[Mercury]

All three of edge towers (1007 units) are right at elm and then there’s city one condos (359 units) on the north side of the street. There’s a couple more u I can’t find the stats for online. The density here is far greater than what’s at Fairview or will ever be at Fairview.

Again, the Fairview stop isn't at Fairview Road! It's at Central Parkway, which is a major intersection. By measures of road traffic, it's a league above Elm/Hurontario. I understand the argument that more people live nearer to Elm/Hurontario despite Elm being a smaller road, but Elm and Central Parkway are so close to each other that it makes almost no difference.

Why are we assuming Granny lives in Mississauga Valley.

The buildings at Valleys/Elm were mentioned as one factor: here

 

[ARG1]

Did I just read a post calling my grandma lazy and entitled for wanting a stop relatively near her condo that she can comfortably use her walker?

Elm drive/Mississauga Valley has like 12 condo buildings that are not properly serviced with a LRT stop. Well over 70% being older 1980s condos filled with... you guessed it old people!

Nobody seems to take into account demographics or density when they created this line, all in the name is saving a few minutes at the expense of less ridership. I wouldn't call Granny selfish and entitled more old and not very nimble

Demographics come and go, and we're building a line that will serve people 30+ years from now. By the time this line is built, and a decade has passed, the grannies will be long dead, and will be replaced by people that can walk 250m to reach the LRT stop.

 

[mikey7767]

Guys, remember to vote tonight. There is only one right answer, and that is Mike Harris. Only he can build us the infrastructure we need, from transit to housing, to education!

 

[Islington Express Bus]

Guys, remember to vote tonight. There is only one right answer, and that is Mike Harris. Only he can build us the infrastructure we need, from transit to housing, to education!

And water quality testing facilities!

 

[Billybill]

I am calling you disingenuous for using your granny as a pawn to make up an argument.

There likely is going to be parallel bus route anyways. So if there already will be one, then your grandma can take the local bus route. The LRT is designed to have longer stop distances than a local bus route.

I would not subjugate people to walk 1.5 km. People who are elderly/vulnerable can take local bus routes instead. The LRT is kind of an express route. We even have Express buses throughout the city of Toronto that are popular due to less stops. Are all of those European cities that design LRTs with longer stop distances foolish for doing so? Their elderly are thriving. They have local bus routes for them. And the able bodied folks happily walk. It's a mixed system.

Most of your comments are childish and will be ignored, but on the actual forum topic on hand if the goal of a LRT is to maximize ridership and time efficiency for them why shouldn't ELM drive have the stop instead of Fairview? It's well over quadruple the density due to the surrounding condos so who's to give Fairview the LRT stop when they can "simply have the local bus route instead?"

In this scenario you can be pleased there is still inadequate stops on the line (for your efficiency claims) while the maximum amount of riders benefit from the LRT. Win-win!

 

[mikey7767]

Most of your comments are childish and will be ignored, but on the actual forum topic on hand if the goal of a LRT is to maximize ridership and time efficiency for them why shouldn't ELM drive have the stop instead of Fairview? It's well over quadruple the density due to the surrounding condos so who's to give Fairview the LRT stop when they can "simply have the local bus route instead?"

In this scenario you can be pleased there is still inadequate stops on the line (for your efficiency claims) while the maximum amount of riders benefit from the LRT. Win-win!

I'm not sure which comment I made is childish, but you can say whatever makes you happy. I don't have a problem with a stop at Elm. That wasn't the point. I was commenting on the premise of drum's comments about stop distances. But you choose to make disingenuous provocative comments while changing the subject and using your grandma as pawn to do so.

 

[JJTheJetPln]

With all the lovely weather we've had recently, I decided to drive down Hurontario and take a peek at the work on the 407, and surprisingly they moved quite a bit of construction equipment from the area.

There were a lot of people surveying the area and I suppose inspecting the girders and formwork while the snow was melting. At this point, I'm ready to see how much longer it'll be.

 

[drum118]

With all the lovely weather we've had recently, I decided to drive down Hurontario and take a peek at the work on the 407, and surprisingly they moved quite a bit of construction equipment from the area.

There were a lot of people surveying the area and I suppose inspecting the girders and formwork while the snow was melting. At this point, I'm ready to see how much longer it'll be.

There been next to no equipment for the 407 bridge since November and very little work on the bridge this year. What was supposed to be done by May and based on your comment, it will be summer now, if not fall for that work to be done. Don't what has taken place north of the 407, but did not see anything new in February, but wasn't looking closely as I drove pass it.

Anything south of 407 to the 403 hasn't seen work in months with surveying taking place, hydro doing work and what was taking place a few weeks ago at Matheson station area.

The last I saw a few weeks ago after the snow storm, crews where removing the snow from the guideway so they could place the ductwork between the OS poles foundation that were in place just north of the CP bridge to Dundas with OS foundations that still need to be install. No idea if are working on the south-west corner at Dundas that started before the snow storm and nothing on February 20.

I maybe wrong, but looks like miWay was removed the bus stops at Floradale which should never happen in the first place considering tit was only 275 meters to the next one in either direction..

We may see the online public meeting late this month but more likely in April on the update of the line and the 2 extensions as council has heard a thing if ML will be appearing before them as request in 2024 now the election is over.

 

[drum118]

March 9
Took the 2 today to catch the 4 to get to Applewood Plaza to see what took place last night at the Ogden area as well the demo of Dixie overpass. Couldn't get a seat by the window to shoot the corridor to Dundas.

Don't when, but BOT Construction one of the P3 consortium partners for Mobilinx has been removed from the project and replaced by someone else from what I was told today. One reason for no equipment at the 407 overpass as well the site being surveyed to make sure what is there is correct before starting work on it. This was told to me today and have to get more info on it as well who replaced BOT.

Some work going on north of Fairview today and the last section of the guideway north of the CP bridge has all the duct bank in place. With no snow in the guideway gives a clear view what is and has happen this year.

This past week has seen the guideway curb poured from John St to Dundas with fencing removed now. Looks like some duct work has taken place along with the last of the OS foundation drill and poured. Southbound curb from Angins to north of Dundas has also been poured with stakes been place to do the curb. A large crew doing formwork for the transit bus bay that should see concrete pour on Monday or when. The south west and north west corners are now fully rebuilt. The south east corner is close off to be rebuilt after the north west is done. Lot of crew out on a Sunday and trying to get ahead of the game.

I knew something had to happen to get this project back on track considering BOT was the one being late on things, poor quality of work with various issues with subs, but there are other on the team who haven't help keeping things on track.

With good construction season around the corner, expect to see a major push this year to get things back on track some what and hope for late 2026 opening of the line.

 

[ZEBuilder]

With good construction season around the corner, expect to see a major push this year to get things back on track some what and hope for late 2026 opening of the line.

2026 is possible but could be pushing it from my understanding. If everything goes right it might be possible. Burn in on the first section between Topflight and Courtney Park isn't expected to happen until the summer, there's still work that needs to be completed on that section and Mobolinx doesn't know when they're doing it. There's some coordination between Mississauga and Mobolinx that needs to happen in that burn in section and there's not even a schedule for it yet. There's also your typical software issues happening so it's certainly possible for 2026 but don't be suprised if it's 2027.

 

[JJTheJetPln]

I would be genuinely surprised if they accomplish this by late 2026, especially given that barely anything has happened in Brampton aside from the 407/Hurontario work.

Would really be surprised if they fix up the section around the 403 that cuts into Hurontario as well.

I feel like mid 2027 is a more accurate timeline all things considered.

 

[drum118]

2026 is possible but could be pushing it from my understanding. If everything goes right it might be possible. Burn in on the first section between Topflight and Courtney Park isn't expected to happen until the summer, there's still work that needs to be completed on that section and Mobolinx doesn't know when they're doing it. There's some coordination between Mississauga and Mobolinx that needs to happen in that burn in section and there's not even a schedule for it yet. There's also your typical software issues happening so it's certainly possible for 2026 but don't be suprised if it's 2027.

I have stated it would be late 2026 for the earliest I could see the line opening depending on a number of things, but more like 2027. I said 2 years ago 2026 would see the line opening, not the December 2024 date when the Commissioner of TWR asked me what I saw for an opening day and it was the same thing he saw.

Testing and burn in has always been planned to be Topflight to Matheson and why work was started at Matheson first as well the first station to be built with a lot of major problems, but it is now to be Eglinton now. Testing of the cars and line was to have taken place February 2023, but no cars, OS or even tracks to run on.

Have no idea if there is more than one LRV in the OMSF building and is it the one there now that was used for testing in Kingston to deal with Ottawa fleet since they are the same ones we are getting.

Trackwork is missing in a fair number of places as well where tracks have been cut out of the tracks already in place along with concrete. The 401 overpass and the two switch areas are major issues for trackwork. Burnhamthorpe is going to be a major bottleneck when it has to be tore up to put in the wye connection that was supposed to go in as per 2020-2023 plans.

 

[ZEBuilder]

I have stated it would be late 2026 for the earliest I could see the line opening depending on a number of things, but more like 2027. I said 2 years ago 2026 would see the line opening, not the December 2024 date when the Commissioner of TWR asked me what I saw for an opening day and it was the same thing he saw.

Testing and burn in has always been planned to be Topflight to Matheson and why work was started at Matheson first as well the first station to be built with a lot of major problems, but it is now to be Eglinton now. Testing of the cars and line was to have taken place February 2023, but no cars, OS or even tracks to run on.

Testing will not be down to Eglinton during burn in, it will only be to Courtneypark (this is the plan as of last week). The reason is the 401 bridge not being complete yet and the traffic light/LRT interface still a work in progress, they have yet to test the controllers for that and don't have a plan in place for when that is happening. If the 401 bridge is complete before that time it might mean going to Matheson or Eglinton but as of last week that isn't happening.

 

[drum118]

Testing will not be down to Eglinton during burn in, it will only be to Courtneypark (this is the plan as of last week). The reason is the 401 bridge not being complete yet and the traffic light/LRT interface still a work in progress, they have yet to test the controllers for that and don't have a plan in place for when that is happening. If the 401 bridge is complete before that time it might mean going to Matheson or Eglinton but as of last week that isn't happening.

I haven't follow the line most of this year so far and my sources are quitted at this time, especially around the removal of BOT and who has replace them. The 401 overpass is well over a year late and one of the big hold ups along with the crossovers as well the section of tracks south of Courtneypark to have all the tracks in place to Eglinton last June. One month is all that is needed to deal with the 401 overpass on the worse side.

If I remember correctly right, various places from Topflight to Eglington that has track in place has seen rail cut and removed and haven't look to see if it been replaced for the reason it was removed in the first place.

Have no idea how many LRV's are at OMSF other than the one to even look at burn in or testing. Then not all OS poles are up at Topflight to support the OS, let alone being strung strung from the OMSF to Courtneypark, las well to Matheson or Eglinton. Then no OS poles up from Trader to Eglinton and it will not take that long to place them.

March 9
Dundas corners are 50% complete

 

[JJTheJetPln]

I haven't follow the line most of this year so far and my sources are quitted at this time, especially around the removal of BOT and who has replace them. The 401 overpass is well over a year late and one of the big hold ups along with the crossovers as well the section of tracks south of Courtneypark to have all the tracks in place to Eglinton last June. One month is all that is needed to deal with the 401 overpass on the worse side.

If I remember correctly right, various places from Topflight to Eglington that has track in place has seen rail cut and removed and haven't look to see if it been replaced for the reason it was removed in the first place.

Have no idea how many LRV's are at OMSF other than the one to even look at burn in or testing. Then not all OS poles are up at Topflight to support the OS, let alone being strung strung from the OMSF to Courtneypark, las well to Matheson or Eglinton. Then no OS poles up from Trader to Eglinton and it will not take that long to place them.

March 9
Dundas corners are 50% complete

Wait... You mean to tell me BOT lost the contract? That's absolutely nuts. It's going to be a tough year ahead if that's the case.