muller877
Senior Member
update...i was being sarcastic.
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Ross W
New Member
Has any work began under the Eglinton West subway to shore up the tracks/station so as the LRT station can be started to be constructed?
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
I pass by there regularly, and I haven't seen any major construction activity in a long time. So I assume not.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
Laird Portal
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TransitBart
Senior Member
Laird Portal
**tone of exasperation**
I can't effin' believe that this thing emerges from a perfectly lovely subterranean ROW to stop at the Leslie light - WTF? - only to dive back underground to the Science Centre station which in a just and correct and lofical universe will become a major interline hub on Relief Line. Pretty as this picture is, please God tell me it's a dream.
Voltz
Senior Member
The locals are to blame for that stupidity, the plans to extend the tunnel to Don Mills were dropped when community associations got up in arms about losing the stop at Leslie, even though the stop would be useless to them. Probably had something to do with wanting the stop to increase their property values.
Although I do think it should be possible to fix the intersection at a later date, and remove the level crossing, possibly by bridging the LRT tracks over the intersection.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
It doesn't have to be tunneled, as long as it's off the road.
BurlOak
Senior Member
As I have said before, that was a time when Councillors, MPP's and Metrolinx all had to stop Ford at all costs. This is one of those cost we will be paying for (with poorer service) in perpetuity.
Kitsune
Senior Member
Leslie is a T interection... why are they running this in the middle of the road ?
W. K. Lis
Superstar
It was a Rob Ford solution. He had no interest in making light rail better, just dollar signs.
nfitz
Superstar
It was in the EA when Miller was mayor. Metrolinx tried to fix, by burying it instead, but the locals had a fit about losing the stop at Leslie, so they went with the approved EA, so that they didn't risk the whole thing blowing up.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
Perhaps the Leslie bus can terminate at the Leslie streetcar stop.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
I am curious as to what the motivation about the locals wanting the stop is - actual usage vs. resellability.
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Rainforest
Senior Member
For some reason, Metrolinx refused to study the south-of-the-road option. If they did, then we could have both full grade separation and a stop at Leslie so precious to the locals.
Choosing between the current alignment and underground-to-Don Mills, I'd rather take the latter; Leslie / Eglinton could be served by the Leslie bus. But, south-of-the-road would very likely be the best of 3.
Choosing between the current alignment and underground-to-Don Mills, I'd rather take the latter; Leslie / Eglinton could be served by the Leslie bus. But, south-of-the-road would very likely be the best of 3.
Rainforest
Senior Member
They want to combine 51 Leslie and 56 Leaside into one route.