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

[anb]

As I said earlier, a staggered opening of Line 5 could work with revenue service running from Mount Dennis to Cedarvale next year and the rest of the line would open the following year.

I agree but no revenue service. Forget that. They messed up, Metrolinx and Crosslinx. The real timeline was for 2020. It should be free until its completely done, as an apology to the communities theyve screwed over for what will be an 3 extra years from the intended date.

Opening that section would help a lot. Since Cedarvale is Eglinton West, it already would divert riders onto either the subway, or the surface buses on Eglinton, and Mount Dennis has the GO/UP so it’s not a complete bottleneck on either end for now.


And also, you know the free service would be the furthest thing from reality in this instance. Imagine they do that one day free service across the whole ttc as the only thing like how we got it on the Line 1 extension.

 

[drum118]

Metrolinx’s Crosstown Eglinton Station sees all excavation under TTC box complete​

 

[Steve X]

the only thing i could see delaying it is Finch West station or Humber Collage station.

Unlike the crosstown, Humber College is on a parking lot where they can do anything they want without being interfered with traffic and Finch West is located above line 1 with a rough in connector. If they screw up, they really have nobody to blame except covid-19.

 

[Streety McCarface]

Unlike the crosstown, Humber College is on a parking lot where they can do anything they want without being interfered with traffic and Finch West is located above line 1 with a rough in connector. If they screw up, they really have nobody to blame except covid-19.

and utilities.

 

[drum118]

This project is on the level – Fly over the Eglinton Crosstown LRT route in new video​

 

[syn]

This project is on the level – Fly over the Eglinton Crosstown LRT route in new video​

The fly-over really makes it clear why the eastern portion is on street level.

 

[Streety McCarface]

The fly-over really makes it clear why the eastern portion is on street level.

No, it really makes it clear as to why the eastern portion should have been elevated.

- Minimal redevelopment potential in many areas, especially around the don valley
- No homes within a close enough proximity for it to be an issue
- Poor intersection design (access/egress)
- Usage of crossing corridors (ie victoria park)
etc.

 

[drum118]

No, it really makes it clear as to why the eastern portion should have been elevated.

- Minimal redevelopment potential in many areas, especially around the don valley
- No homes within a close enough proximity for it to be an issue
- Poor intersection design (access/egress)
- Usage of crossing corridors (ie victoria park)
etc.

And how much more will it cost to built and maintain it over 30 years compare to on street cost?? Most of all, what happens for people who need an elevator when the the elevator is out of service since they have the same rights to use it all the time like you proposed???

Speed, speed is not everything when people can't gain access to the line nor going from end to end in the first place .

 

[KhalilHeron]

Most of all, what happens for people who need an elevator when the the elevator is out of service since they have the same rights to use it all the time like you proposed???

What happens at any other station or aprtment building or office or anything when the elevator is out of service. The potential for elevators to go out of service is no excuse for not building good transit by any stretch

 

[afransen]

Agreed, need for elevators to be in working order is not a good reason for transit to be at grade mixing with traffic. Otherwise we should shut down the subways and replace them with buses.

Speed is important if the goal is to make transit an appealing option for crosstown trips.

 

[lrt's friend]

In this day and age, any new subway stations should have a minimum of two elevators, because we know that elevators go out of service and need repairs. Here in Ottawa, there was a perpetual problem with elevator failures on the Transitways that created major inconveniences for disabled people.

 

[Johnny Au]

In this day and age, any new subway stations should have a minimum of two elevators, because we know that elevators go out of service and need repairs. Here in Ottawa, there was a perpetual problem with elevator failures on the Transitways that created major inconveniences for disabled people.

Don't forget about strollers and bicycles.

 

[Deadpool X]

And how much more will it cost to built and maintain it over 30 years compare to on street cost?? Most of all, what happens for people who need an elevator when the the elevator is out of service since they have the same rights to use it all the time like you proposed???

The same will happen as it would happen in any other underground station on this line. How are those stations any different?

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Don't forget about strollers and bicycles.

...or broken leg or ankle from that skiing accident.

 

[KhalilHeron]

In this day and age, any new subway stations should have a minimum of two elevators, because we know that elevators go out of service and need repairs. Here in Ottawa, there was a perpetual problem with elevator failures on the Transitways that created major inconveniences for disabled people.

I agree that major stations should have two elevators but if the stations along the surface section were elevated and had centre platforms it seems a little unnecessary. Maybe build quality elevators so they dont have to shut down as often