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I’ll give Metrolinx credit. The Crosstown works. In the sense that the trains get from Point A to Point B. But you can definitely tell...
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If I had bad knees, I don’t think I’d want to use the underground portion of Line 5. That’s how bad the accessibility is. I couldn’t...
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Honestly, Line 5’s entrance pavilions are the nicest architectural component of this project. My issue is more with the underground...
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This is a false dichotomy. There is no correlation between cost and good design. Things like adequate seating and trash bins, and...
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The problems with Lines 1 and 2 are the result of 1) damage and remediation measures resulting from water ingress thanks to concrete...
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Putting aside the depth, the TYSSE stations were some of the best designed stations we’ve got in Toronto. To go from that, to Eglinton...
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Regarding cleanliness, let’s give Line 5 a decade and then talk about cleanliness. The TYSSE stations are just as clean, despite being a...
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Tell me you never been in New York City, New Jersey (PATH), Chicago, or the Paris RER without telling me you've never ... Tell me...
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But everyone complained the cheaper Vaughan extension stations were too expensive! :) I don't see how all the white everywhere is going...
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I’m relatively young and able bodied, but the depths of these stations even leaves me feeling relatively exhausted. We gotta stop...
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what i found, for me is most of the time I take the 34 if im going less than 3-4 stations away. i just wait for the next bus to come...
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For short trips. Which is also why (double-decker!) buses are faster for many short trips in London - not having to travel down to the...
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In theory, Metrolinx could truck a pair of Flexities to Finch, install and qualify the line’s safety equipment, and put them out on the...
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I rode it last weekend, along with Line 5. Transit priority aside, the vehicles on Line 6 just *feel* inappropriate. They feel so heavy...
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so true... the difference between the experience of riding on line 5 vs line 6 is night and day...
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