[innsertnamehere]

yes, and the office building's owner is using the chance to redevelop the property. there will still be 200k of office space, which is roughly equal to what is currently there.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Cave in!!! Just kidding. I have also been checking it. There have been stretches in the past where it hasn't been updated, I doubt that it reflects an actual construction problem. More likely that the person forgot to do it last week.

Yet another reason for Metrolinx to hire Johnny Au.

 

[edmundoconnor]

Yet another reason for Metrolinx to hire Johnny Au.

He'd be besieged by UTers demanding daily/hourly updates, though. We must know about every single centimetre of soil moved!!

 

[Tuscani01]

Posted this last week but I think it was one of the lost posts.....here is one property owner that is excited about this project

http://www.dundeereit.com/pdf/March-7-2014-Aviva-final.pdf

Rio Can is also excited and rezoning their site at Eglinton/Laird in advance of the LRT opening.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Rio Can is also excited and rezoning their site at Eglinton/Laird in advance of the LRT opening.

They have a site at Eglinton/Laird? (Edit: Oh I see, they own that plaza there)

I really hope the suggested office development on Laird kicks off as the Crosstown gets built.

 

[ehlow]

Rio Can is also excited and rezoning their site at Eglinton/Laird in advance of the LRT opening.

What was the zoning change?

 

[Tuscani01]

What was the zoning change?

Changed from "Employment Area" to "Mixed Use". Canadian Tire is moving to the former Future Shop space, opening up the rest of the land for development.

 

[ehlow]

Changed from "Employment Area" to "Mixed Use". Canadian Tire is moving to the former Future Shop space, opening up the rest of the land for development.

Good to hear. Thanks

 

[TFC]

I'm surprised no one updated this thread yet regarding the TMB tracker:
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa...spn=0.004593,0.008393&source=embed&dg=feature

 

[ehlow]

I'm surprised no one updated this thread yet regarding the TMB tracker:
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa...spn=0.004593,0.008393&source=embed&dg=feature

What happened Johnny??! It's been 6 whole hours!

 

[Palma]

It does not seem to have changed that much from the last update, at least 2 weeks ago (not sure about the exact date).

 

[Johnny Au]

What happened Johnny??! It's been 6 whole hours!

Three words: I got busy with many other things.

Lea is approaching Richardson.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/0...-construction-along-eglinton-not-encouraging/

Apparently a sewer has been filled with cement....

 

[edmundoconnor]

Metrolinx was being decidedly ambitious when it decided to get everything done by 2020, and, apparently corners were cut. Not knowing which hole you're supposed to be filling with cement is failing a pretty basic test for a contractor. And they want *all* the stations built *at one time*, instead of in stages, as TTC suggested they should? Oh, boy.

It is telling that Jack Collins is not confirming that the project will be finished in 2020. 2022, here we come.

 

[ehlow]

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/0...-construction-along-eglinton-not-encouraging/

Apparently a sewer has been filled with cement....

The sewer mistake is obviously a valid issue, but the reduced lanes & construction is something we need to tolerate if we ever want to build underground transit.

From my perspective, it's necessary. Our transit system needs to catch up and be expanded. We need more transit tunnels & stations built, both for this and other lines, and therefore we need to make it through the years of construction. I'll be personally experiencing this when the construction reaches central Eglinton.