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

[crs1026]

Indeed. I was baffled that all the pols and officials were all smiles and celebrating at opening of line 6, as if there were no known issues. The fact that the leadership of Metrolinx and the TTC had no inkling that expectations needed to be managed is almost unbelievable.

The pols (regardless of party or affiliation) have no understanding or personal investment in transit beyond getting their picture taken. And they have a horde of handlers and PR people assuring them that the narrative can be spun to their advantage. What is actually delivered, in terms of cost, quality, or usefulness, is at best sold inaccurately and at worst deliberately misrepresented in the pursuit of that happy narrative.

We simply don't have good government, regardless of which par5y is in power - these people can't manage a two bay bus stop. And the governance model in place works to keep their hands off the work and out of any accountability impacts, rather than managing it hands on.

- Paul

 

[6ixGod]

Honestly, the perpetual "it's the worst ever/never going to open/huge mistake" merry-go-round is exhausting. It bumps the thread for no new content, and regurgitates/rehashes previous discussion.

I know my comment won't change anything, but...

Deal with it.

 

[A 6264]

Deal with it.

??

 

[SkyScraaaper]

Deal with it.

is this the kind of petty responses this forum has devolved into? The prior point made is a valid one, and I'm sure shared by many of us who use this forum for real information. Not endless debates of the same topic and personal opinions rehashed over and over.

 

[ARG1]

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Winter 2026 physical Ride Guide shows line 5 and adjusted bus routes

I wonder if at some point we should ditch the accessibility icons in favour of "not accessible" icons. Who knows, could save the TTC some money on ink.

 

[6ixGod]

is this the kind of petty responses this forum has devolved into? The prior point made is a valid one, and I'm sure shared by many who use this forum for real information not endless debates of the same topic and personal opinions rehashed over and over.

This is not about being petty. It is simply stating the obvious: repeated planning mistakes with Line 5 and Line LRTs naturally lead to repeated complaints. In fact, complaints after Line 6 prompted the city to implement transit signal priority, showing that pointing out problems can lead to real improvements. Ignoring these patterns or asking people to stay quiet does not make the situation any better.

 

[McGillicuddy]

This is not about being petty. It is simply stating the obvious: repeated planning mistakes with Line 5 and Line LRTs naturally lead to repeated complaints. In fact, complaints after Line 6 prompted the city to implement transit signal priority, showing that pointing out problems can lead to real improvements. Ignoring these patterns or asking people to stay quiet does not make the situation any better.

Olivia Chow is not reading your forum posts. You are not speaking truth to power here.

 

[PL1]

This is not about being petty. It is simply stating the obvious: repeated planning mistakes with Line 5 and Line LRTs naturally lead to repeated complaints. In fact, complaints after Line 6 prompted the city to implement transit signal priority, showing that pointing out problems can lead to real improvements. Ignoring these patterns or asking people to stay quiet does not make the situation any better.

It was 100% uncivil. My comment did not merit your response. Please do better

 

[6ixGod]

Olivia Chow is not reading your forum posts. You are not speaking truth to power here.

Like I said to someone else, deal with it. You can insulate yourselves and have a circle jerk all you want on this forum about how great Line 6 is. In the real world, people are upset and rightfully so….be it Instagram, TikTok, BlogTO etc.

If you don’t like comments being critical of poor decisions, you’re more than welcome to put me on ignore. Problem solved.

 

[McGillicuddy]

Like I said to someone else, deal with it. You can insulate yourselves and have a circle jerk all you want on this forum about how great Line 6 is. In the real world, people are upset and rightfully so….be it Instagram, TikTok, BlogTO etc.

If you don’t like comments being critical of poor decisions, you’re more than welcome to put me on ignore. Problem solved.

Come down off the cross. Easter isn't until April.

 

[Dan416]

Like I said to someone else, deal with it. You can insulate yourselves and have a circle jerk all you want on this forum about how great Line 6 is. In the real world, people are upset and rightfully so….be it Instagram, TikTok, BlogTO etc.

If you don’t like comments being critical of poor decisions, you’re more than welcome to put me on ignore. Problem solved.

No one is defending poor decisions. We should be critical of poor decisions. But aside from venting on Urban Toronto, what have you done? Have you called the mayor's office? Written her a letter or email? How about your local councillor or MPP? Have you complained to Doug Ford? Have you contacted the TTC and Metrolinx?

 

[A 6264]

This is not about being petty. It is simply stating the obvious: repeated planning mistakes with Line 5 and Line LRTs naturally lead to repeated complaints. In fact, complaints after Line 6 prompted the city to implement transit signal priority, showing that pointing out problems can lead to real improvements. Ignoring these patterns or asking people to stay quiet does not make the situation any better.

6ixGod, let's do a big reset on this, okay? The original message you replied to, did not tell people to stay quiet, but I responded with "??" because I thought that's what you might have meant. I will accept that you're against people telling other people to stay quiet, and I misread a vague statement. This was probably much ado about nothing. I'm all for dropping my objections, and have us all be friendly again.

 

[WillTo]

Nice but I can’t see the left side well.

 

[ThenWhat]

[…] In fact, complaints after Line 6 prompted the city to implement transit signal priority, showing that pointing out problems can lead to real improvements. […]

Perhaps this will happen, and as a frequent transit user I really hope it will. What has actually happened so far is that in December 2025 the mayor and the city council passed a resolution asking for improvements. Not that different from another resolution that the mayor and the council passed in April 2025.

 

[Vortex112]

Deal with it.

I really hope this is everyone’s reminder to just block this account. All of us would really appreciate it if after you type out your comments read it back to yourself and ask “am I contributing anything of value to this conversation?” Before hitting post.