Mongo
Senior Member
My question is, does Rube Fraud have the power to stop this, or to cut its funding?
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Union Station: Front Street EA
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gristle
Senior Member
Possibly. If he smells gravy, he might come tumbling down on this project.
Interestingly, it's hard to imagine a guy like Ford not liking gravy.
Interestingly, it's hard to imagine a guy like Ford not liking gravy.
Northern Magus
Active Member
Actually lane reductions are something he might throw his weight against.
taal
Senior Member
Wait are they removing the planters from the middle !! ??
Neil
Active Member
Boooo. I would have voted for 2 lanes 1-way east. Much better to get pedestrians across. This would also have gotten rid of the left turn lane on Bay N where space is at a premium.
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Attend the next meeting and suggest that then!
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AlbertC
Superstar
http://www.thegridto.com/city/local-news/front-street-is-for-walkers/
Front Street is for walkers
_Wed Nov 2, 2011_Local News
Front Street is for walkers
_Wed Nov 2, 2011_Local News
CDL.TO
Moderator
Front Street has been closed to through traffic for a few weeks. (It's currently a cul-de-sac in front of the Royal York due to the Northwest PATH construction.) And let me say, traffic is not noticeably worse on Wellington or King. (Traffic is terrible on Bay street, but that's not due to the closure on Front.)
This is really making me wonder if simply closing Front Street in front of Union Station to create a grand square would be doable. If not, I no longer have any doubt that making Front only two lanes(one through, one pick-up-drop-off), one-way eastbound would be feasible. This would REALLY pedestrianize the area.
This is really making me wonder if simply closing Front Street in front of Union Station to create a grand square would be doable. If not, I no longer have any doubt that making Front only two lanes(one through, one pick-up-drop-off), one-way eastbound would be feasible. This would REALLY pedestrianize the area.
War on the car!
(Actually, I'd try making Front Street eastbound from York onwards.)
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(Actually, I'd try making Front Street eastbound from York onwards.)
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drum118
Superstar
Even with York St cut off as well, traffic was fine.
All the shoring in place on York to start excavating for the PATH.
All the shoring in place on York to start excavating for the PATH.
Big Daddy
Senior Member
Regarding the construction under front street - is Union station going to connect to the subway station under Front street?
Well, yes, and it already does, but I suppose you're talking in a climate-controlled fashion.
As far as I know that will be one of the last things to finish, when the GO Bay Concourse has been rebuilt lower down. In the meantime new temporary stairs will open at the subway station exit leading up to the (for the time-being) open-air moat.
There are many stages for this to go through. It's tricky breaking these jobs down into parts when you have to maintain working infrastructure while doing it.
A better thread for this is this one in the Transportation Forum.
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As far as I know that will be one of the last things to finish, when the GO Bay Concourse has been rebuilt lower down. In the meantime new temporary stairs will open at the subway station exit leading up to the (for the time-being) open-air moat.
There are many stages for this to go through. It's tricky breaking these jobs down into parts when you have to maintain working infrastructure while doing it.
A better thread for this is this one in the Transportation Forum.
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A little bit of how the Front Street sidewalk is being laid in this video:
[video=youtube;ySMvgjrgtLI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySMvgjrgtLI[/video]
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[video=youtube;ySMvgjrgtLI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySMvgjrgtLI[/video]
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khris
Senior Member
So that is how they pick them up. Is it some sort of suction?
wopchop
Building Toronto
Yes, same principle as the vacuum cups used for installing glass.