[sixrings]

I’d be happy if the Oakville VIA station moved to Port Credit and was connected by the LRT line.

 

[reinventingthewheel]

I’d be happy if the Oakville VIA station moved to Port Credit and was connected by the LRT line.

Now THIS we can surely agree is off topic.

 

[Natika33]

It would be nice if more GO stations became more multi-use with office/shopping and maybe even residential and not just Union. Similar to how it works in Japan.

I know Metrolinx probably doesn't want to be in the real estate management business, but maybe another crown corp could take that responsibility.

Union is really quite nice in this regard now. I hope it becomes inspiration for exactly what you describe. I feel Union has shown that stations can be neighbourhood hubs too. I'd be interested to find out how many people (other than me) go to Union for a meal even if they aren't going anywhere else in particular.

 

[sixrings]

Now THIS we can surely agree is off topic.

I just took the train to Ottawa and it’s a nice reasonable sized one floor station. Would be perfect for Mississauga to share between VIA and GO. And yes it was off topic.

 

[WB62]

^The Timmie’s at the Burlington GO filled me with wonder at how advanced we have become!

The one that closes at 5 and is only open Monday-Friday? We still got ways to go

 

[rdaner]

^Baby steps! And with the second condo building going up next to it I’m hoping for some retail.

 

[Towered]

Union is really quite nice in this regard now. I hope it becomes inspiration for exactly what you describe. I feel Union has shown that stations can be neighbourhood hubs too. I'd be interested to find out how many people (other than me) go to Union for a meal even if they aren't going anywhere else in particular.

Last weekend I took a little trip on the GO train from Weston to Union and back again with my son just for the ride, not to go anywhere in particular. He really enjoyed it

 

[stevedean]

Last weekend I took a little trip on the GO train from Weston to Union and back again with my son just for the ride, not to go anywhere in particular. He really enjoyed it

Did you take the GO or UPX train?

 

[Leo_Chan]

Would adding a third lower under at Union Station be viable, or would it be prohibitively expensive compared to adding a new level below the concourses?

 

[Towered]

Did you take the GO or UPX train?

Both! UP to Union (because we both couldn't bear waiting nearly an hour for the next southbound GO train...), then GO to Weston.

 

[Towered]

Both! UP to Union (because we both couldn't bear waiting nearly an hour for the next southbound GO train...), then GO to Weston.

My son was initially reluctant to take the UP because he says "it's ugly and not cool"

 

[Northern Light]

Would adding a third lower under at Union Station be viable, or would it be prohibitively expensive compared to adding a new level below the concourses?

You need to clarify what you're asking.

Are you wanting another level of platforms and tracks or just more concourse space?

Either would be prohibitively expensive, but neither is intrinsically infeasible.

More tracks/platforms, require at least 2 further levels of depth, as there isn't space to add new stairwells/escalators to platforms within the existing footprint, at least not in any reasonable design sense.

New tracks would also have to come under, a future, lowered, Harbourfront LRT tunnel, and would have to begin descent/ascent from a considerable distance away.

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Adding another lower level just to add more retail would not many any financial sense. The only reason to go further down is to allow for additional rail/passenger capacity.

While there are no serious drawings on the subject of the above, it has been spit balled.

 

[union2pearson]

The walls around Minzon have been taken down, the restaurant is likely going to open later this week:

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A new store is also opening up in the Bay East Teamway, definitely wasn’t expecting to see something go in here yet:

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This will be an INS Market Convenience store at the BET.

 

[Woodbridge_Heights]

You need to clarify what you're asking.

Are you wanting another level of platforms and tracks or just more concourse space?

Either would be prohibitively expensive, but neither is intrinsically infeasible.

More tracks/platforms, require at least 2 further levels of depth, as there isn't space to add new stairwells/escalators to platforms within the existing footprint, at least not in any reasonable design sense.

New tracks would also have to come under, a future, lowered, Harbourfront LRT tunnel, and would have to begin descent/ascent from a considerable distance away.

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Adding another lower level just to add more retail would not many any financial sense. The only reason to go further down is to allow for additional rail/passenger capacity.

While there are no serious drawings on the subject of the above, it has been spit balled.

I imagine you'd be running into the water table at that depth. Union already has a problem with flooding as it's probably got the lowest level of the surrounding area. Maybe some of the parking garages of the surrounding office towers go lower, though they are also North of Union.

 

[WB62]

A lower part of Union was proposed and studied within the past 15 years to add capacity by shifting Lakeshore services into a tunnel. Reconfiguring the existing platforms and USRC is going to accomplish the same thing though so this was deemed unnecessary:

This wasn’t the last time a lower level at Union was proposed/looked into.