caledont
New Member
Signage changed to match the new line, this normally would be a 32 bus and a new stop point for 47.
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cplchanb
Senior Member
New signage at Kennedy go
A 6264
Active Member
More context please?
This is looking east from the corrner of Caledonia and Eglinton West.
Currently (or formerly, but this is what's on TTC's website right now) this intersection has route 32 Eglinton West running east/west, and route 47 Lansdowne running north/south.
I have to presume route 34 Eglinton East is extending to west of Yonge, route 32 is about to became obsolete, and route 47 is doing a loop or turn to get into a new Line 5 station.
Does this mean the station is about to go into use for buses? Like, maybe tomorrow?
Are a whole bunch of bus stations about to open? Are many bus routes along Eglinton about to change, starting tomorrow?
A whole lot to infer from one little sign, I know. But if this isn't happening, you'd think they would cover up the sign.
JoMax213
New Member
Every finishing touch is a drop of excitement to behold! This is the content here ya love to see - not endless paragraphs of transit theory arguments that last days…
Steve X
Senior Member
If they cover it up, they’ll forget to remove the covers at opening.
There are many of these new signs and even new stops being placed all over the city with no current bus service.
You can find the 54/954 westbound stop on Don Mills/Lawrence Av East SW corner.
There is also a 158 stop on Jane/Lawrence Av West NW corner.
A 6264
Active Member
It will all look silly if the line doesn't open this year.
bearcat
Active Member
I have faith that it will open this year, based mostly on vibes! I am predicting November
.jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
The bus changes will begin once Line 5 opens. The 32 will be shortened to operate only between Mount Dennis and Renforth with the 34 running from Mount Dennis and Kennedy as a local route with service levels that are reduced from their current levels, like the 97 Yonge bus --- basically operating to ferry riders who may have accessibility needs getting on between Line 5 stations/stops to the stations/stops
Steve X
Senior Member
I am betting the 34 will be pretty popular once people realize how much walking and stair climbing they need to do to access those stations. However they will be a disaster in rush hour as Caledonia, Marlee to Bathurst, Avenue to Yonge, Bayview and Sloane are all points of major congestion. I won't be surprised to see them run in pairs every 30-40 minutes as headways are planned to be 15 min.
A 6264
Active Member
Over the last few years, more than half the bus stops on 34 have been removed, in order to get closer to matching the Line 5 stops,. Probably it is being done gradually so commuters don't kick up a big fuss if many stops were to disappear all at once. All that is incompatible and unnecessary with a plan to have bus routes continuing to run as a local service. It would only make sense if the stops removed, were to be restored, and I'm certainly not going to hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
East of Yonge, one of the biggest draws to Eglinton is the multiple shopping malls that are collectively the Golden Mile. I know that only one building (with a No Frills) offically has that name, but informally it is used to describe the entire strip from Victoria Park to Warden, and maybe even further east. One of the biggest businesses is Walmart, which no longer has a stop. On the south side, the biggest mall is Eglinton Square, which has a stop a little distance to the east at present, but none at the centre or west end of it. The east stop has, at times, been further east on the far side of Pharmacy, which is where the Line 5 station is, and I have been expecting to see it move back there again. As for the big open shopping area with a Canadian Tire and a movie theatre at the south end, last time I looked, there were no stops really serving that place, because Line 5 does not. In all, this whole section is a really huge shopping area; all it needs is transit with bus stops positioned to service the businesses, but the TTC has been removing stops one by one over the last 5 years, all to bring it down to the spacing of Line 5 stations.
Having a supplemental Eglineton bus is a great idea, but only if it has its former stops restored. If they plan to do that in the end, why have they been taking stops away? The answer hoped for, is that they've had a recent change of mind, and weren't planning on keeping the bus, and now that they are (or might be), the next step is to restore local stops, and treat Line 5 as an express route. I can only hope that this is the plan. And yet, I'd bet it isn't.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
How many elevators per station (between levels) are there? If only one per level, then a supplementary bus is needed for accessibility purposes. When an elevator is out-of-service for maintenance or mischief, those with wheelchairs or difficulty using the stairs or escalators (and escalators also might not be running) would need an accessible bus to get around. Also why an supplementary bus is needed along Line 1 & 2.
The 149 ETOBICOKE-BLOOR runs between Kipling Station and High Park Station for that purpose, because some of the stations are not accessible. Of course, if an elevator is out-of-service, that makes the station inaccessible.
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max
Active Member
It's namesake is an industrial area in London: Golden Mile (Brentford) - Wikipedia
According to it's Wikipedia entry the original "Golden Mile of Industry" was from Pharmacy to Birchmount which to my surprise came out to that same distance when I measured.
achandi
New Member
Chaplin and Avenue above ground station boxes on the Line 5 LRT Line on the west side of Yonge Street.
jordanmkasla2009
Active Member
The above ground section doesn't need supplementary bus service as all the above ground stops are accessible without elevators or escalators. The section that will need the supplementary bus service the most is between Don Valley Station and Mount Dennis. Should the Escalator/Elevators break down at Don Valley station, for example, the bus would be able to ferry passengers to Sunnybrook Park or Aga Khan stops
Steve X
Senior Member
To operate a route just in case the elevator breaks down is financially unfeasible. The 149 is there cause the stations haven't got the elevators installed. Even on GO trains, Rough Hill GO's elevator is out of service, they tell you to get off at Guildwood GO and talk to someone to arrange a shuttle to Rough Hill.