[crs1026]

We do, but there are better ways!

LOL - I get your point, but actually we do want vehicular traffic to flow, and we are punishing ourselves as a city if we needlessly force traffic to a crawl instead of maximising (safe) throughput.

Generally we can only expedite auto traffic if we provide physical separation from pedestrians, cyclists, and transit. The surface LRT's (as we are designing them) do the exact opposite.... they create the potential for everyone to end up in the same space by misreading intersections. (I'm not thrilled by the minimalist design of refuge platforms for pedestrians at the intersections, either....I'm predicting people get hit by both cars and trams because of the lack of places to stand safely).

The perfect signage would give a motorist a clear view of their options and pathways well in advance of the intersection, so there are no snap decisions required and no ambiguity to be processed.

- Paul

 

[Rainforest]

We do want clear signage, and we don't want any collisions (or as few as possible). Even if we think in monetary terms alone; car insurance might cover the repair costs, but "taxpayers" end up covering the medical treatments of people who get injured.

However, how many accidents are actually related to the LRT and its configuration, versus the "baseline" number of accidents in the same road stretch? For example, in KW; are there noticeably more accidents after the LRT was constructed, compared to the same road stretches pre-LRT?

Or, is the rate basically the same, but the LRT-involving accidents attract more attention and therefore over-represented in the media?

 

[TOtramz]

Has testing resumed since the crash involving the truck?

 

[Aplus23]

Has testing resumed since the crash involving the truck?

I saw a train departing Kennedy today

 

[Simeon]

I saw a train departing Kennedy today

not sure where he was going cause yesterday I drove along the stops on from Don Mills to Warden and Victoria Park to Warden Ave was yellow taped. It was pretty clear that they were doing track construction work. I wish I took a picture because I couldn't believe it. Track work. I am extremely pessimistic that this line will open in 2025.

 

[TOtramz]

not sure where he was going cause yesterday I drove along the stops on from Don Mills to Warden and Victoria Park to Warden Ave was yellow taped. It was pretty clear that they were doing track construction work. I wish I took a picture because I couldn't believe it. Track work. I am extremely pessimistic that this line will open in 2025.

Can we get some pictures of this? This is the one of the biggest blows of 2025 if true I guess.

It could also just be routine track maintenance in anticipation of revenue demonstration?

There's also the possibility that the stops were always kinda taped off, and that nothing has changed.......

 

[crs1026]

The pedestrian entry to stops have been taped off for, well, years.
Unless there are pylons and signs actually blocking the tracks, this is nothing new. Even so, a small amount of upkeep is not a showstopper.

- Paul

 

[ThenWhat]

Many trains going along the above-ground portion of Eglinton today. Even in heavy rain.

 

[Cyrobyte]

When is Eglinton West station going to be renamed to Cedarvale station? Will it be on the day of line 5's opening or before or after?

 

[TOtramz]

When is Eglinton West station going to be renamed to Cedarvale station? Will it be on the day of line 5's opening or before or after?

I think on some communications from metrolinx they are already referring to it as Cedervale station.
I think probably once they announce a firm opening date they will rename it, based on what they did for the york university extension.

 

[mrgrieves]

I think on some communications from metrolinx they are already referring to it as Cedervale station.
I think probably once they announce a firm opening date they will rename it, based on what they did for the york university extension.

seems like waiting carries risks that could be avoided. what's the rationale for waiting?

 

[max]

The Cedervale renaming doesn't have the same urgency as Downsview/Sheppard West since there's no new station that's going to be opening with a very similar name. Part of the rationale was they wanted to avoid confusion by providing a period where they would communicate that the station was "formerly Downsview" but they wanted to say that as little as possible once Downsview Park was a place you could go. With Cedarvale, they can say "formerly Eglinton West" long after line 5 is opened.

Also, that renaming was just on the TTC, whereas this is a something where Metrolinx and the TTC need to coordinate. Not sure if Mx are paying the TTC for all the signage/map/automated voice changes, but if so and that money hasn't yet flowed or there's some approvals, it could be holding it all up.

 

[T3G]

seems like waiting carries risks that could be avoided. what's the rationale for waiting?

What risks are going to be mitigated by renaming the station sooner?

In the end, when they do it will make no material difference at all. The terminally helpless will be equally lost and confused now as they would be if they renamed it in five years.

 

[UT69420J]

Many trains going along the above-ground portion of Eglinton today. Even in heavy rain.

To add to this, today (May 22nd, 2025 @ 2:08PM) - Spotted a few trains speeding along the above-ground sections during the light rain, specifically the East Portal at Don Valley Station.

 

[TOtramz]

To add to this, today (May 22nd, 2025 @ 2:08PM) - Spotted a few trains speeding along the above-ground sections during the light rain, specifically the East Portal at Don Valley Station.

did the destination signs say training in progress or did it say (line 5 to mount dennis)?