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[ehlow]

I actually would think that Eglinton Connects would make it safer for pedestrians, since there are bike lanes between the road and the sidewalks for example.

Yes Laird to Bayview will go from 4 car lanes + 1 HOV bus lane to 4 car lanes + bike lanes.

Detailed map here:
http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=44ae86664ea71410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

The people were also saying because of construction on Eglinton, many people are using side roads and that's what lead to the crash.

 

[WislaHD]

I actually would think that Eglinton Connects would make it safer for pedestrians, since there are bike lanes between the road and the sidewalks for example.

Yes Laird to Bayview will go from 4 car lanes + 1 HOV bus lane to 4 car lanes + bike lanes.

Detailed map here:
http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=44ae86664ea71410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

Me too, but most people don't care to learn what Eglinton Connects is, and our media allows our mayor to blast lies about it on tv.

 

[scamander24]

http://www.thecrosstown.ca/progress/track-the-tunnel-boring-machine

TBM Dennis has reached Dufferin.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

We're getting real close to extraction. The Eglinton West Subway lives!

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I'm not surprised. Yesterday a 7-year old girl was struck and killed at the intersection of Millwood and McRae. Residents were saying it happened because of increased traffic on those streets from people trying to avoid Eglinton due to construction congestion.

Eglinton between Bayview and Laird isn't even going to have reduced lanes, is it? IIRC the report found that Eglinton along this portion was too skinny as is so Connects calls for killing off just the bus lanes for extended sidewalks and (on sidewalk) bike lanes.

I hope people aren't going to say that they don't want lane reductions on Eglinton because that will lead to more people driving on side streets and killing children :/

 

[WislaHD]

Wow, that is progress!

We'll probably be stuck at Dufferin for a little while but things are progressing well. Will these TBMs go to digging the portion between Allen and Yonge or straight to Brentcliffe to begin that portion?

 

[innsertnamehere]

between Eg West and Yonge. The drive from Brentcliffe to Yonge will be done using different TBMs.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

I hope people aren't going to say that they don't want lane reductions on Eglinton because that will lead to more people driving on side streets and killing children :/

Someone said that today at the memorial for the accident victim.

 

[nfitz]

Someone said that today at the memorial for the accident victim.

Someone said what? That they "hope people aren't going to say"?

 

[edmundoconnor]

Wow, that is progress!

We'll probably be stuck at Dufferin for a little while but things are progressing well. Will these TBMs go to digging the portion between Allen and Yonge or straight to Brentcliffe to begin that portion?

The former. Two other TBMs are digging east toward Yonge.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Someone said what? That they "hope people aren't going to say"?

That they don't wont people on the side streets in the central eglinton area.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

My problem is that the people have caused a non crisis again, just like with Transit City: nobody has a problem with a project, and then someone (Ford, disgruntled residents) start yelling in the camera, and then everyone thinks it's a major problem. The whole point of Eglinton Connects is to make Eglinton look nice, that's all.

 

[ehlow]

The current construction on Eglinton has nothing to do with Eglinton Connects. It's part of building an underground tunnel & stations.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

The current construction on Eglinton has nothing to do with Eglinton Connects. It's part of building an underground tunnel & stations.

I know, I just slamming the Eglinton Connects critics.