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He had absolutely no profile at the earlier Trudeau-Wynne event. Apparently he is put away when Big People come over.

It's not hard to tell the Organ Grinder from their pet.

- Paul
 
Surprise, Surprise. John Tory is not at an Etobicoke press conference. Heck, Bonnie Crombie is there. South Etobicoke voted for Tory. Not sure why he doesn't seem interested in the area at all. Not a word about Humber Bay Shores from him. Nothing about Kipling. It's all about Scarborough for him.
 
toaster29 said:
Surprise, Surprise. John Tory is not at an Etobicoke press conference. Heck, Bonnie Crombie is there. South Etobicoke voted for Tory. Not sure why he doesn't seem interested in the area at all. Not a word about Humber Bay Shores from him. Nothing about Kipling. It's all about Scarborough for him.
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If the announcement had anything to do with SmartTrack or some road project, he would have showed up. Instead he did his own media event at Bloor-Yonge station asking for funding for the relief line, when he could have talked directly to the provincial ministers at Kipling today.
 
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salsa said:
If the announcement had anything to do with SmartTrack or some road project, he would have showed up.
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Exactly my point. Nothing in Smart Track for South Etobicoke. He seems to think the area doesn't exist, despite some of the highest growing densities in the city.
 
toaster29 said:
Surprise, Surprise. John Tory is not at an Etobicoke press conference. Heck, Bonnie Crombie is there. South Etobicoke voted for Tory. Not sure why he doesn't seem interested in the area at all. Not a word about Humber Bay Shores from him. Nothing about Kipling. It's all about Scarborough for him.
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This takes us slightly off this string, but is still completely relevant to the line of comment at present:
With the Scarborough subway extension moving forward, Mayor John Tory is now firmly setting his sights on the Downtown Relief Line.

But he said it won’t happen without help from the province.

Standing on the crowded southbound platform of Yonge Station during the Monday morning rush, Tory said the Downtown Relief Line is a top transit priority.

“At peak times in our rush hours, this station is overcrowded and is over its capacity. It’s packed every day of the week. It’s bursting at the seams as riders come both down the Yonge Street line and across the Bloor-Danforth line,” Tory said.

“This subway needs to be built. We know the urgency will only grow.”
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(emphasis mine)

In response, Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca was quick to point out that the province is already ponying up $150-million to Metrolinx for the project.


“It is important to remember that we were first at the table last June when we announced that we are providing $150 million so that Metrolinx, Toronto, and the Toronto Transit Commission can work collaboratively to begin planning and business case analysis work on the Downtown Relief Line project,” he explained in a statement.


“This is $150 million that is already being used to get this project shovel-ready.”


Del Duca added that the Wynne government “has done more to invest in transit” both in Toronto and across Ontario than any previous government – including the investment of billions of dollars in other transit projects such as Tory’s SmartTrack plan, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT and the Scarborough subway.


“What the mayor refuses to acknowledge is that while previous federal governments chose not to invest, Toronto has always had a stable provincial funding partner at the table, providing Toronto with billions for important local transit projects,” he said.


“We are not going to play political games with transit. We will be at the table, and have always been at the table, when it comes to investing in Toronto and we look forward to continuing to work with the city and our federal partners to continue delivering.”


The last estimate for the downtown relief line was $6.8-billion.


However, Tory noted that the estimated cost is only in the early planning stages.
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http://www.citynews.ca/2017/04/03/t...ef-line-wont-happen-without-provincial-money/

More here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ead-of-subway-to-the-suburbs/article34564655/

I edited out a section spoken *very carefully* by Byford. City and agency staff are learning to stand their ground lately, and allow Tory to hang himself by his own retar...whoops...petard.

How anyone can commit to the SSE and then lecture others on subway building is beyond rich. Whatever, Il Duce's put-down is probably why Tory wasn't on the gravy train today.
 
salsa said:
So today's event was only to announce the RFP for this.

I can't think of any other part of the government where the minister consistently re-announces already-announced things at every little baby step toward progress.
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Par for the course for the Liberal government, which seems to be looking for every good bit of publicity as it can.

The opposition complained a few weeks ago about the Liberals spending public money on ads promoting a hydro cut that hasn't even happened yet.

They should work a bit harder on getting GO RER fully signed and sealed before the 2018 election, IMO.
 
News Release

Major New Transit Hub in Toronto Takes Next Step Forward
October 31, 2017

Ontario Making Commuting Easier for Families with New Kipling Station
Ontario is making it easier for commuters and families to get around the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) by redeveloping Kipling Station into a major new transit hub that connects subway, regional rail, and inter-regional bus services within a single station.

Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation, was joined by Peter Milczyn, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Yvan Baker, MPP for Etobicoke Centre, at Kipling GO Station today to announce that the province has moved into the next phase of procurement with the close of the request for proposals to design and build the hub.

Ontario is integrating the subway, GO train and local and regional bus services, including GO, TTC, and MiWay services, into a single mobility hub that will include a new terminal and better access for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.

The new hub is part of the largest rail project in Canada as Ontario transforms GO from a commuter transit system to a regional rapid transit system. Weekly trips across the entire GO rail network will grow from about 1,500 to nearly 6,000 by 2024-25, with more frequent rush-hour service coming to the Milton line.

The province is also cutting the cost of commuting for people in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Starting in January 2018, adult, senior, youth and student commuters will pay a TTC fare of just $1.50 when they use a PRESTO card to transfer between GO Transit or the UP Express and the TTC.

Investing in public transit to make it faster and more convenient for commuters and families is part of our plan to create jobs, grow the economy and help people in their everyday lives.


QUICK FACTS
  • Ontario is investing $21.3 billion to transform GO Transit from a commuter transit service to a regional rapid transit system. GO RER will increase the number of weekly trips across the GO train network from 1,500 today to nearly 6,000 by 2024-25.
  • The project at Kipling includes: an elevated pedestrian bridge; a pedestrian underground tunnel; a new entrance; renovations to the existing Kipling GO Station building and existing TTC pedestrian pick-up and drop off building; a new bus terminal building for MiWay and GO Transit; complete site infrastructure including parking upgrades, and improved vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access; and a new extension of Acorn Ave south of Dundas St. West with vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access, including traffic signals.
  • Three teams, Bird/Kiewit Joint Venture, EllisDon Infrastructure Transit, and Kipling Infrastructure Partnership, were prequalified and invited to respond to a request for proposals in April 2017. All three teams submitted their proposals to design, build and finance this project.
  • Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx will evaluate the proposals over the next several months. A successful proponent is expected to be announced in 2018.
 
raptor said:
It was first announced here on October 12. They haven't even announced the winning bidder.
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As much as I very much support this as an obvious and necessary idea, you are right, it isn't 'news' per-se.

From Google cache, an earlier version of what has been up for some time:
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http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ling/+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=ubuntu

I think it might be time to update Il Duce's title from 'Minister of Announcements' to 'Minister of Re-Announcements'. The Emperor's Clothes are shown yet again.
 

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raptor said:
It was first announced here on October 12. They haven't even announced the winning bidder.
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Gee!!! This is why the winning bidder is unknown at this time.
Over the next several months, submissions will be evaluate and a successful proponent is expected to be announced this winter. A fairness monitor is overseeing the entire procurement process.
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Can we say 2020 for opening data??

TTC still has to close that parking lot off so it can be rebuilt with a new entrance/exit off Dundas
 
Towered said:
People will actually be able to enter right from the street?
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Either by a bridge or tunnel since buses will looping around it, but not the street itself for safety reason.

The photo link above shows the bridge both side of the terminal.
 
drum118 said:
Bids are in to transform Kipling station into Toronto's next major transit hub
"A hub like this is significant because it shows people in the City of Toronto that we're building transit," Colle said. "Advancing this project is getting us beyond debate and discussion."
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It's good to know that it is "significant" because something as simple as a bus terminal took a decade and a rotting counterpart at Islington to *finally* get contracts signed. What they need is dunce caps, not grand speeches.

AoD
 
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