Well I’d think only the people around Hurontario is going to use it. The majority of Mississauga is not beside Hurontario. So it’s not a surprise to me no different than if you had asked me if when I lived on eglinton if I ever would have used the Finch LRT. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t have been built.
Well, by that poll it would still be a wild success if you get nearly 40% using it daily
Bulk of the riders don't live along Hurontario as they are students going to Sheridan from Brampton, people who work north of Eglinton, travelling to the mall as well in general.
You also have to consider not just who would use it currently, but also that it might encourage new high-rise development along Hurontario.
That is a given, as you cannot based ridership on current trend, but what is coming down the road that can be 10-30 years down the road as well taking place then. If MCC gets the density that I have call for for decades, it will have 200,000 people living, working, shopping along with other things there that requires high order of transit. The same along Dundas east of Hurontario in the range of 250-400,000 where the plan BRT will never handle the ridership.
While there’s a kernel of truth here, I’m very skeptical that the readers of “INsauga News” are the same demographic that would ever use an urban tram. The ads on the site are clickbait for “Canadian seniors need to know about this secret benefit!” and other boomer ad traps.
Are you seriously saying that there should be more stops for this line? The issue with surface LRTs in Ontario is that we have way too many. And with this project, we barely got the number of stops under control. And you are advocating for more?
There are more to be built at a future date, and yes at least 2 more been added, including a few more for the loop extension. Look back in the thread and you will see the distance between existing bus stops and plan LRT stops that I posted to see the need for more stops, let alone a few been relocated.
I haven't heard of any plans to add stops to the current line. Where would they even add stops? I don't see any additional stops as being necessary. Though I think they should have built a stop at Elm instead of Central Parkway, but that's just me being selfish.
For me too Elm would have been preferable. However I absolutely hate surface lines for this exact reason. You can keep adding stops slowing down the whole system. When I lived at midland and finch growing up it was already a long journey to either finch station or Kennedy station. But anytime a development occurred (a dozen townhouses) and suddenly there was a new stop making my already long journey longer.
Look for rail fully encased in concrete outside of intersections, built platforms and that will be where future stops are to go in as require down the road. North of Matheson will see them. Look back at the EA and you will see where they are to go in. If and when the 407 BRT is built, a station will have to be built for it.
This is where I disagree with you. I do not think that if we are building a surface rail route, that stops should be 400-500-1000 feet apart at all. I think it should be at the very most 500 metres apart if it is very high density, and ideally 800 metres to 1000 metres apart in other areas. As an example, the eastern portion of the Eglinton Crosstown, I would rather not have stops at Hakimi-Lebovic and Ionview, and I would only have one stop at or in between Aga Khan Museum and Wynford. If it is a light rail system, it should be fast and efficient. If not, I do not think it is wise to spend billions on a regular local route just for additional capacity.
I think Bordeaux and some other French cities do a good job with this. In Bordeaux, the stops are over a kilometres apart, and the LRT almost never stops at a red light. I wish that's how we built LRTs here in Ontario.
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