salsa
Senior Member
Except they haven't exactly been spinning this project as "we're bringing the subway to Mississauga". At least so far.
Toronto Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx
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Except they haven't exactly been spinning this project as "we're bringing the subway to Mississauga". At least so far.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
The province and Metrolinx seem like they are going to move very quickly on this and the Ontario Line.
Let's say for the sake of argument that they accomplish their objective and there are shovels in the ground in time for the 2022 election. What does that say about red tape in this province under previous regimes?
Let's say for the sake of argument that they accomplish their objective and there are shovels in the ground in time for the 2022 election. What does that say about red tape in this province under previous regimes?
Woodbridge_Heights
Senior Member
Planned location is the parking lot next to the alt hotel the area boarded by Airport Rd, Hwy 409, Viscount Rd, and, roughly, American Dr.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
The red circle outlines the site where the GTAA hopes to build the transit hub. (Greater Toronto Airport Authority/Submitted)
The glass-roofed building at the centre of this rendering could become the area you arrive at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in the future. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority said it thinks the surrounding buildings will be a mix of office, commercial and hotel space. (GTAA/Submitted)
From link.
They could "rough-in" the station box and trackbed now for the Eglinton West LRT and Finch West LRT, then wait for the rest of the LRT to be built.
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Tuscani01
Senior Member
"MPP Anand provided an update from Queen’s Park, focusing on the provincial government’s budget for 2019, which included funding for the Eglinton West LRT and the Eglinton Crosstown West Subway Extension to Pearson Airport."
MPP Anand connects with Mississauga residents at town hall meeting
Budgets and town projects among subjects of MPP Anand's recent town hall meeting.
www.mississauga.com
W. K. Lis
Superstar
"MPP Anand provided an update from Queen’s Park, focusing on the provincial government’s budget for 2019, which included funding for the Eglinton West LRT and the Eglinton Crosstown West Subway Extension to Pearson Airport."
MPP Anand connects with Mississauga residents at town hall meeting
Budgets and town projects among subjects of MPP Anand's recent town hall meeting.
Must be using "subway" in the dictionary definition of "an underground electric rail system". Some of the non-transit using "conservative" followers may think it means "underground heavy rail rapid transit", while some of us transit users hope it means "light rail rapid transit" (above or below or surface running).
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
The red circle outlines the site where the GTAA hopes to build the transit hub. (Greater Toronto Airport Authority/Submitted)
The glass-roofed building at the centre of this rendering could become the area you arrive at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in the future. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority said it thinks the surrounding buildings will be a mix of office, commercial and hotel space. (GTAA/Submitted)
From link.
They could "rough-in" the station box and trackbed now for the Eglinton West LRT and Finch West LRT, then wait for the rest of the LRT to be built.
How long of a walk will it be from the transit hub to the train terminals?
A lot of the American airports have a 10+ walk to the transit facilities. Does't make for a pleasant experience
micheal_can
Senior Member
I would assume the current people mover would be extended to serve it.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Hopefully they should duplicate the people movers. In case of breakdowns, there will be another to use while the other is undergoing repair.
Coolstar
Senior Member
Doesn't that create confusion? Eglinton West LRT and Eglinton Crosstown West subway extension. One might confuse them for two different projects."MPP Anand provided an update from Queen’s Park, focusing on the provincial government’s budget for 2019, which included funding for the Eglinton West LRT and the Eglinton Crosstown West Subway Extension to Pearson Airport."
MPP Anand connects with Mississauga residents at town hall meeting
Budgets and town projects among subjects of MPP Anand's recent town hall meeting.
crs1026
Superstar
The problem has never been “red tape”. More like false starts that were cancelled and redirected by new governments.
Apart from the surface vs tunnel issue, the premise for Eglinton West LRT is the same as it was when McGinty trimmed the Eglinton LRT project in what... 2011? Had that not happened, the western extension would be nearing completion as part of Crosstown.
Design on the Relief Line was progressing well until Ford hijacked the project. Let’s see if the Ford design has the same rigour as that design effort. We will see if there are changes or rework after the initial contract is let. Changes are a big source of cost overruns.
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Hopkins123
Senior Member
John Liberal's Smart Track scheme also proposed tunneling through central Etobicoke. Network 2011 proposed the like, in fact it was to be a full fledged subway, not light rail.
One simply cannot point fingers at Ford in isolation as to why grade separation is being suggested here. As one noted a few posts back Eglinton is like a highway through the Richview corridor. Why endanger pedestrians to have to cross into the median to access the Crosstown trains? Even City Council wants it separated now. No need to complain. Money for other projects elsewhere will materialize, so the need to cut corners on this is unnecessary.
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ Isn't the speed limit and number of lanes people have to cross to get to the median station platform the same on Eglinton East surface as they would have been on Eglinton West? If surface is fine for Eglinton East why wouldn't it be on Eglinton East?
NoahB
Active Member
They are planning to dismantle the people mover as part of this project. All passenger check-in and exists will be moved to the new terminal. So yeah, expect long walks.
11th
Senior Member
Eglinton West connects to a more important node, the airport; Eglinton East doesn't.
Then depends on who you ask, some may say Eglinton East should never be built at-grade and in-median.