rbt
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The Witt ain't leading no matter how much you want it
The flag ship leads the charge even if it isn't the ship at the front.
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TTC: Cherry Street reconstruction and streetcar trackage (City of Toronto/TTC, U/C)
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The flag ship leads the charge even if it isn't the ship at the front.
DonValleyRainbow
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I just realized they are not allowing right hand turns from NB Cherry to EB Mill, Font or Eastern. Seems like a good safety measure for bikes and streetcars.
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I suspect this not permanent and the signage at Mill and Front right turns is because Mill and Front east of Cherry are closed until May (?); they DO allow right-turns at Eastern. I suspect that when the streets open and the 514 streetcar runs they will restrict all to a separate light and make all no right turn on red.
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They built a turn lane from NB Cherry to EB Front, that has to cross the bike lane. I'm not sure they they'd have installed no right-turn signs -perhaps this is for if you are in the through lane, not the turn lane? I've already seen cars turning from NB Front to EB Eastern, from the through lane rather than the turn lane.
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I did not even realize that at Front, I was going off of Google streetview as it has signs that are wrapped in the same location on the traffic light. Most likely they are 'no right on red', same at Eastern.
drum118
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First visit to the area since June
Not Right turns are posted at Mills for north bound and no turning on red at Front in all direction. This has been the plan from day one.
Ford has replace the car dealership at King and parking in the ROW like the past.
Overhead in place from King to the overpass. Support in place for the Wire Line from the overpass to Eastern. Wire strung between poles from Eastern to the Loop. The Loop is 75% strung.
The last of the concrete for the loop has been pour and waiting the stone work. Landscaping been worked on in the loop.
First visit to the area since June
Not Right turns are posted at Mills for north bound and no turning on red at Front in all direction. This has been the plan from day one.
Ford has replace the car dealership at King and parking in the ROW like the past.
Overhead in place from King to the overpass. Support in place for the Wire Line from the overpass to Eastern. Wire strung between poles from Eastern to the Loop. The Loop is 75% strung.
The last of the concrete for the loop has been pour and waiting the stone work. Landscaping been worked on in the loop.
EastYorkTTCFan
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I wonder how much long until they take 4401 down there to make sure the new ones can make it
the lemur
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That has to be the first Ford dealership downtown in a long time. As in since the one on Bay shut down.
smuncky
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Does anyone know why the bike lanes weren't separated?
drum118
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Never was plan for because of width restriction as well by Transportation.
SaugeenJunction
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It looks like Toronto is going to take another look at closing King Street down for automobile traffic.
Article: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...-redesign-king-street-and-quickly-keenan.html .
The article says the changes could reach from Liberty Village to the Distillery District. If Liberty Village to the Distillery District means from Dufferin to Cherry Street, Toronto could essentially have a downtown core East-West LRT/ROW streetcar route. The TTC is looking at a new route, the 514, to run from Dufferin Loop to the Cherry Branch, which would follow this new ROW idea. I'd say this is a great quick win for Toronto.
Article: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...-redesign-king-street-and-quickly-keenan.html .
The article says the changes could reach from Liberty Village to the Distillery District. If Liberty Village to the Distillery District means from Dufferin to Cherry Street, Toronto could essentially have a downtown core East-West LRT/ROW streetcar route. The TTC is looking at a new route, the 514, to run from Dufferin Loop to the Cherry Branch, which would follow this new ROW idea. I'd say this is a great quick win for Toronto.
salsa
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And it will be scuttled by councillors who live nowhere near King street.
Megaton327
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More importantly, by councillors who have constituents who 1) live nowhere near King street, 2) don't work on King street, and 3) like to drive and park their cars on King street.
the lemur
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In other words, mostly Denzil.
W. K. Lis
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...and Rob Ford, of course.