Finch West Line 6 LRT

[Rainforest]

For everyone saying that LRT's will be great for local travel it doesn't really make sense, we have among the best bus services in North America and or the world for local travel (in the city) - why do we need to invest in something which we already have.

In the world? Not even close to that.

In North America alone, yes, our bus system beats other bus systems on frequency and coverage. But the buses suck anyway because they get stuck in traffic. Pre-covid, I was regularly on bus #60 going from Finch subway to the Steeles & Dufferin area. When no congestion, that's 20-22 min. When the roads are clogged, just the first 2 km from Finch to Steeles can take 20 min or more.

I'm not going to dismiss the benefits of fast, fully grade separated transit, when it leads to better overall network. But from the local / mid-range travel perspective, street median is a major improvement, even if it stops at traffic lights.

 

[Allandale25]

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/letksw

 

[INTz]

Metrolinx Finch West LRT Virtual Open House has some really good slides about construction details

Finch West LRT - Virtual Open House - February 2021

Over the next 8 days, we invite community members to review the presentation on this page. It includes recent project updates, milestones for the year ahead and upcoming construction impacts in your neighbourhood. Safety is our number one priority. We encourage you to watch the video about...

www.metrolinxengage.com

https://www.metrolinxengage.com/sites/default/files/2021_0005_voh_final_revised.pdf

 

[allengeorge]

This really deserves to be extended to Finch and to Woodbine.

 

[Adjei]

This really deserves to be extended to Finch and to Woodbine.

Yes and also to the Airport

 

[KhalilHeron]

Metrolinx Finch West LRT Virtual Open House has some really good slides about construction details

Finch West LRT - Virtual Open House - February 2021

Over the next 8 days, we invite community members to review the presentation on this page. It includes recent project updates, milestones for the year ahead and upcoming construction impacts in your neighbourhood. Safety is our number one priority. We encourage you to watch the video about...

www.metrolinxengage.com

https://www.metrolinxengage.com/sites/default/files/2021_0005_voh_final_revised.pdf

Humber college is shaping up to be a pretty unique looking station! I find it pretty funny half of these renderings show finch west as line 5

 

[reteequa]

The Pedestrian traffic zones look really well done. Im impressed

 

[turini2]

Good to see the progress in the Open House documents. I do think commuters/students will curse the omission of a roof/substantial shelter at Humber College!

Great thing about LRT (surface) construction is how (relatively) quickly it will be finished - opening in 2023 is basically tomorrow when you compare it to how long Eglinton Crosstown is taking! I hope the quality of transit delivered on Finch West will encourage its extension/consideration of future LRT lines... but that remains to be seen.

 

[W. K. Lis]

As for the platform screen doors at Finch West Station...

From link.

 

[ARG1]

As for the platform screen doors at Finch West Station...

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From link.

I mean to add PSDs, you'd have to add ATC on the line for what, 500m? Kind of expensive and impractical...

 

[ARG1]

Something I noticed - despite being grade separated, Humber College doesn't have any fare gates. Furthermore, the renders show fare machines being on platform.

https://imgur.com/0AuG4WK

 

[Coolstar]

Great thing about LRT construction is how (relatively) quickly it will be finished - opening in 2023 is basically tomorrow when you compare it to how long Eglinton Crosstown is taking! I hope the quality of transit delivered on Finch West will encourage its extension/consideration of future LRT lines... but that remains to be seen.

You mean surface LRT construction. Surface section construction was relatively quick on Eglinton but there's no way you can say the same for the underground portion.

 

[micheal_can]

Humber college is shaping up to be a pretty unique looking station! I find it pretty funny half of these renderings show finch west as line 5

It is because they have lumped the LRT into the RT and not streetcar network

 

[KhalilHeron]

It is because they have lumped the LRT into the RT and not streetcar network

that's not wh- ... I find it funny because the line is officially going to be line 6 not because it's not going to be a part of the streetcar network

 

[Steve X]

Something I noticed - despite being grade separated, Humber College doesn't have any fare gates. Furthermore, the renders show fare machines being on platform.

https://imgur.com/0AuG4WK

Similarly the Crosstown stations don't have faregates in the rendering but TTC has successfully got ML to install faregates at every underground station. That fare machine could be just a reloading machine like they have at TTC stations.

I highly doubt they'll let people onto the platform without paying at such a busy station. I really hope they'll force people to tap out with a vending machine inside in case they "forget" to buy a fare.