stanko
Active Member
It's not referring to traffic routing
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Dundas St Rapid Transit (Metrolinx, Mississauga, Halton Region, CoT)
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drum118
Superstar
Have you driven both streets to understand what is taking place and why???
What is the speed limit on both streets??
A map doesn't tell the full story as to what there and what been plan for the area. You need to see it first hand.
I drove down The new Bronte Rd today and will go with this plan thank you.
reteequa
Active Member
Yes ive lived in North Burlington all my life and grand parents lived down Bronte. I would go along Dundas and down Bronte multiple times a month I have seen the construction of the new street....
I was just confused as to the reasoning behind the primary.
New Bronte is wider and moves more cars thats why I thought it would be the primary. I didn't realize it wasn't referring to traffic routing.
I was just confused as to the reasoning behind the primary.
New Bronte is wider and moves more cars thats why I thought it would be the primary. I didn't realize it wasn't referring to traffic routing.
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Amare
Senior Member
Concept 3 is the best IMO. Concept 2 doesnt make any sense whatsoever and wouldnt help 90% of riders get anywhere, while Concept 1 is nice in theory, but would operate at significant operation losses.
afransen
Senior Member
Option 3 is actually quite good for connectivity with the rest of the regional network.
TDE
New Member
Concept 3 I support. One bus for the whole segment is essential, even if not everyone rides it.
The others supplement service in key areas along the way, but are targeted for those who could use less transfers to destinations away from Dundas (especially en masse). Service can be adjusted with less negative impact, branches added over time if demand patterns change or service can be enhanced best with this concept I believe.
The others supplement service in key areas along the way, but are targeted for those who could use less transfers to destinations away from Dundas (especially en masse). Service can be adjusted with less negative impact, branches added over time if demand patterns change or service can be enhanced best with this concept I believe.
Lake Ontario
Active Member
ack
New Member
Now if only they'd add a bus-only left turn phase westbound, so the 110 doesn't have to backtrack up the Collegeway!
gibsonm
Active Member
What a silly project. Just electrify the Go line from Kipling, add a station at Cawthra, and you instantly have a three-station surface subway to Hurontario LRT, as long as there's GTA fare integration, so that it's not expensive to use. Easy. Busways are lame. No one uses the Miway busway that runs parallel to the 403. Better than nothing, but not much better and only a stop-gap before an extension of Line 2 to Square One. I'm still not sure why Mississauga City Council is so intent on ignoring the city's natural connection to Toronto. I guess they want independence, but in practice it just means Mississauga transit users pay more fares for the privilege of living in a different city. Why does that add value? Having different GTA transit systems is a barrier to a cheaper, seamless distance-based GTHA transit system.
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ The "just" part involves getting a deal with CP, and the likelihood of them allowing electrification is low.
This is a good linear BRT line.
This is a good linear BRT line.
Allandale25
Senior Member
afransen
Senior Member
The BRT is relatively cheap, and serves a lot of destinations on the Dundas corridor. I agree that Milton line should be upgraded, but it isn't going to be cheap. We'll need to convince CP to allow it, and add additional track and potential flyover/under. Probably in the billions to get to Milton. Still very good value for money, especially compared to the looney idea of extending Line 2 to MCC.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
"Nobody" uses the 403 busway because there isn't much around it, nor was there much established ridership. We know this isn't the case for Dundas.
Line 2 extension to Square One is a tremendous waste of money for a slow ride (especially relative to GO).
AoD
Amare
Senior Member
Thus the reason why it will probably get pushed a lot harder than an expansion in service on the Milton Line, because thats what we do in Ontario. Proceed with projects in ways that make no financial sense whatsoever.