[nfitz]

The Sheppard subway passes overtop of the East branch of the Don. When you take the cycle path to the south-east of Leslie and Sheppard, you are riding on the bridge.

There's a good 3-D view in Google Streetview - https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.7700089,-79.3636339,167a,35y,39.45t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Rosedale subway bridge used to have open slots overhead, but NIMBYs complained, so it was sealed up.

See link.

 

[44 North]

Rosedale subway bridge used to have open slots overhead, but NIMBYs complained, so it was sealed up.

TTC and City were probably being quick and cheap when they did this. No question we could've used plexiglass, thus allowing daylight and quiet. Don't do the Twitter, but if anyone can message whomever is now in charge of TTC and tell them to consider replacing the metal covers with glass, it'd be much appreciated.

 

[smallspy]

Rosedale subway bridge used to have open slots overhead, but NIMBYs complained, so it was sealed up.

See link.

That is absolutely not the reason why they sealed those holes.

When the upgraded ventilation system was being planned at Castle Frank station, the holes in the roof were found to diminish its effects. They were only sealed up at that point.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

It's one of those archetypal Toronto things. Any mention of cut and cover gets instantly shouted down by people with photos of Yonge street in 1951. But no one remembers the last project we tunneled.

Those are the boomers who complained about that

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

I live on Eglinton near Bathurst and they could have done the same thing at Allen but people who were consulted wanted to keep the allen open. Sometimes consultations suck. people sometimes think they know what they want but in the end prefer it the other way. Eglinton has been a disaster and I would much rather this thing been done sooner than later. No more delays.

This exactly.

This is a hot take, but I am beginning to think that Toronto/Ontario has been a very good social experiment in regards to the value of public consultation in major infrastructure projects. But the results is not as impressive, positive, effective, or efficient as imagined, and participation remains abysmally low despite millions of dollars in sunk cost.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Now that the last ION Flexity Freedom has been delivered to Waterloo, the attention now turns to Crosstown manufacturing and deliver;y.

Well, are the tracks ready ?

 

[raptor]

Well, are the tracks ready ?

20% complete, according to metrolinx

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

20% complete, according to metrolinx

Still a long ways to go before the LRVs can start testing then, to answer others questions

 

[nfitz]

Still a long ways to go before the LRVs can start testing then, to answer others questions

About 1.5 to 2 years until LRV testing starts, according to their tweet yesterday.

 

[micheal_can]

About 1.5 to 2 years until LRV testing starts, according to their tweet yesterday.

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This is a really good graphic fr what is done and what still needs to be done.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Still a long ways to go before the LRVs can start testing then, to answer others questions

The tracks at the Mount Dennis Maintenance and Storage Facility is complete, the overhead just needs to be powered up and the first light rail vehicles (already finished at the Bombardier plant) delivered. So they can test by moving them (plural) around the facility.

October, 2018:

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

The tracks at the Mount Dennis Maintenance and Storage Facility is complete, the overhead just needs to be powered up and the first light rail vehicles (already finished at the Bombardier plant) delivered. So the can test by moving them (plural) around the facility.

October, 2018:

So, then they could technically test the LRVs ( once delivered ! ), at the Mount Dennis MSF.

 

[reteequa]

I'm sure this has probably been said already but I am new and am still catching up with things, what colour are the vehicles going to be?

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

I'm sure this has probably been said already but I am new and am still catching up with things, what colour are the vehicles going to be?

Its kind of unknown at this point the two prototypes are grey and white but metrolinx previously was promoting them in green and white.