Adjei
Senior Member
They should build the bus loop closer to the LRT station at Humber College...
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Finch West Line 6 LRT
- Thread starter W. K. Lis
- Start date
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Originally, the plan was for the LRT to enter Humber's campus and end closer to the bus loop. Changes along the way included trenching the LRT, and nixing the "on-campus" stop due to what I assume is future-proofing the FWLRT for a future extension to Pearson.
DKsan
Active Member
There will probably be some rumbling closer to opening date. The latest Brampton Transit business plan basically states they're going to move the 511 Steeles Zum to meet up properly with the LRT.
Cobra
Senior Member
Omg...
The shelters needs upgrading for winter
The shelters needs upgrading for winter
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Not as much as the Crosstown stops.
jys
Active Member
Although I understand that demand on Finch is very local, I would still like to see Driftwood or Jane, Duncanwoods or Pearldale and Stevenson or Albion removed.
CapitalSeven
Senior Member
The same refrain appears with every arterial LRT plan.
The stops you mentioned all have 2 or all 3 of: high density housing, significant underdeveloped land, and bus routes. If you ride the bus through lower-income areas like this, especially off-peak, you see all kinds of school kids, moms-with-strollers, and seniors with mobility issues making shortish local trips. Taking away their transit to save commuters a minute or two isn't all that fair.
This plan already has virtually the same stop spacing as the Bloor subway line between, say High Park and Pape, with fewer entrances. It's not Eglinton West by any stretch of the imagination. I think all of the stops will be well used.
adrianaliu
Active Member
i dont even think this should be considered rapid transit, not at all in a bad way. It won't be as fast as a subway or an lrt with less frequent stopping and grade seperation. it should be promoted as an enhanced surface route, with a little more speed and much better reliability and capacity.
Avenue
Active Member
There's no high density here. There are some towers in the park here but towers in park with vast areas of empty land does not amount to high density so claiming high density residential is inaccurate. Much of the 'underdeveloped' land is developed with low density housing with suburban street network, hence those areas have no potential to develop either. Nor will San Romanoway intensify beyond what it is - since we're talking about eliminating Driftwood.
I have no idea what you're trying to get at with the Bloor Subway comparison.
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jys
Active Member
I am sure they will be used. However, the stops I mentioned are pretty close by and I am sure that transit users can walk an extra hundred meter for the greater good. Having stations close by would mean that the LRV cannot reach very high speeds in that section. I am not calling for an express train, I am just calling for a few(three) unreasonably close stops to be removed. Take a look a map and you will see.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Driftwood to Jane is about 350 m. The same distance from King to Queen. The difference is one is light rail and the other is heavy rail.
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Apparently, the line is now Gray rather than Pink:
However, this does match the TTC's old plans for a new lines (coincidence?):
However, this does match the TTC's old plans for a new lines (coincidence?):
BMO
Senior Member
I'm amazed how much Finch west looks like Berlin in those renderings.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Avenue
Active Member
I don't know about Berlin but I think they overurbanized things in renderings. I'm looking at the Duncanwoods rendering, with the overabundance of pedestrians and cyclists it's almost like College Street.