Jane2021
New Member
You can take the 935 if you want to travel to Jane station if you want to continue south of Eglinton without getting off
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Ratazana
Active Member
It would work well if they add just one more stop at Annette. The huge gap between Bloor and dundas west st Clair is just too inconvenient for people in my neighbourhood.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Doug's asking questions.
www.ctvnews.ca
‘Just get the damn thing moving’: Ford says he’ll get confirmation of Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening date
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’ll speak to the head of Metrolinx and get confirmation on when the beleaguered Eglinton Crosstown LRT will finally open after years of delays.
www.ctvnews.ca
generalcanada
Senior Member
OH big daddy doug is getting his hands dirty. buddys litterally told MX himself to not publicize litterally anything.
smallspy
Senior Member
Some of the route changes have already been done. There are a number of new and extended routes already running, such as the 164 and 191.
The biggest changes however won't happen until the line opens for service.
Dan
Thaboss
Active Member
"Ford said he will ask Lindsay for a confirmation date of when exactly the public can step onto an Eglinton Crosstown LRT and admitted he is just as frustrated as the public with the delays.Doug's asking questions.
‘Just get the damn thing moving’: Ford says he’ll get confirmation of Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening date
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’ll speak to the head of Metrolinx and get confirmation on when the beleaguered Eglinton Crosstown LRT will finally open after years of delays.
“I need a confirmation. I’ve been asking for a confirmation for this thing for two years. It’s driving me crazy, just even more than the public, like, just get the damn thing moving, but make it safe.”."
So Mr ford, when you text Lindsay this evening will you let us know what he says or will we find out three months from now ? Perhaps we should ask ford why he continues to muzzle metrolinx from speaking about projects without his direct approval.
nfitz
Superstar
How is the service on Eglinton between Laird and Eglinton stations at peak? I'd almost think that's an upgrade during that period.
At the same time I used to commute from Danforth to the Leslie/Lesmill area. I never once took the Leslie bus, except for the rare occasion to go a couple of stops to Leslie station during poor weather, or from just York Mills, if coming from downtown and I'd just missed a 122. Combing the 51/56 would have increased my use of it; instead my goto was was walking in from the 25 on Don Mills.
PL1
Senior Member
We'll have to see... It's a forced transfer from my current situation. Also I'll have to go down how ever many sets of stairs/escalators and then come back up. Could be a nothing burger, we'll see!
nfitz
Superstar
It will likely be slower in the future for that trip.
At the same time, living near Danforth, many a trip would be faster for me if there were still frequent streetcars - despite it being shallow - simply because of the extra walking. But the usefulness and greater good of the subway for going more than 2-3 stations is more beneficial.
pricemeister
New Member
smallspy
Senior Member
It won't necessarily be slower.
One of the changes happening is that there will be a full Leslie route from Danforth to Sheppard via Donlands and Laird, and there will also be a short-turn route that turns back at Lawrence.
Over the combined section headways may very well be shorter than they are today. They certainly won't be worse than currently exists on the 56.
Dan
Northern Light
Superstar
I believe the slower reference was specific to @PL1 's commute which involves transferring to the Bayview bus at some point, a transfer not directly served by the new route alignment.
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I don't use the 56 that often, but its one of those routes whose headway I find irksome, typically in the 20 minute range off-peak, if they get that down to 15m or less at the south end, that would be grand.
Then they need to cut some superflous stops and make more effort to get shelters at most of the remaining stops. Its one of the least sheltered routes in the system. (at least from Laird southward)
smallspy
Senior Member
I get that.
But if the bus runs more frequently, and thus they don't have to stand at a stop for as long, that also affects one's trip time, too.
Dan
PL1
Senior Member
The TTC has removed at least two stops recently on the 56 route (beginning of October) -- Glebeholme and DonlandsNB, and Vanderhoof and Laird both directions.
Pre-pandemic it was every 12 minutes, now every 15 with a couple of extra runs for high schoolers.
Anyway, I was indeed lamenting my personal change in commute, and I think it will largely be better for many commutes. Change is hard sometimes.
UntitledCyclist
Active Member
I've been using the now open Cedarvale station parts to access Line 1 trains of late and have some thoughts, as we wait for Line 5 to open. Tick tock!
- The tunnels to either side of the Allen and across Eglinton to the south are useful, but convoluted in design and feel VERY empty. Lots of room once Line 5 opens, but I wonder if it wasn't a bit of overkill.
- The white walls and light floors are already looking grubby a few weeks in. I don' t know what the cleaning schedule is like but if you go white you better have a plan.
- I saw a water fountain in a little cove behind the lower level Line 5 ticket office counter. Trying to remember when I last saw that in a station... but it's out of service anyway.
- The access through the new tunnels to Line 1 northbound is not bad. The access to/from Line1 Southbound though is horrible. It requires a bunch of u-turns and level changes that make using the original entrance much more sensible from street level at least.
- Given the above, it's odd that both escalators to the Southbound Line 1 platform (i.e. going to the main/original Eg West entrance) have been off for the past few days. This is the ecalator they just spent a year refurbishing and reopened a week or so ago.
- I've been using the south-side entrance to get under Eglinton. There is a fare gate at the bottom of the many stairs, so no free passage, but yesterday all those gates were stuck in the open position. This would allow anyone coming in from that entrance to access Line 1 for free (though an inspection would nail you). It made me wonder if they are experimenting with it as a fare-free way to cross Eglinton, but I doubt it. It's too tortuous to use as an alternative to just crossing at the lights.
I'm curious to see some of other designs, once open, though I guess Cedarvale was one of the bigger projects given the Line 1 connection. It feels both impressive and a bit messy in terms of design and layout. Not that I could do better!
- The tunnels to either side of the Allen and across Eglinton to the south are useful, but convoluted in design and feel VERY empty. Lots of room once Line 5 opens, but I wonder if it wasn't a bit of overkill.
- The white walls and light floors are already looking grubby a few weeks in. I don' t know what the cleaning schedule is like but if you go white you better have a plan.
- I saw a water fountain in a little cove behind the lower level Line 5 ticket office counter. Trying to remember when I last saw that in a station... but it's out of service anyway.
- The access through the new tunnels to Line 1 northbound is not bad. The access to/from Line1 Southbound though is horrible. It requires a bunch of u-turns and level changes that make using the original entrance much more sensible from street level at least.
- Given the above, it's odd that both escalators to the Southbound Line 1 platform (i.e. going to the main/original Eg West entrance) have been off for the past few days. This is the ecalator they just spent a year refurbishing and reopened a week or so ago.
- I've been using the south-side entrance to get under Eglinton. There is a fare gate at the bottom of the many stairs, so no free passage, but yesterday all those gates were stuck in the open position. This would allow anyone coming in from that entrance to access Line 1 for free (though an inspection would nail you). It made me wonder if they are experimenting with it as a fare-free way to cross Eglinton, but I doubt it. It's too tortuous to use as an alternative to just crossing at the lights.
I'm curious to see some of other designs, once open, though I guess Cedarvale was one of the bigger projects given the Line 1 connection. It feels both impressive and a bit messy in terms of design and layout. Not that I could do better!