urbanclient
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Doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result: Canadian bureaucracy everyone...
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Bordercollie
Senior Member
Yup. They don't even have the operating capital to run the system as is, you think they have capital to fix huge issues like this? Leslie stations ceiling has been leaking for ten years. They didn't even bother to finish fixing it.
Queens park has been under construction for over two years and they made no progress.
nfitz
Superstar
I wonder if a slightly angled caisson from a bit further away from the track would work.
Anyhow, there's lots of ways of fixing it without significant interruptions, if they wanted to throw enough money at it. You could build a temporary diversion along the west perimeter. You could build a permanent diversion (perhaps including a tunnel and new station at Davisville. You could even mine underneath the existing track, to build a new structure, and underpin the existing track.
Whether it's worth it or not I don't know - though I'm not sure that a temporary diversion to the west would be overly expensive, particularly if it's tied in with something like redeveloping Davisville Yard into a TOC or something that would monetize it.
Bordercollie
Senior Member
I'm sure that the air rights are worth a ton.
I think it you carve out the embankments and make them straight you could create more space to move both tracks. Then you could dig down and stabilize the ballast or drive pillars into the ground.
JasonParis
Moderator
Yes, I think this is most likely to happen in conjunction with whatever is proposed for the air rights.
Metroscapes
Active Member
Did anyone catch this release yesterday? I actually really like it, it sheds a light on all the decision-making and thought behind operations and maintenance. Maybe something we could use down at Queens Quay?
rbt
Senior Member
It would be very hard [expensive] to repair with only weekend outages.
They'll hold it until the Ontario Line (and Eglinton) have been open and running well for a year then schedule an 8 to 12 week outage for that section of Yonge.
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Bordercollie
Senior Member
urbanclient
Active Member
Posting this here in support of platform screen doors / platform edge doors:
toronto.citynews.ca
U of T study finds subway air quality falls short of global standards
Despite decades of improvements, air quality in Toronto’s subway system still falls short of international standards, according to research from a team of chemical engineering students at the University of Toronto.
toronto.citynews.ca
PL1
Senior Member
The TTC discussed replacing Line 1 with buses from Eglinton to St Clair (or was it Bloor) to do this work several years ago, but changed their mind due to the outcry. It turns out that with COVID shutdowns l think they could have done this with minimal disruption. Of course, the plan was not in place, and it did not happen.
They will need to replace the substrate at some point, and it will cause some pain.
turbanplanner
Senior Member
SubHuman
Active Member
We need north-south real express bus-only lanes that could somewhat compensate for times when Line 1 is shut down.
RapidTO: Master Thread
Any reduction in demand from cars no longer being parked on the street will likely be more than made up for by increased bus ridership. And that means more customers.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
We need north-south real express bus-only lanes that could somewhat compensate for times when Line 1 is shut down.
RapidTO: Master Thread
Any reduction in demand from cars no longer being parked on the street will likely be more than made up for by increased bus ridership. And that means more customers.urbantoronto.ca
What is the point of the "no-cars" lane on Bay St?
PL1
Senior Member
It's for buses, taxis and bicycles. (Not sure if you were generally asking, or demonstrating. I don't click on Reddit links)