[Midtown Urbanist]

That is about the only exception. So extend the 103 Mount Pleasant North along Eglinton from Mount Pleasant to Laird, and combine it with the 56 Leaside.

That is an interesting route configuration.

I still wish for a frequent express Mt. Pleasant-Jarvis bus. I would probably transfer on to that rather than the Yonge subway if heading downtown. It would be quicker and less congested.

 

[nfitz]

That is an interesting route configuration.

It's only a minor tweak on the existing 56 Leaside route, that goes from up Laird, and east on Eglinton to Eglinton station.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

 

[ehlow]

In all fairness though, someone trying to get to Cardiff or Rumsey deep in the midblocks between Mt Pleasant, Bayview and Laird will want their bus service kept. This is why the Transit City model of major-minor stoppage is so flawed. It even creates stops *cough* Aga Khan *cough* where the 34 presently doesn't even stop.

Those areas are only about 5 min walk from the nearest station (Mt Pleasant, Bayview, Laird)

 

[Ozman]

Those areas are only about 5 min walk from the nearest station (Mt Pleasant, Bayview, Laird)

The latest plan I've heard at Crosstown open houses is that the Leaside 56 and Leslie 51 will be combined to run from Donlands station up to Steeles. The Flemingdon Park 100 and the Lawrence East 54 will terminate at Science Centre station and there WILL BE an Eglinton 34 (no longer Eglinton EAST) running from Mount Dennis station in the west to Science Centre station at Don Mills Rd. This will mirror the underground portion of the Crosstown but will be of limited frequency, similar to the Yonge 97 bus.

 

[someMidTowner]

More movement in the west:

 

[Anonymous2000]

Is the blue pin to indicate where TBMs are?
What is the yellow pin indicate on the map?

 

[Tuscani01]

Is the blue pin to indicate where TBMs are?
What is the yellow pin indicate on the map?

One pin for each TBM.

 

[M II A II R II K]

Is there any word as to when they'll start laying tracks in the street..

 

[crs1026]

Is there any word as to when they'll start laying tracks in the street..

There's really no rush, as it only takes two years or so to do this. I would expect to see preparatory civil work eg moving utilities to start sooner than that.

- Paul

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Is the blue pin to indicate where TBMs are?
What is the yellow pin indicate on the map?

Blue pin is #1 Tunnel Boring Machine Dennis. Yellow pin is #2 TBM Lea.

Green is Don and Orange is Humber, coming from the east.

See link.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Is there any word as to when they'll start laying tracks in the street..

Here's a photo of the work crew laying streetcar tracks on Eglinton, just west of Caledonia at Gilbert, on October 30, 1924.

Oh, you mean today? Sorry about that...

No actual date has been posted of when they expect to start. See link.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

I had not realized there were ever streetcars at any point on Eglinton!

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

I had not realized there were ever streetcars at any point on Eglinton!

The Oakwood streetcar ceased operations on January 1, 1960. It ran from the Oakwood loop (St. Clair & Oakwood) up to Eglinton Avenue, then west on Eglinton to the Gilbert Loop. See link.

When the Oakwood & Rogers streetcar lines opened on November 19, 1924, it was a big deal.

Should be another big deal when the Crosstown LRT opens less than 100 years later.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

So the daily ridership projections for the ECLRT are quite interesting, from what I am calculating.

Metrolinx says that the ECLRT will have 117 million annual boardings, or roughly 320,000 daily boardings. Which is quite phenomenal for a route with just 5,000 pphd. The ECLRT has immense off-peak usage.

But it gets more interesting. The 117 million annual figure above is for just the Mt. Dennis to Kennedy portion. According to the SmartTrack Western Corridor Feasibility study that came out last week, Crosstown West's daily ridership is 105,331. Scarborough-Malvern LRT's ridership was projected between 4,500-5,000 pphd, so one would expect the Crosstown East to be of similar levels.

It looks like the Eglinton Crosstown from Pearson to UTSC has a huge daily ridership, comparable to the Bloor-Danforth's 535,600 daily riders. This is despite the fact that the Eglinton Crosstown has a tiny peak hour ridership in comparison.