Durham Region Transit / Pulse

[Northern Light]

Another fear mongering petition. Aldgate has put up ALOT of nimby signs at the Markham/Ellesmere intersection

The Aldgate Group, Toronto - Commercial Properties for Lease

office commercial rental space listings, The Aldgate Group,Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

www.aldgategroup.com

Well.........they certainly start with the hyperbole meter at 11 on a scale of 1 to 10:

"The proposed Metrolinx Bus Rapid Transit service on Ellesmere Road will destroy our community"

Destroy? Not alter, not affect, not, perhaps, negatively impact.................but destroy............zero credibility for that.

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"2. Metrolinx wants to reroute all cars, trucks and transport trucks from Ellesmere to Bellamy and Progress and then dump them onto Markham Rd. "

I'm going to have to go back and read the underlying studies, I'm not clear on why this would be a proposed truck route; though other than created an extra left-hand turn for eastbound traffic I'm not sure why it would be a terrible burden if true.

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7. It is time to plan the future of transit and the proper movement of vehicles within the city without trying to limit the use of cars and trucks......

Sounds a bit like 'Have our cake and eat it too', to me


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Interesting to see what they control..............just over 14 acres in the immediate vicinity.

I wonder if it has remotely occurred to them to discuss w/the City how they see the planning for the future of these sites.

None of this is really 'heavy' industry.

I could see that corner site going residential and/or commercial at height at a material premium.

 

[Coolstar]

Another fear mongering petition. Aldgate has put up ALOT of nimby signs at the Markham/Ellesmere intersection

The Aldgate Group, Toronto - Commercial Properties for Lease

office commercial rental space listings, The Aldgate Group,Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

www.aldgategroup.com

Haha, who designed this website?? I've seen kids creating better websites than this.

 

[Coolstar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1435361556720754691

 

[Fritter]

I assume the Ruston GO Stn. is Ritson GO Stn aka the former Knob Hill Farms property.

 

[Northern Light]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1435361556720754691

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A look at the route map:

That's a strong gain; better than YRT/VIVA today, in terms of 15M service all-day, perhaps even 24-hour service.

Nice to see Westney in there as well.

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[Voltz]

I assume the Ruston GO Stn. is Ritson GO Stn aka the former Knob Hill Farms property.

Plans have been taking so long they are starting to rust.

 

[drum118]

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More than C$114 million in joint funding to build portion of Durham-Scarborough BRT project​

 

[Northern Light]

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More than C$114 million in joint funding to build portion of Durham-Scarborough BRT project​

This announcement funds the sections 1, and 2, in each of the Pickering and Ajax segments in the maps below:

 

[Coolstar]

There were DSBRT meetings over the past few days. Here's the presentation. https://www.metrolinxengage.com/sites/default/files/dsbrt-2021-10-21_pic4_presentation_2021.pdf

The main change from what I can tell is that DRT, GO and TTC will share the terminal at STC rather than build separate terminals for TTC and DRT/GO as originally planned.

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[allengeorge]

Stage 2 is set to be delivered 6 years from now and all subsequent stages are TBD?! Doesn’t that seem like a long timeline for BRT construction?

 

[Allandale25]

A dedicated busway in Scarborough may be exactly what the region’s transit needs. But local opponents say it will ‘completely destroy’ their community

Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit line may not be built as originally planned if the 12,000 people who live in Highland Park have their way.

www.thestar.com

 

[Allandale25]

^ Comment on one of the Star's tweets for this article.

 

[kotsy]

A dedicated busway in Scarborough may be exactly what the region’s transit needs. But local opponents say it will ‘completely destroy’ their community

Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit line may not be built as originally planned if the 12,000 people who live in Highland Park have their way.

www.thestar.com

The picture of the NIMBY makes the article feel like satire. I can't believe it isn't.

 

[Allandale25]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1458480789293871109

https://twitter.com/x/status/1458480793215508484

 

[Allandale25]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1465794881981460485