[Dan416]

I forgot to mention, I was driving along Hurontario on Thanksgiving Monday around 10 or 11 pm and there were construction workers in the Hurontario LRT ROW. I was surprised to see them working on a holiday.

 

[sixrings]

Is this a feature or a bug?
Remember, Mississauga had the longest serving mayor. Did she direct council to have taller buildings built along a railway that was eventually going to see even higher service, or along a highway? Did she push for Line 2 to be extended? Did she push for the Milton GO to be expanded in frequency? Did she push for the transitway to be LRT or better?

When looking at things today, we need to ask why are they the way they are, and how can we make them better.

Hazel hasn’t been mayor for 11 years. For those same 11 years port credit throws a fit over anything over 10 floors. We can’t keep blaming Hazel for everything.Unless from the dead she is running these nimby protests I think it’s time to move on from blaming her.

 

[sixrings]

I would say the PC has a highway, has the Lakeshore (only connection south of the QEW across the river), and as you mentioned, all day GO, so the connection utility is high. Plus legacy density and a fairly steady add to that density in the past several years and currently (Brightwater etc). Seventy stories is not the singular determinant in building communities or density. MCC is going to achieve high density levels, but as the planned Oakville mid-town debates moves along, how much density is enough.

I don’t think 70 floor density is sustainable. And great that port credit has legacy density. But they can add substantially more than they are making. Especially given the lakeshore go route which is all day.

Density shouldnt be feast or famine along this route and near transit hubs.

 

[micheal_can]

Hazel hasn’t been mayor for 11 years. For those same 11 years port credit throws a fit over anything over 10 floors. We can’t keep blaming Hazel for everything.Unless from the dead she is running these nimby protests I think it’s time to move on from blaming her.

I do agree that we cannot keep blaming her, but unless someone radical has been elected and really makes real changes, why expect anything different? In that way, it is a feature of all the things put in place over the decades.

 

[drum118]

I forgot to mention, I was driving along Hurontario on Thanksgiving Monday around 10 or 11 pm and there were construction workers in the Hurontario LRT ROW. I was surprised to see them working on a holiday.

Where was it?? It is common to see someone working on any construction site on a Sunday or holiday these days. They are either doing work with less interference from other trades, traffic or Pedestrians. Getting work ready for other crews after the holiday or trying to catch up on work that is behind schedule.

October 15
At no surprised to me, Topflight intersection is not ready to open to the point it maybe end of next week or the end of the month. Crews were anchoring a rail in place using a track gauge. Once the rail is in gauge at a tie, the inside anchor is tighten in place. Gauge is cheched again and the out anchor is tighten and rechecked again. Some of the anchor places where hammer into position. No idea if all the ties for the 2 curve tracks will be completed today or tomorrow. Concrete chipping was also taking place. Concrete could be pour for the formed curve from Thursday to Saturday. All the open spaces between the poured trackwork will see concrete pour next week. There are a few areas not form yet and not sure it will be or not.

More concrete has been poured for the OMSF tracks with the sump pump pouring concrete at the curve area with work going on for the e-w tracks. Form work in place to pour the curb where the tracks are now encased.

Concrete has been poured for the Derry Station Ramp Wall and cover up. More platform edges blocks stack at both end of the platform.

Sone concrete pouring taking place for the south end of the 407 guideway. Crew clearing the area for the curb for Hurontario and the 407 east ramp. Looks likes the base asphalt has been place for the new 407 west ramp as I was too far from it to be sure driving by it.

Brampton is still a dead zone. Fail to note that the asphalt is about 3-4 inches higher in the centre area beside the court house but level with the road at the intersections.

At the rate they are doing Courtenypark intersection, it could be open before the end of the month/ Was planning on shooting it but drove by it.

The guideway for the wye at the 403 area is fully formed between the 403 bridge and the elevated section along Hurontario.

More up on my site

 

[Dan416]

Where was it?? It is common to see someone working on any construction site on a Sunday or holiday these days. They are either doing work with less interference from other trades, traffic or Pedestrians. Getting work ready for other crews after the holiday or trying to catch up on work that is behind schedule.

I don't remember specifically sorry. Probably in between Elm and the GO station. Could have been a bit south of that too but can't say for sure. I was driving from Elm to Indian Valley.

 

[doady]

MCC a bus terminal a highway and 70 floors.

Port credit, no highway, and all day GO trains… 30 floors.

The math isn’t mathing.

Port Credit is mostly apartment buildings, and it has been like that for decades. There are very few houses left there to demolish and redevelop. To portray Port Credit as a low density neighbourhood and the city trying to "keep the integrity of the Port Credit community" is just ridiculous.

 

[sixrings]

Port Credit is mostly apartment buildings, and it has been like that for decades. There are very few houses left there to demolish and redevelop. To portray Port Credit as a low density neighbourhood and the city trying to "keep the integrity of the Port Credit community" is just ridiculous.

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[doady]

Oh, so Cooksville is getting some high density too? Didn't you say that the city "only approves things at MCC and at the south east corner of the QEW ramp in order to keep the integrity of the communities"?

 

[sixrings]

Oh, so Cooksville is getting some high density too? Didn't you say that the city "only approves things at MCC and at the south east corner of the QEW ramp in order to keep the integrity of the communities"?

Follow closely.

The bus terminal at MCC gets 60-70.

The cooksville non all day GO station gets 40 floors.

The all day Port Credit GO line 30 floors.

 

[sixrings]

Well both Bonnie and Carolyn are both liberal so not exactly Hazel but also not Omar.

I do agree that we cannot keep blaming her, but unless someone radical has been elected and really makes real changes, why expect anything different? In that way, it is a feature of all the things put in place over the decades.

 

[drum118]

Oh, so Cooksville is getting some high density too? Didn't you say that the city "only approves things at MCC and at the south east corner of the QEW ramp in order to keep the integrity of the communities"?

Port Credit is getting taller building than what the NIMBY and the City want to see in the first place because of Ford. NOLA Condos at 8 Ann St were to be 22 storys with a great design and only got built as 15s scale down run of the mill.

Westport at 28 Ann St was built as 22s which was higher than 18s everyone wanted to see there. 88 Park St currently GO parking lot was plan for 2-45s towers and are now 38s. 42-46 Park St was proposed as a 40s and is now 31s.

Brightwater site is to have a number of towers up to 35s now and an increase of height than original plan for.

If you look at Lakeshore just in port Credit area, there is nothing over 3s at the best with mainly 2s. Even within 500 meters of the Lakeshore is mainly 2s building with various apartment building in the 6-15s range and a couple 30s. Over all, its a ;low density area like Streetsville.

From Park St to the North Service Rd is mainly 1s with a few 2s and at 6s office building at the South Service Rd. There is a plan for the OPP site for a 26s tower with 2 sites being 3 & 4s tall. Anything within 500 meters of the corridor is 1-2s residental. From the North Service Rd to Dundas building range from 8s to 25s mainly on the east side with strip malls, a church and 2 towers on the westside with one 26s proposed. There was another 25s plab north of the North Service Rd and council said no with only 10s being allow.

From Dundas to CPKC line is strip malls and TLK as well a 15s tower. Plans call from Hillcrest to CPKC to be tall towers up to 49s on both side of the corridor. There ar a fair number of 25-30s buildings on both side of the corridor within 500 meters. THere are a number of development just built at 18s with a few to come at 26-36s. The south east corner at Hillcrest will see 3 site built with one at 38s, 42s and X.

There is density coming to the corridor within in the next 10 years to support the LRT and GO. I will not go futher on the rest as its a mix bag from CPKC to Eginton with Eglinton Seen huge amount of density with most not using the LRT because of the loop and splitting of the line when it will be faster to drive to the GO station.

Over all, the city only wants pockets of density starting with the Ern Mills Mall. You will never see density in Lorne Park area since that is were the $5-$20 million homes are. Clarkson will see some 25s towers but the city wants to leave it as a village which is a joke considering there only 4 original building from the past there.

The word for Hurontario St now is go high as you want or what every devlopers want to do with a few hight restrictions for flight path for the airport as well the new hospital that will have a landing pad on the roof. I will believe it when it happens as a number have already been shot down, Anything north of Bristol will be under 20s due to fight restrictions as well the city wants it to be employment land only. Canadian Tire try to build a store at Derry which I opposed and the city said no. It was appeal and it was turn down there as well.

I don't remember specifically sorry. Probably in between Elm and the GO station. Could have been a bit south of that too but can't say for sure. I was driving from Elm to Indian Valley.

Most likey doing formwork for the tracks so concrete could be pour for the rest of the week.

Return the car today and part of the northbound track south of Fairview have ties anchor in place with concrete with work taking place on the southbound track.

Trench work still taking place on Dundas with Hydro duct tubes sitting by the area, Part of the new poured northbound curb south of Dundas as well part of the road has beeb dug up.

 

[doady]

Follow closely.

The bus terminal at MCC gets 60-70.

The cooksville non all day GO station gets 40 floors.

The all day Port Credit GO line 30 floors.

Oh my god, what a travesty. 30 floors instead of 40 floors.

First you complain about the city not allowing high density in Port Credit, now you complain about about them only allowing 30 floors in Port Credit instead of 40 floors. Keep moving those goal posts.

Port Credit GO station there is one of the least used stations on the Lakeshore Line. With around 2.7k riders per weekday, it has little more than 1/2 the ridership of Clarkson station (5.0k riders per weekday), and 1/15 the riders of the City Centre Transit Terminal (40k riders per weekday).

By your logic, the city should prohibit high density around Erin Mills Town Centre because there is no transit terminal there.

 

[doady]

Port Credit is getting taller building than what the NIMBY and the City want to see in the first place because of Ford. NOLA Condos at 8 Ann St were to be 22 storys with a great design and only got built as 15s scale down run of the mill.

Now THAT is a travesty. So close to the main street too. Port Credit has the potential to become more than a village. The city really needs to push hard for 501 streetcar extension.

If you look at Lakeshore just in port Credit area, there is nothing over 3s at the best with mainly 2s. Even within 500 meters of the Lakeshore is mainly 2s building with various apartment building in the 6-15s range and a couple 30s. Over all, its a ;low density area like Streetsville.

They will all be redeveloped eventually, no matter the protests. Most of the remaining houses along Queen St south of Britannia are either abandoned or converted to commercial use. People simply can't afford to live in a house on a main street. High density is only way whether they like it or not.

Over all, the city only wants pockets of density starting with the Ern Mills Mall. You will never see density in Lorne Park area since that is were the $5-$20 million homes are. Clarkson will see some 25s towers but the city wants to leave it as a village which is a joke considering there only 4 original building from the past there.

Lakeshore Road West is a hopeless corridor, isn't it? It's almost as bad as Burnhamthorpe West or The Queensway. Trying to transform Clarkson Village into high density would be a mistake. There is no north-south corridor to support such high density either.

The word for Hurontario St now is go high as you want or what every devlopers want to do with a few hight restrictions for flight path for the airport as well the new hospital that will have a landing pad on the roof. I will believe it when it happens as a number have already been shot down, Anything north of Bristol will be under 20s due to fight restrictions as well the city wants it to be employment land only. Canadian Tire try to build a store at Derry which I opposed and the city said no. It was appeal and it was turn down there as well.

Residential along Hurontario between Matheson and 407 would be a bad idea because of the extreme noise. For building residential on employment lands, the Eglinton corridor between 403 and Creekbank is really what the city should be looking at. Maybe it is enough for the city to push for an extension of the LRT.

It is sad how Eglinton failed to live up to the City's vision as a "Major Transit Corridor". It ended being so average, but they can still fix it.

 

[Bojaxs]

Now THAT is a travesty. So close to the main street too. Port Credit has the potential to become more than a village. The city really needs to push hard for 501 streetcar extension.

The city is planning some form of BRT along Lakeshore from Clarkson GO to Long Branch GO.