Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Still black smoke on opening of Line 5. Will there be white smoke by the end of May?
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cplchanb
Senior Member
well we just got white smoke just now... so signs of things to come?! 
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Maybe we should lock up the Metrolinx executives (121 vice presidents) into a chapel until they make the opening announcement.
Abdullah77
New Member
Gateway hasn’t opened in any of the TYSSE stations, and those opened 7 years ago. They only recently installed those expensive luxury vending machines at VMC and YorkU.
Based on this we’ll be well into the 2030s before in-station retail on Lines 5/6 is launched.
smallspy
Senior Member
I don't know about Gateway kiosks down in the depths of the stations, but....
Almost every station headhouse has been built with some measure of lease-able commercial space. I suspect a fair number of them will be taken up by coffee houses.
Dan
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Probably costs a pretty
Which would be better? Lease at a lower price and get some revenue, or lease at nothing and get nothing?
crs1026
Superstar
There were certainly lots of trams running on Eglinton today when I was out that way. Pretty close to 5 minute headways. The PA announcements were on at the stations, and the platform signs accurately reported the time to next tram.
The grassy row is one big dandelion farm.
It is indeed difficult to spot an approachinig tram in the distance - maybe they ought to be painted red?
- Paul
The grassy row is one big dandelion farm.
It is indeed difficult to spot an approachinig tram in the distance - maybe they ought to be painted red?
- Paul
TOtramz
Active Member
Anything other than grey is heresy against the Metrolinx doctrine
Steve X
Senior Member
Coffee shops will definitely be more successful than Gateway. There’s no need to buy newspapers these days while low income people will avoid them.
We can see how well business runs at Pape or at Finch station. I welcome them.
Cyrobyte
New Member
What about GO trains?Anything other than grey is heresy against the Metrolinx doctrine
Kyle Campbell
Senior Member
Only because of history. I'm sure if Metrolinx was starting a commuter line today it would be in the standard grey and black.
A 6264
Active Member
I'm so old, I still think of TTC vehicle colours as being red and cream.
Mind_the_gap
Active Member
Aside from the South-Side alignment at Leslie, I'm equally annoyed they got rid of the "Michigan Lefts" that were originally planned, but Torontonians wouldn't understand...
(Good video)
Short of gates and proper TSP, these would've really helped.
Short of gates and proper TSP, these would've really helped.
bearcat
Active Member
I still don't understand why the south-side alignment didn't happen... I haven't been following the LRT construction closely in the past, does anyone have a definitive explanation?
CapitalSeven
Senior Member
Everyone in Toronto lit their hair on fire about the Michigan left idea and proclaimed it could never work, without every examining scientifically whether it could or not, or thinking up some tweaks that might improve it.