Northern Light
Senior Member
I was down in the eastern portion of the Portlands tonight, no time to grab photos, but a couple of observations.
a) New sidewalk is under construction wherever it was missing on the north side of Commissioners from Leslie to at least Bouchette in the west (where I went north).
At first blush, the sidewalk does not seem to allow for the intended streetscape; however, that might be obtainable later by rebuilding the curb and road w/o touching the sidewalk. I certainly hope we're not double-spending here.
Glad to see a sidewalk though.
b) One of the overhead rail signals has been taken down from one of the crossings of Lake Shore (what was the most westerly of 3 crossings, and one that has long since vanished). This was likely done awhile ago, since Google has it reflected in Streetview. The tracks for this one don't even exist in Lake Shore anymore, how odd to leave the gantry.
The 2nd of 3 crossings in this section still has all the proverbial bells and whistles (and track, in the road):
But it goes nowhere:
Nowhere to go on the other side:
That leaves only the Harbour lead w/its rather significant missing chunk at Leslie/Commissioners.
a) New sidewalk is under construction wherever it was missing on the north side of Commissioners from Leslie to at least Bouchette in the west (where I went north).
At first blush, the sidewalk does not seem to allow for the intended streetscape; however, that might be obtainable later by rebuilding the curb and road w/o touching the sidewalk. I certainly hope we're not double-spending here.
Glad to see a sidewalk though.
b) One of the overhead rail signals has been taken down from one of the crossings of Lake Shore (what was the most westerly of 3 crossings, and one that has long since vanished). This was likely done awhile ago, since Google has it reflected in Streetview. The tracks for this one don't even exist in Lake Shore anymore, how odd to leave the gantry.
The 2nd of 3 crossings in this section still has all the proverbial bells and whistles (and track, in the road):
But it goes nowhere:
Nowhere to go on the other side:
That leaves only the Harbour lead w/its rather significant missing chunk at Leslie/Commissioners.