Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

[superelevation]

Yes, just what is there beyond Malvern that anyone would have thought to extend this line to? And who would ever come up with the idea to compromise the existing line just to add an at grade stop? Any further LRT being built in the area would have been extensions or branches of the Sheppard or Eglinton East Lrt's.

Why build light rail when you could just run more buses? If we need speed and capacity clearly some form of metro is logical.

If your rationale for supporting this $6 Billion boondoggle needs to be a thin as these never even suggested scenarios that are never going to happen, then that should say something itself.

Subways can be built at grade too, yes there are a few locations with level crossings, why are you not also against subways?

Bit of an odd argument, how many subways do you see running on embedded track down medians.

 

[superelevation]

The 7 stop lrt route was always the best / efficient plan and that's what should still be facilitated

Efficient at burning money

 

[KhalilHeron]

Why build light rail when you could just run more buses? If we need speed and capacity clearly some form of metro is logical.

Bit of an odd argument, how many subways do you see running on embedded track down medians.

Because lrt is more comfortable than busses and can carry a higher capacity of passengers than busses without adding road congestion, and is more attractive to riders

 

[Allandale25]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1370780584306429955

I checked around the Midland and Eglinton intersection on Google Maps streetview and I can't seem to find it. Anyone able to locate it?

 

[alexb]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1370780584306429955

I checked around the Midland and Eglinton intersection on Google Maps streetview and I can't seem to find it. Anyone able to locate it?

2532 Eglinton Avenue East

 

[Allandale25]

2532 Eglinton Avenue East

Thanks.

For reference, the Eglinton East LRT updated alignment from a recent City staff report and the SSE.

 

[turini2]

There's a virtual meeting tonight on Metrolinx Engage. Some good questions in there - especially about how Metrolinx will help with the SRT shuttle buses (something they've been very quiet about...).

The PDF of the Presentation is here - but it doesn't have anything of note.

 

[Coolstar]

And the meeting has started! Link:

 

[Amare]

An interesting tidbit from the above meeting @Coolstar linked above (couldnt stick around for all of it):

-Metrolinx is considering high-capicity elevators and redundancy elevators in the new Scarborough stations
-No provisions are in place for Platform Screen Doors (unless the TTC decides on going ahead with ATC for Line 2, and wants to move forward on that initiative)

 

[Coolstar]

An interesting tidbit from the above meeting @Coolstar linked above (couldnt stick around for all of it):

-Metrolinx is considering high-capicity elevators and redundancy elevators in the new Scarborough stations
-No provisions are in place for Platform Screen Doors (unless the TTC decides on going ahead with ATC for Line 2, and wants to move forward on that initiative)

And this question did get raised early on.

Metrolinx is willing to look at this option as well as integrating TTC-GO service for Scarborough. This would be the only good thing coming out of this 7 year-shuttle service if implemented.

 

[KhalilHeron]

Also found it interesting that they are not only looking at provisions for a future Sheppard line extension to Mccowan but also for future transit along the cp rail corridor just north of Sheppard-McCowan station

 

[ARG1]

Also found it interesting that they are not only looking at provisions for a future Sheppard line extension to Mccowan but also for future transit along the cp rail corridor just north of Sheppard-McCowan station

So I guess they're planning to extend Line 2 to Cornell using the rail corridor? Interesting Idea...

 

[afransen]

An interesting tidbit from the above meeting @Coolstar linked above (couldnt stick around for all of it):

-Metrolinx is considering high-capicity elevators and redundancy elevators in the new Scarborough stations
-No provisions are in place for Platform Screen Doors (unless the TTC decides on going ahead with ATC for Line 2, and wants to move forward on that initiative)

ATC question: 1:42:30
Elevator: 1:44:11
1:54:21 Plans for TOD development at stations
2:00:00 travel time Shep/McCowan to Bloor and Yonge (36 minutes or so)
2:01:44 PSD question (plan for easy installation)

 

[NIV]

Bridge station east side of McCowan at Lawrence. would be more user friendly, save time and money and leave land area for future hospital.
Bridging over highland creek at Lawrence will allow work to commence on all three stations at least one year earlier. TBM would be pulled out of ground just north of the valley. TBM then can resume southern tunnel (10 meters a day) without the need to use the north section.

 

[KhalilHeron]

So I guess they're planning to extend Line 2 to Cornell using the rail corridor? Interesting Idea...

I know/hope that's a joke but to clarify for others they were talking about connections to future transit along the corridor, so probably a Peterborough go line or something and not an extensions