Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[44 North]

I found I really disliked Boston's system when I visited a few years ago. Old, ratty, completely falling apart. The TTC feels much cleaner and more comfortable.

Yeah our stations are pretty good, be it aesthetics or cleanliness. Even if it gets flack from others Line 3 too is solid with the modern look and glass. What I'm not a fan of is the colour schemes of some of our stations, and that'd be the pale greens-greys of Yonge, and the greys-whites of Bloor/Danforth. Which is fairly minor gripe. Also new Union I don't like...too white. Some enclosed bus bays could use a good pressure wash. I don't think I've ever smelled urine on the TTC, which seems to be a praiseworthy benchmark.

 

[hw621]

I visited Chicago and Boston in the last few years with my wife and very young daughter. While I respect the likely more informed opinion of people here I would say without question riding the TTC subway is like coming home to a futuristic dream-land of clean, modern, spacious and efficient transit. Boston's system is decrepit, Chicago’s looks good on the map but it was so rickety I had a hard time keeping our stroll from flipping over (yes that rickety). I thought the TTC was bad for accessibility!

So Toronto does sound like Transit of NA. Sad...

 

[micheal_can]

I found I really disliked Boston's system when I visited a few years ago. Old, ratty, completely falling apart. The TTC feels much cleaner and more comfortable.

I took the red, orange, green, and silver lines while I was there. The Silver line was nice and new, but very odd given the massive amount of infrastructure for a friggen bus.

I found that the red line was quite ratty, and the station I used (Harvard) looked like it dated from about the 1970's. The train was absolutely ancient. Only one of the two doors on the subway car opened when entering the train.

From what I recall the frequency was way lower. I remember waiting 5-6 minutes almost every time I took a train.

I find New York's system to be cleaner than Boston.. but Toronto is a more pleasant system than either of them.

MBTA could fix the commuter rail service as well.

I have visited Boston a few times and have used their Commuter Rail, Bus Subway and Streetcar systems. I have also visited Toronto and used GO trains ant all TTC services except the accessible bus. Neither was worse than the other.

I like the fact that the Green Line is over 100 years old. I think of it as riding a historic thing.

 

[nfitz]

I think it is 7 in the rendering.

I think that's a connection to the new Line 5 platform. Either way, if there's only one connection, someone at the wrong end of one of them, has a long walk!

 

[Leo_Chan]

I think that's a connection to the new Line 5 platform. Either way, if there's only one connection, someone at the wrong end of one of them, has a long walk!

I thought there is going to be 2 tunnels to GO? The one already existing (but only the southbound platform) and the new one to the new Crosstown entrance for both GO platforms.

 

[TransitBart]

Most of the preWW2 systems in North America are like that.

Chicago and NY system is filthy and rusted out.

I forgot that Ch-om-bers [Chambers as they say it] was that bad...

 

[Johnny Au]

Even the public washrooms in the TTC smell better than some of the tunnels in the New York City subway.

 

[micheal_can]

Once the line is finished, will Eglinton get repaved the entire length of the line?

 

[hw621]

Once the line is finished, will Eglinton get repaved the entire length of the line?

What is the point? No car will be on Eglinton as the line is so effective

 

[Sandpit]

Even the public washrooms in the TTC smell better than some of the tunnels in the New York City subway.

Are we still doing this?

But yes, the TTC realized during the Byford era that keeping washrooms (relatively) clean cost very little but go a long way towards increasing customer satisfaction.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Are we still doing this?

But yes, the TTC realized during the Byford era that keeping washrooms (relatively) clean cost very little but go a long way towards increasing customer satisfaction.

I think a big problem is that there simply are not enough washrooms on the TTC. Even on the newer parts of the line. TYSSE, ECLRT and Finch West all have hardly any washrooms. This is easily one of the top 3 big issues with the TTC

 

[Streety McCarface]

I think a big problem is that there simply are not enough washrooms on the TTC. Even on the newer parts of the line. TYSSE, ECLRT and Finch West all have hardly any washrooms. This is easily one of the top 3 big issues with the TTC

Just tell an attendant you need to use the restroom and they'll let you back in at a station without washrooms. Maybe they could add better ones at Sheppard Yonge and one at Union, Pape, Osgoode, and Unilever, but other than that, we don't need one at every station.

 

[hw621]

Just tell an attendant you need to use the restroom and they'll let you back in at a station without washrooms. Maybe they could add better ones at Sheppard Yonge and one at Union, Pape, Osgoode, and Unilever, but other than that, we don't need one at every station.

As a parent of a young child I tend to disagree.

 

[sixrings]

Yea that's some white privilege if you think they are going to let every customer access to the washroom if they ask.

 

[Neutrino]

Yea that's some white privilege if you think they are going to let every customer access to the washroom if they ask.

Can't tell if sarcasm