Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[Johnny Au]

Part 2 of 7 taken at Cedarvale station on August 18, 2021

West Bus Bay

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Part 3: Northwest Corner

 

[artyboy123]

Eglinton Station....couple days old but taken on August 22!

 

[crs1026]

^What are those things in the very bottom rightcorner of those images? Forms for concrete? Or prefab track panels?

- Paul

 

[artyboy123]

^What are those things in the very bottom rightcorner of those images? Forms for concrete? Or prefab track panels?

- Paul

Taken from the website - http://www.thecrosstown.ca/the-project/stations-and-stops/eglinton-station:

"Eglinton Station will be an underground station located at the busy Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue intersection. As an interchange station, Eglinton Station will be one of the busiest on the Crosstown, and will provide a direct connection to the existing Eglinton Station on Line 1."

Good thing they planned this LRT underground if it was above grade the traffic would become worse!

 

[drum118]

Testing begins as Metrolinx’s Crosstown LRT vehicles make first move along Eglinton Avenue​

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Testing begins as Metrolinx’s Crosstown LRT vehicles make first move along Eglinton Avenue​

Hope they studied for the tests!

 

[crs1026]

Well, if the grass gets unmanageable, there's always.....

Goats helping to manage invasive plant species at OPG sites​

- Paul

 

[TossYourJacket]

Good thing they planned this LRT underground if it was above grade the traffic would become worse!

Reminds me of Ottawa's pre-Confederation Line LRT plan, which was entirely grade separated in the suburbs, but became a streetcar downtown where naturally, it would have become bogged down in traffic, and been no better than the buses it was meant to replace. Truly one of the dumbest transit plans in a long time. Thank god we didn't do that here.

 

[Steve X]

Reminds me of Ottawa's pre-Confederation Line LRT plan, which was entirely grade separated in the suburbs, but became a streetcar downtown where naturally, it would have become bogged down in traffic, and been no better than the buses it was meant to replace. Truly one of the dumbest transit plans in a long time. Thank god we didn't do that here.

Calgary did that. Edmonton build a central subway. Which system is more successful after 40 years?

We can all generally agree Calgary has reach more of the city as it didn't threw all the eggs in one basket. Yes it's dumb to have a streetcar segment (mix traffic with buses) in Downtown Calgary. At least more residents can get to the LRT so they can get downtown unlike the superior subway in Edmonton which is roamed by beggars harassing riders.

 

[Johnny Au]

Part 3 of 7 taken at Cedarvale station on August 18, 2021

Northwest Corner, now with an entrance structure

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Part 4: West Median

 

[Bordercollie]

Reminds me of Ottawa's pre-Confederation Line LRT plan, which was entirely grade separated in the suburbs, but became a streetcar downtown where naturally, it would have become bogged down in traffic, and been no better than the buses it was meant to replace. Truly one of the dumbest transit plans in a long time. Thank god we didn't do that here.

What difference does it make if it's above or underground? It's all grade separated with transit priority signaling.

 

[Johnny Au]

Part 4 of 7 taken at Cedarvale station on August 18, 2021

West Median

Water bottles galore!

Up next:

Part 5: South Side

 

[ARG1]

What difference does it make if it's above or underground? It's all grade separated with transit priority signaling.

Transit Signal Priority isn't this magic device that makes LRTs reliable, and often times weakens the reliability of the service in the grade separated sections. Also makes it so that anyone that needs to travel through the city is in a world of pain as it slowly travels on the city streets.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Transit Signal Priority isn't this magic device that makes LRTs reliable, and often times weakens the reliability of the service in the grade separated sections. Also makes it so that anyone that needs to travel through the city is in a world of pain as it slowly travels on the city streets.

For WHOM? The transit user or the single-occupant motorist?

 

[EnviroTO]

Transit Signal Priority isn't this magic device that makes LRTs reliable, and often times weakens the reliability of the service in the grade separated sections. Also makes it so that anyone that needs to travel through the city is in a world of pain as it slowly travels on the city streets.

Railways have had a signal priority from the beginning and it seems to work very well. Trains around the world roll through level crossings including crossings through the middle of intersections without needing to stop. Any inability to make transit signal priority work to the advantage of transit would have less to do with technical capabilities and more to do with the priority of the people setting things up.