Bus_Medic Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Has anyone been out on Sheppard to witness any of the construction as of late? -pass by there every day. watermain relocation is still progressing westward, they're up to the west side of markham road now. other than that i haven't noticed anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Has anyone been out on Sheppard to witness any of the construction as of late? -pass by there every day.watermain relocation is still progressing westward, they're up to the west side of markham road now. other than that i haven't noticed anything. I was out there yesterday. They were working yesterday and had westbound Sheppard lanes closed from about Progress to Scunthorpe. They had the northbound curb lane blocked on Markham Rd as well causing traffic jams along it. I'm curious too see what will happen once they start work in front of Malvern Garage and the only entrance/exit for buses is located on Sheppard, unless there is some way to get the buses to use the employee parking entrance/exit off of Markham Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I'm curious too see what will happen once they start work in front of Malvern Garage and the only entrance/exit for buses is located on Sheppard, unless there is some way to get the buses to use the employee parking entrance/exit off of Markham Rd. They can, and they have used the entrance/exit on Markham Rd. I don't know if it is still kosher to do so however. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I was out there yesterday. They were working yesterday and had westbound Sheppard lanes closed from about Progress to Scunthorpe. They had the northbound curb lane blocked on Markham Rd as well causing traffic jams along it.I'm curious too see what will happen once they start work in front of Malvern Garage and the only entrance/exit for buses is located on Sheppard, unless there is some way to get the buses to use the employee parking entrance/exit off of Markham Rd. i'd imagine they'd only block off one driveway at a time, maybe have a supervisor directing 2 way traffic on one, while the other's out of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollsign29 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 i'd imagine they'd only block off one driveway at a time, maybe have a supervisor directing 2 way traffic on one, while the other's out of service. I would imagine the ultimate "finished product" will be to have buses enter the ROW west of there, and simply "turn left" across opposing traffic into the garage? SImilar in concept to how streetcars and buses will turn off of St Clair and into Oakwood loop, where no signal will be installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I would imagine the ultimate "finished product" will be to have buses enter the ROW west of there, and simply "turn left" across opposing traffic into the garage? SImilar in concept to how streetcars and buses will turn off of St Clair and into Oakwood loop, where no signal will be installed. dunno. i haven't even thought that far ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit pizza Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Was anyone at the official ground breaking ceremony earlier this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
409 Thornton Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Does anyone have a stop list for the LRT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit pizza Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Does anyone have a stop list for the LRT? Wiki still has the proposed stops on it. No word on official ones yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Does anyone have a stop list for the LRT? http://www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/sh...t_lrt/index.htm Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 This is probably common knowledge by now, but Metrolinx and the TTC have leased a vacant storefront in a plaza on Glen Watford road and Sheppard. The intent is to use it as a community liaison office for residents and buisiness owners in the area. I stopped in this afternoon, looking for an artist's rendition of what the Stouffille GO underpass will look like. They had that, and some handouts with conceptual drawings of other things too. The office is open and there's staff on hand to provide documents and answer questions Mondays through Fridays from 2 to 5 pm for the duration of construction, from what I understand. Just head for the sign on the north east corner, you can see it from Sheppard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buurin Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 This is probably common knowledge by now, but Metrolinx and the TTC have leased a vacant storefront in a plaza on Glen Watford road and Sheppard.The intent is to use it as a community liaison office for residents and buisiness owners in the area. I stopped in this afternoon, looking for an artist's rendition of what the Stouffille GO underpass will look like. They had that, and some handouts with conceptual drawings of other things too. The office is open and there's staff on hand to provide documents and answer questions Mondays through Fridays from 2 to 5 pm for the duration of construction, from what I understand. Just head for the sign on the north east corner, you can see it from Sheppard. I got off the 85 yesterday exactly there and I didn't notice. Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40-90 Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Transit City Dead? Sheppard LRT Line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Transit City Dead? ....and it starts..... Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Transit City Dead?Sheppard LRT Line In order to convert the LRT to a Subway, it would result the project being delayed at least another five years. Considering another EA would have to be done, and i think we would be lucky if it is built within the next ten years. I think it would be smarter for Ford and his team to concentrate on projects which have not yet started construction, but wasting money to cancel projects doesn't make any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus_Medic Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 kill the Sheppard LRT now and I'll be a pensioner before the subway opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
409 Thornton Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 In order to convert the LRT to a Subway, it would result the project being delayed at least another five years. Considering another EA would have to be done, and i think we would be lucky if it is built within the next ten years. I think it would be smarter for Ford and his team to concentrate on projects which have not yet started construction, but wasting money to cancel projects doesn't make any sense. I think it would be better to stop the project now and change while they are only this far in, rather than to go ahead with plan that the city doesn't want. I think a subway system would be attractive to businesses as well as homebuyers. A subway system might also give Toronto that extra edge over other major areas in Ontario when trying to encourage people to invest in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D40-90 Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I think it would be better to stop the project now and change while they are only this far in, rather than to go ahead with plan that the city doesn't want. I think a subway system would be attractive to businesses as well as homebuyers. A subway system might also give Toronto that extra edge over other major areas in Ontario when trying to encourage people to invest in Toronto. Easier said than done. But I do agree subways are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
409 Thornton Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Easier said than done. But I do agree subways are better. Yeah, I can this being a 4 year battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed T. Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I think a subway system would be attractive to businesses as well as homebuyers. A subway system might also give Toronto that extra edge over other major areas in Ontario when trying to encourage people to invest in Toronto. A subway system may be attractive, but I can think of lots of things that would be "attractive" to businesses as well as homebuyers that make no sense for the city to do. A subway system that's underused because it's not really necessary becomes a big drain on finances, since it's expensive to run a subway and the ridership had better be there to pay for it. I don't think rising taxes to pay for underused subways would encourage anyone to invest in Toronto. Of course Ford will repeal some taxes, and freeze some other taxes. Unless he has a magic pony (and knows how to use it), that means expenditures will be cut. I don't expect to see any transit expansion in the next four years. Contraction of the system, buses running less frequently, limited service outside of peak/daytime, I can believe. Like the 1990s all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Easier said than done. But I do agree subways are better. The cost of building a subway at today's standards is somewhere around 2 billion dollars per km. (Based on the spadina extension cost). VS 59 million per km for LRT (Based on Sheppard east). that means for every KM of Subway you can build a lot of LRT's. Which one would you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontottc7 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 The cost of building a subway at today's standards is somewhere around 2 billion dollars per km. (Based on the spadina extension cost). VS 59 million per km for LRT (Based on Sheppard east). that means for every KM of Subway you can build a lot of LRT's. Which one would you prefer? Also, if transit city money is re allocated, Rob Ford will have to expect a knock on the door with a debt collector and many, many lawyers of the tendered companies. But then again, council must pass the motion before anything is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Also, if transit city money is re allocated, Rob Ford will have to expect a knock on the door with a debt collector and many, many lawyers of the tendered companies. But then again, council must pass the motion before anything is done. Considering the enormous cost in not building it, i dont think any responsible council will let that happen. No to mention what will happen to all those street cars which were already ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusFreak93 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 There's always the possibility of making the entire Sheppard LRT underground. But then again more delays and higher costs but reduced cost compared to subways. I just don't want to see Eglinton LRT scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallspy Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 The cost of building a subway at today's standards is somewhere around 2 billion dollars per km. (Based on the spadina extension cost). Huh? Check your math - it comes out to just shy of $300mil per km. Keep in mind though that this is a project in a hurry - building it a bit slower could save on costs. None-the-less, it is still a hell of a lot cheaper to built LRT lines than it is subways. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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