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ownthesky said:
Sorry, I mean to say busy with trains in the time frame the B line is opening, I just doubt we'll get the frequency up on that part of the Lakeshore soon enough to justify having a tram arriving every few minutes. That's really excellent to hear that it's popular with commuters! I was worried that the lack of parking would discourage folks given the location.
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With the existing LRT project expecting a completion of 2031-2033 I don't think an extension with a completion of 2034-2035 likely completion is a bad idea, as I expect the schedules to be improved in a near decade from today. I hope it doesn't take 10 years to get hourly service to Confederation. Don't forget Confederation also has GO buses stopping at the station as well as city buses from certain areas. I doubt an extension is likely to be announced, but I don't think it's a bad idea.

Parking is apparently pretty close to full, but I know many have been taking the bus to the station as well.

I really wish Metrolinx would release regular station data, and information about where people are going to/from. For example how many are getting on at Confederation and getting off in Burlington/Oakville/Bronte. There is quite a bit of employment along those corridors.
 
Metrolinx built an oddly low amount of parking at Confederation - I'm not surprised it's already having capacity issues. Luckily they can do the north lot expansion relatively cheaply if needed.
 
With the recent news regarding the Ontario government potentially re-evaluating the East Eglinton LRT, I wonder if the Ontario government is going to possibly look into giving the Hamilton LRT a revision as well? Or at the very least, bring back the 403 bridge and scrap the two tight turns at Dundurn st.

We've seen how awful the Alstom Citadis handles turns.

Chris R. said:
I really wish Metrolinx would release regular station data, and information about where people are going to/from. For example how many are getting on at Confederation and getting off in Burlington/Oakville/Bronte. There is quite a bit of employment along those corridors.
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I would be curious to see ridership numbers for people heading in opposite direction during rush hour. I would assume it would be mostly students.
 
Bojaxs said:
With the recent news regarding the Ontario government potentially re-evaluating the East Eglinton LRT, I wonder if the Ontario government is going to possibly look into giving the Hamilton LRT a revision as well? Or at the very least, bring back the 403 bridge and scrap the two tight turns at Dundurn st.
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The Eglinton East LRT is a City of Toronto project, Metrolinx is not involved in it.

Unfortunately at this point, the only revisions Metrolinx would make to the Hamilton LRT at this point would be those that adversely affect it (ie: cheapening the scope). That 403 bridge should be built, but because Metrolinx is inept it wont be.
 
This is obviously pure fantasy as the route is a done deal at this point, but where would you folks grade seperate if you were the czar of Metrolinx? A cut and cover tunnel through international village at Wellington and pop back up at say Locke?
 
ownthesky said:
This is obviously pure fantasy as the route is a done deal at this point, but where would you folks grade seperate if you were the czar of Metrolinx? A cut and cover tunnel through international village at Wellington and pop back up at say Locke?
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I wouldn't grade separate any of it at this point.

My biggest desires is to give less priority to automobiles through the downtown. Much of the need to demolish buildings and slow the LRT comes from the need for giving space to vehicles and north america's lack of prioritizing transit.

Metrolinx and the city have said that they can't add more pedestrian crossings because it will slow the LRT which is just nonsensical. In places like the Netherlands that would never happen . There would be ample pedestrian crossings, but they would never slow higher order transit which is given priority even over bicycles.

We seem to be unwilling to seriously consider transit signal priority for transit, and giving different transportation differing levels of priority.

We also have an issue where a relatively safe LRT has to travel the same speed limit as vehicles which is just the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. So we can't make a road that is 30km/h have the LRT have a top speed of 50 for example for whatever reason even though it's literally on tracks.

In my dream vision, the international village would be full pedestrianized with LRT running downtown the centre. Instead we are getting LRT, a single car lane, and a narrowing of the sidewalks and removal of every tree. So car brained. "How will deliveries be done!" In places around the world with pedestrianized areas they.. *gasp* walk 20 metres with the delivery instead of 0 metres! Crazy talk I know.
 
Other than a few parking lots which can all be accessed from side streets there is only one building at 260 King street east with vehicle access. I'm sure a solution can be found for that building.
There is no reason the International Village can't be fully pedestrianized while maintaining the trees that are already there and have LRT run down the middle of the street. It could be the most vibrant stretch in the city.
 
Crapht said:
Other than a few parking lots which can all be accessed from side streets there is only one building at 260 King street east with vehicle access. I'm sure a solution can be found for that building.
There is no reason the International Village can't be fully pedestrianized while maintaining the trees that are already there and have LRT run down the middle of the street. It could be the most vibrant stretch in the city.
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🚘🧠 is the only reason
 
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