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What you discribed( in terms of transferring) seems acceptable. You mean Don valley station, not Don mills station correct?
The station at Don Mills, yes. Formerly known as Science Centre.

For the record, I don't think that it's a particularly well-designed transfer - at least for anyone transferring from the Crosstown to the Ontario Line. The vertical aspect is not ideal (and is worse in that sense than the connection at Kennedy that many complained about), and when coupled to the horizontal distance also required, just aggravates a bad situation.

Dan
 
The station at Don Mills, yes. Formerly known as Science Centre.

For the record, I don't think that it's a particularly well-designed transfer - at least for anyone transferring from the Crosstown to the Ontario Line. The vertical aspect is not ideal (and is worse in that sense than the connection at Kennedy that many complained about), and when coupled to the horizontal distance also required, just aggravates a bad situation.

Dan
I think what needs to be said here is that the current Don Valley Station alignment for the Crosstown is a hold over from the Transit City days as putting the station underground was done to increase the lines speed through the intersection. Here it would have also had an interchange with the Don Mills LRT which was to be at the road level with a centre platform and possibly a direct connection from the platform to stations mezzanine.

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I think what needs to be said here is that the current Don Valley Station alignment for the Crosstown is a hold over from the Transit City days as putting the station underground was done to increase the lines speed through the intersection. Here it would have also had an interchange with the Don Mills LRT which was to be at the road level with a centre platform and possibly a direct connection from the platform to stations mezzanine.

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Huh, I was under the impression that the change happened later after the DRL started being planned and they assumed an interchange with the subway. Good to know.

That being said it's a massive shame that the Storage Track was scoped out. Would've been really useful to short turn trains.
 

Looking like Feb 8th
"Ottawa LRT" has become the code word for infinite & indefinite delays to this line. I guess the fear is that "Eglinton Crosstown" doesn't become the same. (hint, it's too late guys)
 
On line one. Electronic displays were updated...

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Creating this one full-system map with the station lights for all lines was an interesting move, as I guess the same one will be deployed on all subway and LRT vehicles (eventually?). So all the lights not on your current line will just stay unlit? Will Line 2 will be getting these as well? Up until now they have always just had maps with no lights or movement indication. I thought that had to do with the tech on those older cars though.
 

Looking like Feb 8th
I guess the lesson with Finch is that even with so many years of delays, the opening can still be rushed. To paraphrase Dirk Gently, rather than arriving five years late and flustered, it would be better all around if the LRT were to arrive five years and a few extra month late, but triumphantly in command.
 
I guess the lesson with Finch is that even with so many years of delays, the opening can still be rushed. To paraphrase Dirk Gently, rather than arriving five years late and flustered, it would be better all around if the LRT were to arrive five years and a few extra month late, but triumphantly in command.
On the flipside its equally detrimental to be OCD and paranoid on every last specific detail like NASA is with their rocket preparations in order to mitigate political embarrassment just like whats happening right now. The public understands if mistakes or bugs happen, they just need to be transparent about it, have the drive to and have a plan to fix it promptly.
 

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