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

T3G said:
And as someone who is able bodied, I can also say that if I had to walk 1-2 kilometres just to get to a transit stop, I, too, would tell you just what you can do with your rapid transit line, and take the car.
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I think the average underground for the Crosstown will be 850m, which puts you no further than 425m from a stop if you're on Eglinton. That's similar to a lot of the stop spacing on line 2, such as the distance between Ossington-Dufferin or Lansdowne-Dundas W.

I think they targeted about 500m average distance for the outdoor part. Half of that is easily walkable for almost anybody.

On the opposite side, I did a google map pin to estimate that the distance from the front door of a streetcar stopped southbound on Broadview at Jack Layton Way is about 65 metres from the back door of a streetcar stopped southbound at Gerrard (and the stop at Jack Layton Way is just over 100 metres from the stop at Langley).
 
T3G said:
What, you think the station spacing should be further apart? And those with mobility challenges should do what?

If you wanted buses off Eglinton, you should be advocating for closer stop spacing.
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Yes the buses are specifically meant to help people with mobility issues reach the in-between spots between stations. Plus, what about pregnant women, people with baby strollers, women out late at night who feel safer not walking long distances. Not sure why that's "hilarious" to some... Not exactly surprising from the guy who spreads unsubstantiated rumours here...
 
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smallspy said:
It's too bad that the OP didn't post a better photo, as the really interesting part of the stop was cropped out of it.

Where the route flags are shown, at the top is now one for the route 5 shuttle bus.


While I agree with running a paralleling route along the underground section of the line - where the stations are further apart - it was and is a silly decision to operate the 34 east of Don Mills, where it will make the exact same stops (save for perhaps 4) as the LRT.

Just like it was and is a silly decision to route the Mount Pleasant and Avenue Road buses in to Yonge/Eglinton.

Dan
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Ok Dan, since no one else has mentioned it yet; I'll bite. What is "the route 5 shuttle bus"? Are you referring to route 34 which parallels line 5 and (which I agree with you), is unnecessary east of Science Centre station? Or is there another sticker completely out of the picture to the top? Is this to show where a shuttle bus would stop if (and only if) replacement buses were needed in case of a Line 5 shutdown?

If they are putting up permanent signage for an (emergency) shuttle it doesn't show a lot of confidence in the reliability of the brand new LRT line, IMHO. 🤔
 
Rogue2016 said:
Around the 19 minute mark Verster mentions opening in the new year (no specific quarter) but mentions 'revenue demonstration service' (his voice wasn't clear at that point) early in the new year, so, that at least sounds promising.
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That would put us on a March/April timeline assuming 2-3 months of revenue service demonstration beginning in January.
 
I do wonder when the handoff with the contractor is? Or i think the term is "substantial completion"
 
Ozman said:
Ok Dan, since no one else has mentioned it yet; I'll bite. What is "the route 5 shuttle bus"? Are you referring to route 34 which parallels line 5 and (which I agree with you), is unnecessary east of Science Centre station? Or is there another sticker completely out of the picture to the top? Is this to show where a shuttle bus would stop if (and only if) replacement buses were needed in case of a Line 5 shutdown?

If they are putting up permanent signage for an (emergency) shuttle it doesn't show a lot of confidence in the reliability of the brand new LRT line, IMHO. 🤔
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There is another sticker at the top. And yes, it is to indicate where to board said shuttle bus if the LRT happens to be down for whatever reason.

This is standard across Line 1, 2, 3 (when it was still open) and 4. The surface stops closest to station entrances have a sticker for shuttle buses. Here's an example for Chester station on Danforth https://maps.app.goo.gl/1quDHUpE723rDK8R7
 
evandyk said:
I think the average underground for the Crosstown will be 850m, which puts you no further than 425m from a stop if you're on Eglinton. That's similar to a lot of the stop spacing on line 2, such as the distance between Ossington-Dufferin or Lansdowne-Dundas W.
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Indeed, but the posts to which I was replying were saying those stops were still too close.

(Side note: if the mods see fit to merge the two posts here I made, please do so ... for some reason the post merger feature no longer seems to work?)
 
stevedean said:
Yes the buses are specifically meant to help people with mobility issues reach the in-between spots between stations. Plus, what about pregnant women, people with baby strollers, women out late at night who feel safer not walking long distances. Not sure why that's "hilarious" to some... Not exactly surprising from the guy who spreads unsubstantiated rumours here...
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Word on the street...
 
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