scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
Seems Thompson forgot about Eglinton GO station.
Seems Thompson forgot about Eglinton GO station.
Is it in his ward? If yes... agree. If no.. well... you know....
But, in his defense, VIA stops at Guildwood.
Neither one is in his ward.
It's not like people at Guildwood will need to scale the Berlin Wall and cross a piranha-filled moat to get to Kingston. Having the line run into the station could actually increase travel time instead of save time.
The TTC and the City of Toronto have completed the Environmental Project Report (EPR) for the Scarborough Malvern LRT. Please see the Notice of Completion (PDF).
Typical 36.0 m cross-sections along the Scarborough-Malvern corridor were developed for both mid-block sections and at intersections. Typically, the LRT alignment is located in the middle of the corridor with a 150 mm high median to separate LRT traffic and general traffic between traffic signals. At intersections, the track will be at the same elevation as the crossing road. Light rail vehicles (LRVs) will be operating on standard
TTC gauge embedded track. The proposed system will be double-tracked throughout, providing a separate track for each direction. Generally, a cross-section of at-grade double track for an LRT alignment requires 7.4 m. The minimum vertical clearance is approximately 4.0 m from top of rail. Crossovers will be provided at designated locations for special LRT operations to allow trains to cross to the opposite track.
Light rail vehicles (LRVs) will be operating on TTC rail gauge embedded track. The proposed system will be double-tracked throughout, providing a separate track for each direction. Generally, a cross-section of at grade double tracks for the LRT alignment requires a 7.4 m right-of-way. The minimum vertical clearance is approximately 4.0 m from top of rail. Crossovers to allow trains to cross from the opposite tracks will be provided at strategic locations for LRT operations at specific locations.
I hope they have a new proposal for the Kingston-Morningside intersection that drew some serious criticisms on the last go. And I still don't see any plan to overcome the resistance from West Hill homeowners who live along Morningside. They aren't likely to give up giant chunks of their front lawns without a fight.
Someone has posted a couple to the Sheppard East LRT thread - http://www.urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?t=8201&page=88 - see post 1316 and 1317.I copies of both issues of this weeks Scarborough Mirror and their were a number of articles about the Sheppard East LRT.
Surely the priority of the Transit City lines shouldn't be determined by a 2-week sporting event in the summer when transit usage is already lower.With TO getting the Games now, this project will start sooner than later and be ready for the games.