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happy about oakwood... indifferent about chaplin.... but it will make shopping on the eglinton west way easier... I do see people waiting for buses at chaplin often tho.
 
I used to live in the Oakwood/Eglinton area, and the area is quite lively. A station at Oakwood will help the neighbourhood immensely.
 
Presumably both will be well used as we see future densification along the corridor (even if it's decades away). Though given that Ford is going to use the future tax income on Eglinton to fund Sheppard, then I'd think that the city will be quite open to major developments in this area ... I'd expect developers along the central portion of Eglinton to be rushing projects along quickly in fear that Ford won't be there after 2014. Shame he doesn't add Danforth or Bloor to the list as well ... there's no where near the densification between Broadview and Main that should have occurred since the 1960s.

I don't think anyone ever said the stations would be omitted; there were rumours however; whether the rumours came from sources within TTC/Metrolinx or just because the award of these 2 stations was delayed, I don't know. Though I'd bet that TTC/Metrolinx did rethink whether these stations were necessary, and held up the award of them until they concluded that they would be part of the final plan - but that's pure speculation.
 
nfitz said:
Presumably both will be well used as we see future densification along the corridor (even if it's decades away). Though given that Ford is going to use the future tax income on Eglinton to fund Sheppard, then I'd think that the city will be quite open to major developments in this area ... I'd expect developers along the central portion of Eglinton to be rushing projects along quickly in fear that Ford won't be there after 2014. Shame he doesn't add Danforth or Bloor to the list as well ... there's no where near the densification between Broadview and Main that should have occurred since the 1960s.

I don't think anyone ever said the stations would be omitted; there were rumours however; whether the rumours came from sources within TTC/Metrolinx or just because the award of these 2 stations was delayed, I don't know. Though I'd bet that TTC/Metrolinx did rethink whether these stations were necessary, and held up the award of them until they concluded that they would be part of the final plan - but that's pure speculation.
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So now that we know those two stations are in, which stations look like they WILL be eliminated?
 
Coruscanti Cognoscente said:
So now that we know those two stations are in, which stations look like they WILL be eliminated?
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Okay well, there are 26 stations on the line.

We know for a fact that there's going to be stations at Keele, Caledonia, Dufferin, Oakwood, Eglinton West, Bathurst, and Chaplin. Which is 7. We also know Yonge, Kennedy, and Scarborough Centre, so 10. And let's say at least one station in the Black Creek area, so 11. That leaves 15 on the rest of the line.

If it was me, I would probably take the following: Avenue Rd, Mt Pleasant, Bayview, Laird, Leslie, Don Mills, Wynford, Bermondsey, Victoria Park, Warden, Birchmount, Lawrence East, Ellesmere, Midland, McCowan. In other words, cut Ferrand, Pharmacy, Lebovic, and Ionview. But of course we don't know what the west end of the line is going to look like. For every additional station west of Black Creek we would have to cut another station somewhere along the centre.
 
Thoughtless Miscreant said:
For every additional station west of Black Creek we would have to cut another station somewhere along the centre.
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We don't have to cut a station. It's not written in stone that there can be no more than 26 stations - it was a throw-away line based on a 25-km line and 1-km spacings.

Your station list looks very reasonable though.
 
They've been using the "up to 26" figure a lot, especially at the community meetings. I'm guessing they figured out how many stations they could afford and now they're in the process of deciding where they go. I would be pretty surprised if we ended up with more than 26.
 
In news

Moving Forward On The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown
June 21, 2011

McGuinty Government Making Public Transit Better, Creating Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs
A new community office opening today will help local residents stay informed of progress on the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT).

The office will provide residents with up-to-date information on construction of the LRT, scheduled to start this summer. Residents can find out more by:

Visiting the centre located at 1848 Eglinton Avenue West, Monday through Friday
E-mailing eglintontransit@ttc.ca
Calling 416-338-6310 or TTY 416-481-2523
Visiting the website at www.crosstown.ttc.ca.
The LRT will be a single line running about 25 kilometres from Black Creek Drive to Scarborough Centre. With up to 26 stops, the line will be mostly underground from Black Creek to Kennedy, then partially elevated from Kennedy to the Scarborough Centre. The new line is expected to be in service in 2020 and create tens of thousands of jobs.

Investing in Ontario's roads, highways, transit, hospitals and schools is part of the government's plan to create jobs, grow local economies and ensure the province remains strong and competitive for years to come.

QUOTES
"Our government is moving forward with the largest transit investment in a generation to get the region moving. The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT will give commuters a new east to west link across Toronto and will connect them to the Yonge-University-Spadina and Bloor-Danforth subway, TTC buses and the GO Transit network."

– Kathleen Wynne
Minister of Transportation

"This is great news. The new community office will provide residents with information about the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown transit project. Our government is committed to making public transit better for Ontario families."

– Mike Colle
Eglinton-Lawrence MPP

"The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT is a priority project for Metrolinx that will take the next few years to complete. The addition of a community site office allows us to open and maintain an ongoing dialogue with the community. It provides an opportunity to keep people informed about the project and how the service will transform the way the region moves once it is complete."

– Bruce McCuaig
President and CEO, Metrolinx

"The Crosstown Community Office symbolizes TTC's renewed commitment to excellence in customer service and community relations. By providing accessible, pro-active communication to the community, we are taking the first step to ensure that the implementation of the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown is a success."

– Karen Stintz
TTC Chair

QUICK FACTS
The community office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Thursday 12 p.m.-8 p.m
Ontario, through Metrolinx, will be responsible for building the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Light Rail Transit. The Province is investing $8.2 billion to build the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown.
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I was at the meeting today... Someone asked what type of development they expect to see surrounding the line... The response from Cole and kintz (could be spelling that wrong) and wynn was that they want to see mid rise only being built... The question I would like to ask is what is considered mid rise? In the past 25 floors was considered a high rise. But now we are building 50-70 floors! And is it really believable that we will only see 15 floor buildings along Eglinton. St Clair at Bathurst has seen 2 25floor buildings get built since the ROW was put in and there are applications for at least another 4-6 30 floor buildings in the area. I can believe between Yonge and Allen 15 floors might work since developers will be able to charge a ton for those condos but west of the ALLEN I dont see that possibility at all.. Dufferin and Eglinton behind the dollar store has a huge parking lot which looks ready for some redevelopment as does the rexall across the street and the mitsubishi dealership... Caledonia has that HUGE parking lot which is for a grocery store and a Canadian tire... Does 15 floors really make sense in these areas? Id argue they need more density to make up for the lack of care the area has had over the last 20 years.... Why would Eglinton see development different then Sheppard and Bayview or Sheppard and leslie? Or is this just politicans not trying to get the immediate neighbourhood upset until they have to.

On another note, someone asked about the ALLEN... and a response from JOSH COLE was that when they build the TUNNEL for the station at Eglinton WEST, there will be an oppertunity to build a Tunneled north bound on ramp at the same time!!!
 
sixrings said:
On another note, someone asked about the ALLEN... and a response from JOSH COLE was that when they build the TUNNEL for the station at Eglinton WEST, there will be an oppertunity to build a Tunneled north bound on ramp at the same time!!!
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You mean an eastbound to northbound ramp to access the Allen from Eglinton? Did they mention anything about a southbound to eastbound ramp at all?
 
Correct a Eastbound to Northbound ramp... Would it even be possible to have two underground ramps crossing eachother.. That sounds impossible to construct. At least I cant vision it... The topic was the congestion on Eglinton from Bathurst to Dufferin. There didnt seem to be much concern to the traffic flowing down the allen... It does seem to make more sense to fix the flow of traffic on eglinton. Eglinton is where people have to walk and shop and where the redevelopment occurs... If its gridlock on Eglinton it affects the pedestrian atmosphere. However if there is gridlock on the south bound allen it just makes people on the TTC shake their heads at the cars... In short there is more motivation to fix the eglinton mess then there is to fix the allen mess...
 
It should be noted that going westbound towards the allen two lanes in the future will turn onto the allen and only one lane will be for through eglinton traffic... This was outlined in a MIKe COle newsletter...
 
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