crs1026
Superstar
I wonder if the comments about Front remain true given the widening of Union Station and the new accesses that have been built between Union Station and the subway. I sure would hate to see all that area dug up......*again*.
If the relief line goes ahead, there will be considerable construction pain anyways. My vote would be to get this right - ie rather than feeling tied to Queen or Front, decide on the best alignment, and suck up the impact. The one good thing about the shift in politics around transit - if we have to dig up a main thoroughfare up to save money, the public will be more understanding, even if they find it painful - especially if it's done because it's the much cheaper option.
If Mr Tory is getting a true view of Crossrail, he will have seen the many surface portals that this construction has, and will have no illusions about new tunnelling in downtown Toronto being painlesss.
Having learned that Queen/University also has been underpinned - maybe the 501 streetcar deserves a tunnel there too eventually, reducing congestion and improving travel time thru the downtown core.
- Paul
If the relief line goes ahead, there will be considerable construction pain anyways. My vote would be to get this right - ie rather than feeling tied to Queen or Front, decide on the best alignment, and suck up the impact. The one good thing about the shift in politics around transit - if we have to dig up a main thoroughfare up to save money, the public will be more understanding, even if they find it painful - especially if it's done because it's the much cheaper option.
If Mr Tory is getting a true view of Crossrail, he will have seen the many surface portals that this construction has, and will have no illusions about new tunnelling in downtown Toronto being painlesss.
Having learned that Queen/University also has been underpinned - maybe the 501 streetcar deserves a tunnel there too eventually, reducing congestion and improving travel time thru the downtown core.
- Paul