Johnny Au
Superstar
90B Vaughan would need to be upgraded to regular service and 90A Vaughan (to Oakwood and Jesmond) may have to have lower frequency.
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howl
Active Member
The Donlands bus loop goes completely around the station. The station entrance is effectively in the middle of a bus loop. There isn't any way to do that at the Dufferin & Eglinton station.
taal
Senior Member
Question, did the removal of a lane and expanding sidewalks, particularly around Y&E get approved ?
ehlow
Senior Member
That's part of a plan called Eglinton Connects. Yes it was approved by council.
salsa
Senior Member
If that's the case, then why is a certain mayoral candidate still debating it?
ehlow
Senior Member
They just love debating everything don't they?
Edward
Senior Member
Indeed. One of the problems in this city.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Was that the first and final vote on Egg Connects? I know some larger infrastructure projects take multiple votes to get through Council.
salsa
Senior Member
Absolutely. I'm just wondering what could possibly change by making this an election issue.
BurlOak
Senior Member
No, it was not approved. The plan to remove 3 lanes at Y-E was approved.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
Another Transit City Rendering:
ehlow
Senior Member
It's part of a political strategy where you're showing voters you're "dealing with gridlock", which all of the candidates are doing in a way.
Same with the issue of delivery trucks and construction.
Some things they do may help a bit, but I'm pretty sure that in 4 years traffic will be just as bad overall as today, probably worse, no matter who gets elected.
typezed
Active Member
It's clear from the picture above that if we build transit in the middle of the street Toronto will become a bizarre scary world with doppelgangers everywhere. Can't have that.
Dan416
Senior Member
Kerbs? Are we British now? Never seen it spelt that way in Canada.
howl
Active Member
My understanding is, all the reports supporting EC were "accepted" which mean the City can't go back and ask the consultants to amend them now. The Official Plan amendments that are require to implement EC were adopted and are in effect. The first part of the zoning bylaw amendments required to make the zoning consistent with the Official Plan was presented to council. The second, more controversial, parts of the zoning bylaw amendments have not been released yet. The EA for the final design of the road has been completed.
In order to take EC out of the Official Plan council would have to pass another Official Plan Amendment which will require new studies and reports to justify it, so it's unlikely any councilor or mayor would do that (Doug might, but he doesn't care about wasting tax-payer dollars). They might stall on Part 1 of the zoning amendment, but they will have to pass something eventually in order to stay consistent with the Official Plan - if they don't they risk losing many OMB fights. The second part of the zoning bylaw amendment may never see the light of day, which may result in lost property taxes for the City (e.g. more development = higher property taxes from those redeveloped properties = EC is not a burden on other taxpayers).
I've heard that Metrolinx has already committed to building the road as proposed by EC in all the places they are ripping up. The City just has to fill in the gaps. If the City decides it doesn't want EC now it will have to pay a penalty to Metrolinx so they can revise all their designs, so right now, from a purely financial point-of-view, it will likely be cheaper for the City to take EC than to reject it.