[APTA-2048]

Can someone remind me: what was the aversion towards hyphenated names and orientation? Why rename Eglinton West Stn?

 

[Hopkins123]

Can someone remind me: what was the aversion towards hyphenated names and orientation? Why rename Eglinton West Stn?

I think it was a big mistake to name stops after communities or landmarks where no conflict with pre-existing stations existed. Allen Stn would have been just fine.

Trethewey Keele Street

would have been just perfect too. I wonder if they'll rename Eglinton Square to O'Connor such that at least that street reaches Eglinton in order to justify that name choice for the Victoria Park stop?

 

[M II A II R II K]

And with a DRL what would they call a station that stops at O'Connor south of Eglinton....

It would have been better to only give names to stops that are actually stations. In the middle of the road they could have just called it the street it stops at like on streetcars.

 

[Edward Skira]

Inching towards Avenue Road

 

[ShonTron]

And with a DRL what would they call a station that stops at O'Connor south of Eglinton....

It would have been better to only give names to stops that are actually stations. In the middle of the road they could have just called it the street it stops at like on streetcars.

I wouldn't worry about that. Cosburn is a better stop than O'Connor if the DRL follows a Pape or Donlands alignment anyway.

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Reports are posted by City of Toronto for the viability of "Crosstown West" (Mount Dennis to Pearson) as part of John Tory's SmartTrack plan.

Western LRT feasibility study: http://www1.toronto.ca/City Of Toro...Track Western Corridor Feasibility Review.pdf
Technical Media briefing presentation: http://www1.toronto.ca/City Of Toro...6/2016 01 19 SmartTrack Press Briefing V2.pdf

 

[salsa]

With all the construction and terrible traffic going on at Eglinton, I think it would be wise if the TTC reroutes the Lawrence East bus so that it avoids Eglinton entirely. Have it go to Lawrence station until the Crosstown is complete.

 

[Tuscani01]

I don't think residents of the bridle path would support that at all. Can you imagine the number of buses that would be redirected through their neighbourhood under that plan?

York Mills may be a better alternative though.

 

[Steve X]

That's just asking for trouble. The Bridle Path doesn't need that kind of service nor do that neighbourhood want to see all those diesel buses there. They might as well cut the route to Leslie/Lawerence or reroute it to Don Mills/Eglinton. It would operate like that in the future. Ridership for 54 is concentrated on Lawrence itself. Most riders don't travel from Eglinton Station to get to Lawrence Av East.

 

[ehlow]

That would also be a huge reduction in service between Yonge & Leslie on Eglinton, which is extremely busy

 

[Steve X]

That would also be a huge reduction in service between Yonge & Leslie on Eglinton, which is extremely busy

They can run a 34 short turn branch to Don Mills and allocate some buses for relief service like they did with the 32. This would make the 54 more reliable instead of having them stuck in traffic in the Leaside area.

 

[interchange42]

Our front page story on the SmartTrack reports (and how they relate to Crosstown West) is here.

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[WillTo]

With all the construction and terrible traffic going on at Eglinton, I think it would be wise if the TTC reroutes the Lawrence East bus so that it avoids Eglinton entirely. Have it go to Lawrence station until the Crosstown is complete.

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One time I had to get across during rush hour and thought I was a genius by taking the Bridle Path. Turns out everyone knows about it and the place was jammed. The volume is probably manageable but that neighbourhood uses 4 way stops.

Also Bayview from Lawrence to Post road is usually jammed. And the affluent people of the neighbourhood would probably object to so many buses. The nannies and maids would love it though!

 

[BurlOak]

With all the construction and terrible traffic going on at Eglinton, I think it would be wise if the TTC reroutes the Lawrence East bus so that it avoids Eglinton entirely. Have it go to Lawrence station until the Crosstown is complete.

Eglinton should not be that bad. The portal near Brentcliffe was built on the south side, not just to keep it grade-separated to Don Mills, but also so they could keep 2 lanes open during construction.

Oops.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Recently, they've mentioned that Eglington Avenue West and Martin Grove Road is one of the 10 most congested intersections in Toronto. I would expect this intersection to get even more congested, both during and after the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT extension.

See link.

I think they will have to put the Martin Grove (probably another name, since Finch West may get first dibs on the name) stop into a trench, like what is proposed for the Humber College stop on the Finch West LRT. I think a portal to the east of the Eglinton-Martin Grove intersection going into a trench, under the intersection to a stop on the southwest corner of the Eglinton-Martin Grove intersection.

That way, the LRT would avoid the congestion at both the Eglinton-Martin Grove intersection and at the Eglinton West-Highway 27/427/401 intersection entirely.