[evandyk]

The crosstown is going to be nice, but the difference between that and taking the bus between Eglinton and Eglinton West is going to be what, 5 minutes? Seems like that's a very minor part of the challenge involved in getting to a remote part of North York!

 

[nfitz]

I have a new hire starting soon. They live at Yonge and Eglinton and our RTO office is near Martin Ross and Dufferin. The new employee doesn't drive, so I am hoping the crosstown opens soon, making the move from Eglinton Stn to Sheppard West Stn. so much easier. Right now it's about 50 min door to door, https://maps.app.goo.gl/UQS1v6YiMVUeeWi18. It's only 30 mins from Eglinton West, so the Crosstown will likely shave off at least ten minutes from the total commute. The most unreliable part is the bus from Sheppard West north until it reached the ROW above Finch. That ROW should start at Sheppard.

Oh my!

A nearby business I assume. Well played, sir! Glad I didn't click on that on my work computer. I'll have to see what interesting ads I get for the next few days.

The crosstown is going to be nice, but the difference between that and taking the bus between Eglinton and Eglinton West is going to be what, 5 minutes? Seems like that's a very minor part of the challenge involved in getting to a remote part of North York!

There's also the savings of the reliability and convenience of 4-stop subway ride from Eglinton to Cedarvale stations. I haven't driven that way for years, but traffic on Eglinton wasn't pretty, especially when passing the Allen. Right now (since I screen shot that) it's not even giving an Eglinton to Eglinton West bus option!

Hopefully his boss is forgiving when there's transit issues - and doesn't give them a hard time!

 

[evandyk]

My wife works at Bayview and Eglinton, so we're looking forward to it opening too! But I checked google maps when I posted that, and it said it was (at the time, which was obviously not rush hour) a 16 minute bus ride. There's no doubt that the crosstown is an improvement in both speed and reliability, but getting from Sheppard West to the sex shop is going to be a much bigger challenge than getting from Eglinton to Eglinton West.

 

[Coolibop]

Unbelievably, we are still unclear on the contractual obligations...From today's TTC board meeting, speaking to the contracts (that were set years back):

Interim CEO Greg Percy said:

The agreements...if you put together the most complicated agreements and how they work with each other...we've achieved that

Going forward we will be sorting through [issues] with the contract .... I'm pretty sure we're going to be stepping in it ... before we go live...that's very high priority for us.

He did clearly state these contracts were written up many years ago...so why are we only reviewing this now?

 

[Spagano]

From the Board Meeting's live stream this afternoon.

 

[cplchanb]

Unbelievably, we are still unclear on the contractual obligations...From today's TTC board meeting, speaking to the contracts (that were set years back):

Interim CEO Greg Percy said:



He did clearly state these contracts were written up many years ago...so why are we only reviewing this now?

Thats classic ttc and ML bureaucracy talking. Things can never be done concurrently and collectively

 

[marko16]

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From the Board Meeting's live stream this afternoon.

Amazing... it's like a timeline but without a timeline.

 

[Allandale25]

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From the Board Meeting's live stream this afternoon.

Did they say where they are at on this 'timeline'?

 

[Spagano]

Did they say where they are at on this 'timeline'?

"In the final phase of testing and Commissioning". Not even done the T&C yet

 

[TOtramz]

I would imagine we’re between tria

"In the final phase of testing and Commissioning". Not even done the T&C yet

according to Smallspy the 14 day trial could potentially start on Wednesday, if I’m understanding it correctly

 

[Steve X]

"In the final phase of testing and Commissioning". Not even done the T&C yet

Of course they aren't done yet. If they were actually trial running, there would be trains running at all service periods regularly.

 

[A 6264]

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From the Board Meeting's live stream this afternoon.

Well the way I read that chart, the 2 orange lozenges represent a half month and a month, respectively. Even if the timeline is such that we are coming up to the "14 days" lozenge, I see room for at least 2 month-wide lozenges between the end of the one shown, and the start of revenue service. So that means 3 and a half months. And that means, not opening by September. And since target dates are NEVER met, probably not October either. Anyway, I'm in the mood for an orange lozenge now.

 

[Racer_77]

Well the way I read that chart, the 2 orange lozenges represent a half month and a month, respectively. Even if the timeline is such that we are coming up to the "14 days" lozenge, I see room for at least 2 month-wide lozenges between the end of the one shown, and the start of revenue service. So that means 3 and a half months.

Yeah, based on the pale white lines (wonder if this was cropped from another internal document) this seems to be the rough schedule:

• Trial running: Wednesday to mid-July
  • Close out non-minor deficiencies by mid-July
• Revenue Service Demonstration: mid-July to mid-August
• Substantial Completion milestone: mid-August
• Bedding In Period: mid-August to early November
• Revenue Service: Late October (note the overlap)
• Close out minor deficiencies:

 

[bearcat]

Yeah, based on the pale white lines (wonder if this was cropped from another internal document) this seems to be the rough schedule:

• Trial running: Wednesday to mid-July
  • Close out non-minor deficiencies by mid-July
• Revenue Service Demonstration: mid-July to mid-August
• Substantial Completion milestone: mid-August
• Bedding In Period: mid-August to early November
• Revenue Service: Late October (note the overlap)
• Close out minor deficiencies:

what is the "bedding in period"?

 

[Racer_77]

what is the "bedding in period"?

Referenced a few pages back:

6. Next steps: formal trial run for 14 days, full revenue service demonstration for 30 days - then have a “bedding in period” to continue with testing (An extra period of testing recommended from the Ottawa LRT report)
Ford: Wont open until its 100% safe

Seems like a big emphasis on getting it right on opening day and avoiding an Ottawa LRT 2.0 on Eglinton