise, compromise, compromise. And literally no one at Metrolinx had the foresight that Line 5 was eventually going to be extended east??
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Nope don't like it.
 
duffo said:
After "detailed constructability analysis" they realized its impossible to build a tunnel running on top of an already-under-construction tunnel that was not designed to support the load. This updated concept seems like a good thing though, operationally, financially, and from a marketing/political perspective (the EELRT will likely now become the fabled 'Scarborough LRT')
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Yea I kind of figured there would be a conflict the SSE tunnel. We don't know what the exact alignment to Kennedy will be but it would be nice if some kind of non-revenue connection was made to Line 5 likely along the overpass linking to Line 5 around at Ionview, but I can see the opposition to that. Having the EELRT permanently segregated from Line 5 would be dumb if we this line is built to the same standard as Line 5 (if its not than were going to have 3 separate incompatible LRT systems in the city). The line may as well be called the Scarborough-Malvern LRT if this is the route we are going. I would also guess this will be Line 7 meaning the Bathurst bus will be renumbered. Anyone want to lay bets on the line colour?
 
H4F33Z said:
Are you kidding me?

EDIT: after reading, It actually doesn't sound terrible. It's just frustrating that Scarborough is always getting compromise, compromise, compromise. And literally no one at Metrolinx had the foresight that Line 5 was eventually going to be extended east??
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Eglinton East LRT was rebranded from the Scarborough Malvern LRT which never was intended to interline with the crosstown in the first place. There was no planned extension in 2012 when the finalized all the plans.

Seems like ML made all the plans with Scarborough subway and GO rail without an extension in mind. TO came along and wanted this LRT that they have no interest to be part of the Crosstown. ML and the PCs don't seem to like it and ignored it. So there we are.
 
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