[Thaboss]

Would this upcoming announcement with Ford, Chow, and Surma have anything to do with the Eglinton Crosstown and/or the Finch West LRT?:

Fingers crossed

 

[Reecemartin]

Would this upcoming announcement with Ford, Chow, and Surma have anything to do with the Eglinton Crosstown and/or the Finch West LRT?:


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Waterfront East Streetcar extension?

 

[Amare]

Waterfront East Streetcar extension?

I know you're joking, because Ford and Surma would never been seen anywhere near the Waterfront for that kind of announcement.

 

[Reecemartin]

I know you're joking, because Ford and Surma would never been seen anywhere near the Waterfront for that kind of announcement.

I'm not and I'm not sure thats actually true?

 

[Northern Light]

Would this upcoming announcement with Ford, Chow, and Surma have anything to do with the Eglinton Crosstown and/or the Finch West LRT?:


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The location of the presser will be East Harbour Station.

 

[TOtramz]

The location of the presser will be East Harbour Station.

They could still announce the opening date even if they're not physically on Eglinton......
This is my copium

 

[goodcitywhenfinished]

The location of the presser will be East Harbour Station.

Hope I'm wrong but this might be just another "let's milk this already underway project for positive press" announcements.

 

[Amare]

I'm not and I'm not sure thats actually true?

Ford has shown 0% interest in having anything to do with the Waterfront East LRT in the past, and it's extremely unlikely his position has changed. It's not a provincial priority project, and doesn't show up on any of the province's transit plans.

 

[nfitz]

The location of the presser will be East Harbour Station.

Perhaps they are celebrating more value engineering. First they eliminated the roof. Perhaps now they could eliminate the GO stop.

 

[stevensontransit]

The location of the presser will be East Harbour Station.

evidence?

 

[Northern Light]

evidence?

LOL............. I know.

That is evidence.

 

[kaptrice]

Apologies, but I'm trying to understand why you think the capacity is not sufficient with the current 2 vehicle trains.

Line 5 capacity models clearly state that the highest capacity required is around 5,500 pphpd at 2031. There isn't any reason to suspect that this number is incorrect. 5,500 is also almost triple what the current 34 bus carries on Eglinton. In any case theoretical maximum capacity with the current 2 car trains is around 10,000 pphpd, almost double the expected demand.

The easiest comparison is the eastern portion of Line 2. Line 2 has a theoretical maximum of around 23,000 pphpd and is close to hitting this maximum during the morning rush. Line 2 has been operating for over 50 years with all the N-S feeder buses dropping passengers at it's station and yet not as busy as the Yonge side of Line 1. Are you under the impression that Line 5 will be similar to this shortly after opening?

You mention Canada Line being under estimated on usage, but do you have any Toronto based rapid transit projects with under estimated demand? Sheppard Subway, TYSSE, etc?

The maximum theoretical capacity with the current 2 car trains is about 5,500 pphpd, and the maximum possible operable service is something like 7,600. These are the numbers used for the service levels. The idea of being able to reliably stuff 200, let alone 250, people into one LRV and operate normally is just not compatible with the reality.
Moreover, the ECLRT is a lot faster than the 34 and even more so the 32. Being so fast, it'll be a magnet for traffic.

 

[PL1]

Also, wouldn't Sarkaria (Transportation) be there for a Line 5 (or 6) opening announcement ? Surma is infrastructure

 

[flonicky]

The location of the presser will be East Harbour Station.

They're going to announce that they're changing the name of East Harbour Station to Don Valley Station.

 

[Northern Light]

Also, wouldn't Sarkaria (Transportation) be there for a Line 5 (or 6) opening announcement ? Surma is infrastructure

Its my understanding that Mr. Sakaria will be present.