[doady]

Allowing vacant land and a potential transit ROW to be developed as townhouses in a corridor that has had either LRT or subway either under construction, planned, or proposed for decades is unbelievably, shockingly dumb. Friggin' townhouses. Oh man. How do these townhouses fit into Transit City? How do they fit into the Avenues plan? The City of Toronto really needs to get its act together. This is just pathetic.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

First tour of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT subway.

See [url]http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=354416&playlistId=1.1798460&binId=1.815892&playlistPageNum=1[/URL]

 

[BurlOak]

As long as ALL drivers follow ALL the rules, there should be no problem with the operation of the on-street portion of the LRT.

http://www.newstalk1010.com/news/2014/04/30/driver-lands-suv-in-eglinton-lrt-construction-pit

 

[edmundoconnor]

This article basically confirms what I (and probably some others) suspected: a big hold-up to tunneling was the construction of headwalls, especially at Caledonia. Let's hope the headwalls at Dufferin are constructed sooner rather than later. Dennis will be there sooner than you think.

http://m.thestar.com/#!/gta/eglinto...ngineer-says/82a1d5d0a515cedd7c29563937205480

 

[Conrad Black]

The tunnels are on time so any hold up at Caledonia was insignificant. Completed tunnels will remain empty for a long time while they build the stations.

 

[Uncle Teddy]

A pretty cool time to be a transit geek in Toronto with two lines underway at the same time. Let's hope there's something being built once Spadina and Eglinton are done.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

A pretty cool time to be a transit geek in Toronto with two lines underway at the same time. Let's hope there's something being built once Spadina and Eglinton are done.

Agreed.

 

[ehlow]

A pretty cool time to be a transit geek in Toronto with two lines underway at the same time. Let's hope there's something being built once Spadina and Eglinton are done.

And considering one line is 19km long on a major street and will be a major new addition to our system, this is more than has been under construction for most of many of our lives in Toronto, and more than many other North American cities.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Toronto actually has more ongoing public transit projects than anywhere else in North America IIRC.

 

[Adjei]

Thing is we are so far behind that it seems small in the grand scheme of things.

 

[edmundoconnor]

A pretty cool time to be a transit geek in Toronto with two lines underway at the same time. Let's hope there's something being built once Spadina and Eglinton are done.

You clearly haven't met the Scarborough wing of the Ontario Liberal Party. In a choice between LRT on Sheppard or nothing, they'll choose nothing. Every single time.

*edit.*

Yes, it is a cool time. Didn't mean to sound like a grouch.

 

[edmundoconnor]

Toronto actually has more ongoing public transit projects than anywhere else in North America IIRC.

The problem is that this expansion is sporadic, dependent on the whim of one or more levels of government. Thirty years of steady, relatively undramatic maintenance and expansion would work ten times the wonders of 'big bang' projects.

 

[ehlow]

Thing is we are so far behind that it seems small in the grand scheme of things.

Well what can you do? We'll just have to support those who support expanding the transit system further and funding it.

You clearly haven't met the Scarborough wing of the Ontario Liberal Party. In a choice between LRT on Sheppard or nothing, they'll choose nothing. Every single time.

*edit.*

Yes, it is a cool time. Didn't mean to sound like a grouch.

Then hopefully we can use that money for another transit project.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Toronto actually has more ongoing public transit projects than anywhere else in North America IIRC.

Ongoing infighting about technology lol.


But true, I mean look at this

Pretty nice!

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

You clearly haven't met the Scarborough wing of the Ontario Liberal Party. In a choice between LRT on Sheppard or nothing, they'll choose nothing. Every single time.

*edit.*

Yes, it is a cool time. Didn't mean to sound like a grouch.

Thing is we are so far behind that it seems small in the grand scheme of things.

Well what can you do? We'll just have to support those who support expanding the transit system further and funding it.



Then hopefully we can use that money for another transit project.

No problem edmund and adjei, what you guys are saying is true. It seems like this is the biggest expansion, on paper. Ehlow, like I said before it seems like the sheppard east subway will appear again soon next year. I agree with you, and I would rather that money be used on Eglinton West and DRL Expansion if it comes down to that. 1 billion or less gets the DRL from Dundas West to Weston-Eglinton.