nfitz
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I wonder why they had to hold a special meeting to do this rather than doing it at the meeting last week, or waiting until April. What is so time-critical about this that it suddenly came up and had to be done quickly?
It was disbanded after the 1995 Russell Hill subway derailment, said TTC chief general manager Gary Webster, who attended Tuesday’s special commission meeting.
I wonder why they had to hold a special meeting to do this rather than doing it at the meeting last week, or waiting until April. What is so time-critical about this that it suddenly came up and had to be done quickly?
I very much disagree.
There are some great restaurants near Yonge St and Yonge Blvd that I can't easily get to because it's not walking distance from either York Mills or Lawrence stations. The city made a huge mistake by not putting in a Glen Echo station when extending the Yonge line north.
I very much disagree.
There are some great restaurants near Yonge St and Yonge Blvd that I can't easily get to because it's not walking distance from either York Mills or Lawrence stations. The city made a huge mistake by not putting in a Glen Echo station when extending the Yonge line north.
I have to disagree here. Sure, an extra stop would be convenient for you (and me) but the area around where the station would be is all upscale, low density residential. No feeder bus routes either.
Also, is 10 minutes really too far to walk?
Yeah. 2km stop spacing is way too wide, generally speaking. 600-800m is much more reasonable and something around 1km should be the upper limit provided it makes sense for the geography of the street.
Threat to Bessarion:
http://transit.toronto.on.ca/archives/data/200008121331.shtml
There were sections that were flattened out in the tunnel with future stations in mind. They did the same thing for North York Centre station, which was added in about 15 years after the line opened.
One thing the City could potentially do is only build the major stations now. Then around the areas where those mid-block stations will eventually be, make a condition of development for the area that the developers, instead of paying cash-in-lieu of parkland, have them pay for part of the construction of the station. You have to figure that ~4 major condo projects would generate significant funds to go towards paying for that development. It would save the city money, and it would also give the condo developers a chance to integrate their development in with the station. Just a thought.
Ford promised an in-fill station at Willowdale during his election campaign - between Bayview and Bessarion.Also, the city could consider building an infill station at Willowdale (there is provision for a station here).
You mean... Between Yonge and Bayview... Right?