Simcoe St. Underpass & Extension

[Hypnotoad]

Doesn't look like there's a lot of clearance under there.

Was about to say the same thing. Guess the Airport Express Bus won't be using this route.

 

[drum118]

Was about to say the same thing. Guess the Airport Express Bus won't be using this route.

Still haven't finish digging the earth out and it will be 4.5m high. Even tractor trailer trucks will be able to use it. GO new double deck buses will be able to use it.

 

[unimaginative2]

Yeah, there's no way they'd ever build something like that these days with substandard clearance.

 

[SP!RE]

This thread should be renamed

"Lower Simcoe"

or

"Simcoe-Lower Simcoe Connection"

 

[SP!RE]

Holy mother**** that was fast! Good job, mod! lol

 

[Jdot]

Where else in downtown can another link be made? Trinity street in the Distillery District could be tunneled under the tracks to connect to the East Bayfront. Is there anywhere else we can add more north/south connections under the tracks? My wish is that they made them more attractive and MUCH brighter.

 

[Urban Shocker]

Trinity Street is part of an all-pedestrian neighbourhood, and I think aA's proposed ribbon building at the south end of the site may extend as far west as Trinity, so I doubt if that would work.

 

[Jdot]

Right.... forgot about the ribbon building.

 

[unimaginative2]

The East Bayfront/Portlands plan included a connection from Trinity street to the south, but perhaps that will be precluded by the ribbon building.

 

[Edward Skira]

Why can't there be a path through the ribbon building?

 

[newbie]

I wonder if there are plans to convert any of Simcoe St to two-way after the opening of the underpass. It's a wide street, 4 lanes wide up to Wellington and 3 north of there.

I can't wait until the waterfront east of Yonge starts getting more developed and plans start being made for a Church-Cooper connection. Punch a hole through the hideous parking structure, under the tracks, and deal with Lakeshore and the Gardiner ramps... nice.

God bless you !

 

[Urban Shocker]

Is there a need for a tunnel under the tracks at Trinity when nearbye Parliament Street already so closely abuts the Distillery District?

 

[newbie]

Is there a need for a tunnel under the tracks at Trinity when nearbye Parliament Street already so closely abuts the Distillery District?

It's all maybe 'cause of dead end nature of Church St.

 

[CapitalSeven]

It's quite clearly stated, well, somewhere or other, that the "ribbon building" will make provision for a pedestrian access under the tracks to be added in the future.

 

[Urban Shocker]

At the moment all you'd hit would be six lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard with the Gardiner overhead and a thin sliver of fenced-off post-industrial waterfront to the south of it. They'd have to solve those problems first.