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Toronto Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

BurlOak said:
Like everything else, the decision to go with the original plan in the East was political.
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Does that mean the decision not to go with the original plan in the west was political?

Though by definition can a decision by a public body ever not be political? Isn't it like saying that a cat is feline?
 
bobbob911 said:
Just read this morning in SAL column that the Eglinton Connects proposal is proposing to reduce traffic to a single lane on Eglinton - is that right? Can someone point me to a proposal document that shows this?

If this is true, its sort of madness. I am a proponent of the LRT on Eglinton and a reduction to 2 lanes, but reducing to 1 lane will be a nightmare on this street.
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Maybe they will reduce it to 3 lanes, but then add an elevated portion of two express lanes (1 in each direction). This elevated portion would run where 2 lanes are planned. The third centre lane would be used for turns and also to transfer from the upper level back to ground level. This should make cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles all happy. :)
 
Yes, apparently RoFo was having a press conference saying that Eglinton Connects will reduce Eglinton to 1 Lane each way.

If he tries this shit again in Midtown, I would be willing to help organize a protest against him.
 
I don't understand this:
http://www.cp24.com/news/city-defen...nt-lane-reductions-not-part-of-plan-1.1902502

In particular Keesmat said the city does not plan to shrink Eglinton Avenue down to one lane of traffic in each direction.
“There’s nowhere along the corridor that’s going down to one lane,” Keesmat said.


Read more: http://www.cp24.com/news/city-defen...ions-not-part-of-plan-1.1902502#ixzz36tNVH0NN
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Yet the mega map here:
http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=44ae86664ea71410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

Shows 1 lane in each direction & a turn lane between Avenue & Mt Pleasant. Maybe they changed the plan?
 
ehlow said:
I don't understand this:
http://www.cp24.com/news/city-defen...nt-lane-reductions-not-part-of-plan-1.1902502



Yet the mega map here:
http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=44ae86664ea71410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

Shows 1 lane in each direction & a turn lane between Avenue & Mt Pleasant. Maybe they changed the plan?
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Either a miscommunication or Ford is right and someone got caught with their pants down at planning. Even after the Crosstown is built Eglinton can't go down to one lane.
 
Between Avenue and Mt.Pleasant there isn't much traffic after the buses are gone. There is parking permitted on Eglinton and due to the mall and subway station there are usually cabs sitting around (plus trucks doing deliveries). There isn't much change in the capacity of the street between 4 lanes with parking in the side lanes and cabs standing, and a street with 2 lanes and laybys for parking or standing. For example buses turning from Duplex right onto Eglinton ALWAYS goes to the center lane because the side lane doesn't move. The key is off street laybys and loading plus turn lanes so that the lanes which remain move.
 
EnviroTO said:
Between Avenue and Mt.Pleasant there isn't much traffic after the buses are gone. There is parking permitted on Eglinton and due to the mall and subway station there are usually cabs sitting around (plus trucks doing deliveries). There isn't much change in the capacity of the street between 4 lanes with parking in the side lanes and cabs standing, and a street with 2 lanes and laybys for parking or standing. For example buses turning from Duplex right onto Eglinton ALWAYS goes to the center lane because the side lane doesn't move. The key is off street laybys and loading plus turn lanes so that the lanes which remain move.
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Fair enough but it is the business intersection in the city. Let's hope the crosstown will mean less cars.
 
EnviroTO said:
Between Avenue and Mt.Pleasant there isn't much traffic after the buses are gone. There is parking permitted on Eglinton and due to the mall and subway station there are usually cabs sitting around (plus trucks doing deliveries). There isn't much change in the capacity of the street between 4 lanes with parking in the side lanes and cabs standing, and a street with 2 lanes and laybys for parking or standing. For example buses turning from Duplex right onto Eglinton ALWAYS goes to the center lane because the side lane doesn't move. The key is off street laybys and loading plus turn lanes so that the lanes which remain move.
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This section of Eglinton will be a lot busier when new condos get built.

Reducing road capacity in a city with traffic as bad as Toronto is a terrible idea.
 
andrewpmk said:
This section of Eglinton will be a lot busier when new condos get built.

Reducing road capacity in a city with traffic as bad as Toronto is a terrible idea.
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If they reduce on street parking capacity to zero (by moving parking spots to these laneways or under condos), that stretch of Eglinton would be much, much faster. Although it would be need enforcement, which we don't get too often.
 
andrewpmk said:
This section of Eglinton will be a lot busier when new condos get built.

Reducing road capacity in a city with traffic as bad as Toronto is a terrible idea.
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What about pedestrian traffic? The sidewalks are already very busy and the new condos will generate even more pedestrian traffic.
 
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