[AlvinofDiaspar]

Not a chance. They'd be screaming about the noise, lost views etc. "Downtown doesn't have elevated so why should we?".

Of course, downtown did have that (Rosedale), and a ditch (Yonge north of Bloor), and cut and cover right through mature neighbourhoods...

Which - are you referring to the SRT, where the most populated area is adjacent to the elevated portion.

SRT is being replaced because the vehicles need to be replaced - and spending $500M (I don't remember the number from the 2006 TTC report) to replace the cars (along with some other minor improvements) is too much, but $2B on LRT and $3B on subway is ok.

Let's not be too sarcastic about it, unless you are prepared to demand them replacing the cars only (no excuses like "but we need it for GO, etc"). You voted for this government to spend that 3B, no?

AoD

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Not a chance. They'd be screaming about the noise, lost views etc. "Downtown doesn't have elevated so why should we?".

You either want a subway or not. This was expose the SUV drivers if nothing else.

 

[OneCity]

Safety is a Trojan Horse argument - the opposition was never about safety on an avenue with high speed road traffic; it is always about taking up road space. Anyone who is saying their are worried about LRTs running over the damned kids should have asked for speed bumps along the road or pedestrian grade separation. They didn't. Case closed.

And in case anyone want to tell me it's about grade separation, we have another completely grade separated system nearby that is somehow insufficient as well.

AoD

You are reiterating my point that there multiple issues. Not sure it should be so crazy we build something far more efficient and save a couple lives along way.

In the areas without seperation all we're basically doing is upgrading the local bus service, making traffic worse without providing equal alternatives. Much room for improvement in all key areas of design. And to think most people could actually be supportive of it

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

I would like to see David Miller and Adam Giambrone "driving the last spike" for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

From link.

From link.

Sort of our version of:

From link.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

LRV in action

https://twitter.com/BenSpurr/status/1057325737764515840

 

[raptor]

 

[Streety McCarface]

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Please tell me they are changing the grey to any one of the following:

- Crosstown Green
- Line 5 Orange
- TTC Red
- Even iON Blue. Grey just looks too bland.

 

[jordanmkasla2009]

Please tell me they are changing the grey to any one of the following:

- Crosstown Green
- Line 5 Orange
- TTC Red
- Even iON Blue. Grey just looks too bland.

Unfortunately Metrolinx decided on Metrolinx Grey as the colour for the accents on these vehicles.

 

[pman]

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I’m waiting for the video of the recall to fix manufacturing defects.

 

[Mansker]

Toronto never misses an opportunity to be bland...

 

[hw621]

^will be resistant to dirt during winter time though...

 

[Streety McCarface]

Toronto never misses an opportunity to be bland...

At least every other vehicle in the system has some red in it, these will have nothing.

 

[Ozman]

Unfortunately Metrolinx decided on Metrolinx Grey as the colour for the accents on these vehicles.

Ridiculous. All this time putting up with construction and instead of having a vibrant colourful vehicle, they go with what looks like a prototype. As Streety said; any colour would be better than the bland grey. Waterloo and Edmonton get bright shades of blue; TTC streetcars bright red and we get a monochrome scheme. 10 years of renderings with green accents and then this will be the finished product. Metrolinx really managed to pull defeat from the jaws of (what should have been an easy) victory with this bone-headed move.

"Thanks for putting up with 8+ years of traffic hell, thanks for the $6 billion. Now here's your boring dreary final vehicle." At least the interior isn't as bad with the loud,, busy explosion of teal mosaic.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Ridiculous. All this time putting up with construction and instead of having a vibrant colourful vehicle, they go with what looks like a prototype. As Streety said; any colour would be better than the bland grey. Waterloo and Edmonton get bright shades of blue; TTC streetcars bright red and we get a monochrome scheme. 10 years of renderings with green accents and then this will be the finished product. Metrolinx really managed to pull defeat from the jaws of (what should have been an easy) victory with this bone-headed move.

"Thanks for putting up with 8+ years of traffic hell, thanks for the $6 billion. Now here's your boring dreary final vehicle." At least the interior isn't as bad with the loud,, busy explosion of teal mosaic.

The colours must have been selected by a group of colour-blind people.

From link.

 

[jordanmkasla2009]

Ridiculous. All this time putting up with construction and instead of having a vibrant colourful vehicle, they go with what looks like a prototype. As Streety said; any colour would be better than the bland grey. Waterloo and Edmonton get bright shades of blue; TTC streetcars bright red and we get a monochrome scheme. 10 years of renderings with green accents and then this will be the finished product. Metrolinx really managed to pull defeat from the jaws of (what should have been an easy) victory with this bone-headed move.

"Thanks for putting up with 8+ years of traffic hell, thanks for the $6 billion. Now here's your boring dreary final vehicle." At least the interior isn't as bad with the loud,, busy explosion of teal mosaic.

The Crosstown vehicle's exterior colour scheme is consistent with the branding of Metrolinx.