Allandale25
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Toronto Kipling Station Transit Hub | ?m | 2s | Metrolinx | SAI
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drum118
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Aug 30
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Towered
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So the new bus terminal is now going to be a nice hike from the subway platforms. Nice...
Amare
Senior Member
You can blame Hydro One for sticking it to commuters.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
Unless a new Kipling platform is built underground connecting with both bus terminals at both ends.
Towered
Superstar
Are they installing a movator at least?
W. K. Lis
Superstar
For between two modes of public transit? Ha! Ha! Ha! For between parking lots, more better of a chance, but public transit is still a destination, so also no!
drum118
Superstar
What kind of grade will TTC be looking at to go west for the new yard on the south side as well to Cloverdale??
Metrolinx installing a movator is a joke.
If it wasn't for Hydro One screwing this project as well TTC Commission not willing to build the extension to Cloverdale as requested by the X ward Councillor and chair of TTC a number of times, everyone would be riding the extension today and short walks between different systems at Cloverdale. TTC would have a better bus bay than they do today at Kipling as well saving a lot of dead time travel time.
TTC sure short cut Kipling compare to other terminal for some reason and biting them in the ass for that failure today. Could be they never thought the west end would be busy as it is today and more so down the road??
TTC can't put in their 3rd tail track until the work by it is done.
The best I can say until I walk the new tunnel, it flat and requiring an extra 5-10 travel time based on the rider need each way. There is only about 6 steps from the existing tunnel that I can recall to the fare area and less steps than Islington. Have a photo of it, but no idea when I shot it or how I tag it.
People who can't use stairs will have to take the elevator to the surface at the old/new PPUDO and walk across the new plaza area to/from TTC accessibly entrance and then use the elevator to/from the subway platform. This is something that can't be done at Islington today.
Before all TTC new parking lot can be build, the current temporary PPUDO will have to be move to the new one before that area can be rebuilt. Looks like something to be finish off in 2021 at current rate.
Taking a close look at the east end photo above, they have flashing in place above the windows now. Lot of ground compacting going where concrete roads will be pour.
Metrolinx installing a movator is a joke.
If it wasn't for Hydro One screwing this project as well TTC Commission not willing to build the extension to Cloverdale as requested by the X ward Councillor and chair of TTC a number of times, everyone would be riding the extension today and short walks between different systems at Cloverdale. TTC would have a better bus bay than they do today at Kipling as well saving a lot of dead time travel time.
TTC sure short cut Kipling compare to other terminal for some reason and biting them in the ass for that failure today. Could be they never thought the west end would be busy as it is today and more so down the road??
TTC can't put in their 3rd tail track until the work by it is done.
The best I can say until I walk the new tunnel, it flat and requiring an extra 5-10 travel time based on the rider need each way. There is only about 6 steps from the existing tunnel that I can recall to the fare area and less steps than Islington. Have a photo of it, but no idea when I shot it or how I tag it.
People who can't use stairs will have to take the elevator to the surface at the old/new PPUDO and walk across the new plaza area to/from TTC accessibly entrance and then use the elevator to/from the subway platform. This is something that can't be done at Islington today.
Before all TTC new parking lot can be build, the current temporary PPUDO will have to be move to the new one before that area can be rebuilt. Looks like something to be finish off in 2021 at current rate.
Taking a close look at the east end photo above, they have flashing in place above the windows now. Lot of ground compacting going where concrete roads will be pour.
NoahB
Active Member
Towered
Superstar
This whole project just reeks of boondoggle since the logical, and obvious solution would have been to extend the subway west to the East Mall/Cloverdale area, where there would have been ample land to construct a proper hub. If my memory serves me correctly, the owner of the derelict Honeydale Mall lands even offered up a parcel of their property for a subway station for free. Can someone confirm?
Coolstar
Senior Member
Correct you are. However it is a dead link.
"Subway expansion west to be studied" http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.php?3111-Etobicoke-councillor-calls-for-new-subway-station
NoahB
Active Member
This one?
TTC: Bloor Danforth Line 2 West Extension(s)
Etobicoke councillor calls for new subway station Milczyn to ask for environmental assessment DAVID NICKLE Sep. 8, 2006 A new subway station could be in the cards for the East Mall/Dundas Street West area if local Ward 5 Councillor Peter Milczyn (Etobicoke Lakeshore) gets his way. Milczyn...
afransen
Senior Member
Does it really make sense for Line 2 to get any longer? We should be looking to GO Expansion for regional rail. Subways to the suburbs doesn't really make sense.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
Unless they extend it up the 427 to the Airport.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Line 5 (Eglinton West LRT) and likely Line 6 (Finch West LRT) could both be extended to the Pearson Transit Hub.