[Steve X]

How slow is it?

If you watch one of the fanning videos on Youtube, it's not really impressive. Just an urban LRT line aka glorified streetcars like the ION. Looks similar to the Crosstown on the surface with better priority. You don't get the subway feel unlike the C-Trains flying down beside the railway ROW at 80 km/h.

 

[nfitz]

How slow is it?

Google says the current 13.1 km for the 12-stop line from Mill Woods to 102nd Street (downtown) at 8 am on a weekday takes 30 minutes. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/53....try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

So that would be about 26 km/hr. With the average stop spacing of about 1,200 metres, it presumably faster than 7.3 km for the 12-stops from Kennedy to Sunnybrook Park (Leslie) (inclusive) - an average stop spacing of about 660 metres.

At 26 km/hr Kennedy to Sunnybrook would take 17 minutes. It it's only 20 km/hr (for example - guessinging a 1-minute penalty for 5 extra stops) then it would take 22 minutes.

The rest of the line to Mount Dennis is (if I can count) another 13 stations and 11.4 km. would be an 870 metres. I'd think that 30-km/hr would be doable here - so about another 22 minutes to Mount Dennis.

About as fast as the train that used to run through Centerville on Toronto Island.

How does that compare to the current Centreville train?

 

[robmausser]

I'm in Edmonton and they already have our Eglinton Crosstown open!

(Pretty sure it's the same cars?)

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They are the same cars but 7 segments. Ours are two pairs of 5 segment cars.

 

[TOtramz]

Mike Lindsay says that RSD did not start by the end of August but he is hoping it will only be a matter of a few weeks til they can start it

He also says that the main issue with the vehicle maintenance is that they are trying to balance corrective maintenance with preventive maintenance to find the right balance.

 

[unrealestate]

Lots of smart people in this province but we have the dumbest people running shit. Depressing how bad this project is in all aspects

 

[duffo]

Mike Lindsay says that RSD did not start by the end of August but he is hoping it will only be a matter of a few weeks til they can start it

He also says that the main issue with the vehicle maintenance is that they are trying to balance corrective maintenance with preventive maintenance to find the right balance.

Key thing here is that RSD has not even started yet. Definitely looking at a 2026 opening.

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

Mike Lindsay says that RSD did not start by the end of August but he is hoping it will only be a matter of a few weeks til they can start it

He also says that the main issue with the vehicle maintenance is that they are trying to balance corrective maintenance with preventive maintenance to find the right balance.

And sadly that's why the road resurfacing on Eglinton is happening without the bike lane installations.

For those who haven't seen the "Cycling Infrastructure" thread, Cycle Toronto issued an action alert for Eglinton yesterday and will be hosting a rally on Thursday, September 11 (6 PM) at Eglinton and Holly. Almost 800 people have sent actions within the first 24 hours.

Complete Eglinton Now

www.cycleto.ca

 

[cplchanb]

Key thing here is that RSD has not even started yet. Definitely looking at a 2026 opening.

yup.... if they really wanted to stick with 2025 they would be going 24/7 on whatever deficiencies they need to correct before RSD. Alas they are running on govt time and we are paying for it literally and figuratively.

 

[Thaboss]

Interesting ...they're looking into progressively opening the crosstown...I assume Lindsey meant, frequency limitations while running parallel busses?

I should also add...fantastic work from the reporters ...really hammering these ppl on details about crosstown. This is what I expect to see happen moving forward.

 

[Northern Light]

Key thing here is that RSD has not even started yet. Definitely looking at a 2026 opening.

Mr. Lindsay seems to think it will be sooner....he says he's aiming for October:

From: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/eg...cle_e0e3c822-5dc8-4c1d-a26b-f903ec1fdc6a.html

 

[Amare]

Mr. Lindsay seems to think it will be sooner....he says he's aiming for October:

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From: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/eg...cle_e0e3c822-5dc8-4c1d-a26b-f903ec1fdc6a.html

October is 100% not happening, Lindsay can spew whatever smoke he wants to cloud people's perceptions. But it's not happening, at all.

 

[duffo]

Mr. Lindsay seems to think it will be sooner....he says he's aiming for October:

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From: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/eg...cle_e0e3c822-5dc8-4c1d-a26b-f903ec1fdc6a.html

And he said it was going to be September too, until it wasn't. The facts are that RSD will take a minimum of one month to complete, and they are "weeks away" (2 weeks? 4 weeks? 6 weeks?) from starting it. That's some pretty basic math.

It puts us extremely optimistically into November... And more likely into December/January/Feburary

 

[TOtramz]

And he said it was going to be September too, until it wasn't. The facts are that RSD will take a minimum of one month to complete, and they are "weeks away" (2 weeks? 4 weeks? 6 weeks?) from starting it. That's some pretty basic math.

It puts us extremely optimistically into November... And more likely into December/January/Feburary

He also said at some point that Canadian winters demand more maintenance than other periods, however he also stated that Metrolinx could still open it during the winter time and has no external limitations placed on it

 

[A 6264]

Headline at CityNews website: "Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening now targeted for October".
What their story actually says: "...officials say.... won't be open before October".
Which is not the same thing.
(Not to pick on this particular news site, but... news in general likes to be sensationalist with deliberately inaccurate headlines.)

 

[duffo]

Headline at CityNews website: "Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening now targeted for October".
What their story actually says: "...officials say.... won't be open before October".
Which is not the same thing.
(Not to pick on this particular news site, but... news in general likes to be sensationalist with deliberately inaccurate headlines.)

If you look at the quote above, CEO Michael Lindsay directly said they are "hoping for October" (near impossible)