There’s so many things that could be done to make this line better.
- Do more work to find a way to interline with Line5. I don’t believe the excuse that the Line2 tunnel is too close. Work can be done to reinforce it like is done everywhere else in the world.
What you believe is not relevant. What you know is. The basic footprint of Kennedy station, with Line 5 and Line 2 shown, inclusive of extension is public, and on UT, somewhere.....
A Line 5 connection is not happening.
- If it absolutely needs to be a standalone line why is it using at-grade LRT which is equivalent to the existing BRT, as opposed to an elevated Light metro a-la DLR, Canada line, etc..
Because it would cost more?
- The northern leg of the line has a free opportunity to use the originally planned malvern LRT corridor.
What?
Do you mean the original plan for the SRT extension to Malvern using the old Canadian Northern Right-of-Way?
That's completely in the wrong place:
The white line is old ROW. The EELRT would be arriving from the east via Sheppard, then head up Nielson, (visible in this picture)
Elevated and connects STC to centennial college to Malvern in a fast totally grade separated ROW
Huh? Centennial College is on the south side of the 401. The ROW is not intact down to Centennial, but even if it were, its not a big reach....I don't understand what route you're contemplating.
You want the line to go up Nielson and then down the old ROW?
Like this:
Note that this alignment would go through a large park that sits on the old ROW, and then is aligned over Progress to avoid buying private property and demo'ing it.
This is about 3.5B including the bridge/tunnel over the 401.
The comments earlier in the thread about terminating at Eg/Brimley and requiring a third linear transfer to travel along Eg would be laughably bad network planning if it weren’t so scary that someone would even suggest it.
You mean my suggestion to terminate it at an infill subway station on the SSE.
As someone in regular touch w/City staff, including some on the EERLT project team............ I can tell you, your view is not widely shared.
I think it’s very important to get this to STC on the north end. We’re trying to build a central station that can have radial transit out to serve much more of Scarborough. The current plan is transfer central which is a huge hit to ridership.
Hold on, now we're going to go from Centennial to STC all in one project? Via Malvern? On whose dime?
That's now an additional 5km. So about 24km all-in.
An elevated interchange with the SSE would involve a very, very long descent to the subway.
A tunnel would need to come in under Highland creek, the descent rate, plus desirable alignment would suggest tunnelling under Progress as preferred.
