k10ery
Senior Member
They sold the parcel at Widdicombe Hill last year, for townhouses. The parcel at Kipling is currently up on the Build Toronto website. Maybe Karen Stintz should buy it!
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They sold the parcel at Widdicombe Hill last year, for townhouses. The parcel at Kipling is currently up on the Build Toronto website. Maybe Karen Stintz should buy it!
CDL.TO
Moderator
Yup, townhouses. There are billboards up advertising the homes. Not even "avenues-style" development. I'm sure the city made a fraction of what it will cost to fix the mistake in the future.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
At the Western Alignment and Vehicle Maintenance and Storage Facility presentation at York Memorial Collegiate Tuesday night (2012 06 26), they had a bit more displayed than in the PDF.
It reads:
This is the 15 bay bus terminal at the Weston/Mt. Dennis Station.
To get to the terminal buses may have to drive to get up to the Photography Drive bridge. I think it is a bit of overkill.
I think the 35, 35E, and 19 Jane buses should remain together, not split, and just continue on it current route and just allow on-street transfers at the Jane Stop. The 35 Jane buses should not divert to the Weston/Mt. Dennis bus terminal.
The 89 Weston buses should also not divert, but just allow on-street transfers.
As for the 161 Rogers Rd. bus, it should merge with the proposed 170 Emmett bus and the 161 Rogers take over the current 32D Eglinton Emmett loop. The 161 Rogers should just be extended north on Jane Street from Lambton Avenue, turning west on Eglinton to a new far-side stop at the north-west corner, continue west on Eglinton to Emmett, looping on Emmett to Jane Street where it turns south on Jane Street, south on Jane Street stopping at the far-side stop at the south-west corner of Jane and Eglinton, and then continue south on Jane to Lambton Avenue where it continues over the current 161 Rogers route.
The 168 Symington, 71 Runnymede, 171 Mount Dennis, and TTC Wheel-Trans could continue to use a now smaller bus terminal.
The 32 Eglinton West could still use the Weston/Mt. Dennis bus terminal until after the LRT gets extended to the YYZ airport.
It reads:
This is the 15 bay bus terminal at the Weston/Mt. Dennis Station.
To get to the terminal buses may have to drive to get up to the Photography Drive bridge. I think it is a bit of overkill.
I think the 35, 35E, and 19 Jane buses should remain together, not split, and just continue on it current route and just allow on-street transfers at the Jane Stop. The 35 Jane buses should not divert to the Weston/Mt. Dennis bus terminal.
The 89 Weston buses should also not divert, but just allow on-street transfers.
As for the 161 Rogers Rd. bus, it should merge with the proposed 170 Emmett bus and the 161 Rogers take over the current 32D Eglinton Emmett loop. The 161 Rogers should just be extended north on Jane Street from Lambton Avenue, turning west on Eglinton to a new far-side stop at the north-west corner, continue west on Eglinton to Emmett, looping on Emmett to Jane Street where it turns south on Jane Street, south on Jane Street stopping at the far-side stop at the south-west corner of Jane and Eglinton, and then continue south on Jane to Lambton Avenue where it continues over the current 161 Rogers route.
The 168 Symington, 71 Runnymede, 171 Mount Dennis, and TTC Wheel-Trans could continue to use a now smaller bus terminal.
The 32 Eglinton West could still use the Weston/Mt. Dennis bus terminal until after the LRT gets extended to the YYZ airport.
Amy Rose
Active Member
It would make no sense for the 35, 35E, and 19 to not divert, since they might as well both terminate at Black Creek station, as if your plan was to be like such, where would the 35 terminate, and it would just cause more transfers for those heading north of Eglinton.
andrewpmk
Senior Member
No bus to Square One?
No bus to YYZ (an outrageously expensive train does not count)
These are absolutely essential parts of the network, and not having one or more Mississauga Transit buses go to this station would be a huge mistake.
No bus to YYZ (an outrageously expensive train does not count)
These are absolutely essential parts of the network, and not having one or more Mississauga Transit buses go to this station would be a huge mistake.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
They would transfer to the Crosstown's western terminal at Jane Street. Why should they bypass the stop, where the LRV trains would be waiting, and continue east to Weston/Mt. Dennis? The 35 Jane would just continue as it does today, north to Steeles or south to the Jane Station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway. There would just be an on-street transfer to use the terminal stops of the Crosstown LRT, as you see on the far left of the following image.
BTW. The Black Creek stop/station has been removed. There should be an entrance at Weston/Mt. Dennis (whatever name they decide on) on the east side of the station closer to Photography Drive (No Frills, Black Creek), as well as an entrance on the west side closer to Weston Road. That station will be located under the railway tracks.
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andrewpmk
Senior Member
Oh, I didn't realize that the line was going to Jane. Why does the 35 divert to Black Creek then?
Thoughtless Miscreant
Active Member
I bet the idea is a new rapid transit line on Eglinton is going to divert a lot of the traffic that used to continue south to Bloor. It might make more sense for them to split the line so they can provide different level of service on the two segments.
I understand the Jane LRT may only be built north of Eglinton anyway, which means the service would be split eventually.
I understand the Jane LRT may only be built north of Eglinton anyway, which means the service would be split eventually.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
probably because they don't want to build a bus terminal at a stop that will eventually be the interchange station with the Jane LRT.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
I can see the 35E Jane going to Weston/Mt. Dennis, as its south terminal, but the remaining 35 Jane branches can continue down to the Jane Stop (Crosstown LRT) and the Jane Station (Bloor-Danforth Subway).
Platform 27
Active Member
It looks to me like it isn't anymore, at least from my reading of slides 18 and 19. "Under further study" seems code for "someday later". The short chunk of line west of the new "Weston Rd./Mount Dennis" underground station is marked "tail tracks."
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Speaking to the spokesmen, they said the plans between Weston and Jane still have to be worked out and approved. They don't know where the portal will come out yet, if tunnel portion will be cut-and-cover or bored (I think it will likely be cut-and-cover), and if what properties would be affected.
We should know by autumn.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Here is a short video on the Tunnelling for The Crosstown:
[video=youtube;ovMnyoJfj0k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovMnyoJfj0k[/video]
[video=youtube;ovMnyoJfj0k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovMnyoJfj0k[/video]
Palma
Senior Member
I still do not know why these stations along Eginton have to take up valuable land and be centre stage. Do you see this happening along the Bloor line? They space should be reserved for business - retail, restaurants, etc. The design is so suburban like. The only thing missing is parking (I am being sarcastic, in case people actually think that I am saying there should be a parking lot}
Amy Rose
Active Member
All I can say seeing the portion of the video where they restrict Eglinton and Trethewey/Keele to 1 lane in each direction during the station box portion of the construction, and seeing Keele and Finch many times during its phases of construction with the station box is that its going to be very hell-ish during the school years, especially since there are 2 schools in the vicinity (York Memorial and George Harvey) adding the current troubled traffic and overcrowded frequent bus service, it won't be nice, but theres probably going to be worse spots such as Dufferin, and possibly the excavation shafts/station box at Yonge.