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With jerryrigged bus routes towards Mt. Dennis, I am sure.The ECLRT (terminating at Mt. Dennis) is expected to have about 7,000 pphpd ridership approaching Eg Weat station.
With jerryrigged bus routes towards Mt. Dennis, I am sure.The ECLRT (terminating at Mt. Dennis) is expected to have about 7,000 pphpd ridership approaching Eg Weat station.
That's the exact same thing that was said at Kennedy.
What if they don't want those Eglinton West people to flood the Allen-Eg or Yonge-Eg stations. They would force a transfer so that a good portion of those people transfer to SmartTrack or RE or whatever it's called.
The ECLRT (terminating at Mt. Dennis) is expected to have about 7,000 pphpd ridership approaching Eg Weat station.
IIRC, ridership in the EA did dramatically drop off west of Jane in the EA, so the Councillor's assertion isn't incorrect.
His assertion isn't totally incorrect. However, we would like to have continuous lines where possible. A transfer at Mt Dennis is not optimal, and the LRT extension will not cost that much.
Transit lines have to stop somewhere. We can't have a one seat ride everywhere.
His assertion isn't totally incorrect. However, we would like to have continuous lines where possible. A transfer at Mt Dennis is not optimal, and the LRT extension will not cost that much.
Yeah and this is a line continuing to the airport which is a big trip destination in the area and not some random stop at Weston and Eglinton.
Yeah but SmartTrack didn't exist in Mike Harris' day.How could a transit line that was planned (and started construction) as a subway in the early 1990's not have the ridership to warrant a 4 car grade-separated transit line a quarter century later?
Maybe the numbers were exaggerated back in the day, but they are likely underestimated by a similar degree today.
After riding on the new LFLRVs downtown, I'm not sure the extra 12cm of width on uptown cars is gonna make it seem attractive to bring luggage on. And if the answer to that is "people do it on 58/192" the answer is "we need an extension to pull in new people, not just redistribute existing ridership".The airport is not a big trip generator, as seen in the ECLRT Environmental Assessment.
The new streetcars aren't bad for carrying luggage in the open areas near the door. Did that going to the island airportAfter riding on the new LFLRVs downtown, I'm not sure the extra 12cm of width on uptown cars is gonna make it seem attractive to bring luggage on. And if the answer to that is "people do it on 58/192" the answer is "we need an extension to pull in new people, not just redistribute existing ridership".
Ehh... This extension will probably cost between a billion and $1.5 Billion. That's a lot of money. I couldn't support that if it'd move something low like 2,000 ppphpd.
What I could stand behind, if there is low usage, is an Eglinton West BRT. The wonderful thing about this is that it would be cheaper than the LRT and should be just as fast. This is because, for the most part, people using the Eglinton West corridor would be transferring from bus routes. With the BRT these bus routes could now run along the BRT straight to Mt. Dennis Station, where riders could transfer to the ECLRT.
LRT did exist in the Bob Rae era. The Spadina and Harborfront LRT had just opened. Obviously the projections then were beyond the capacity of LRT.Yeah but SmartTrack didn't exist in Mike Harris' day.![]()
who doesnt hate linear transfers.. I get that they need to end somewhere but weston is random and considering the size of the line they are so close to finishing it.Transit lines have to stop somewhere. We can't have a one seat ride everywhere.