T3G
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The delays of the Eglinton line are exceptionally well documented.oh please educate me about eglinton. tell me what exactly went wrong with eglinton
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The delays of the Eglinton line are exceptionally well documented.oh please educate me about eglinton. tell me what exactly went wrong with eglinton
They literally set up equipment to do it and began cutting before the injunction hearing in the building next to them.wait what? ignoring an injunction? They stopped cutting the morning before the injunction order was released.
They litterally didnt have to stop until the order was given.
guess you missed the sarcasm. i know about the crosstown delays.The delays of the Eglinton line are exceptionally well documented.
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...yes...thats...what an injunction is? Its 100% completely fine until the order comes down?They literally set up equipment to do it and began cutting before the injunction hearing in the building next to them.
They stopped and waited due to the public pressure to do so, and I'm sure lawyers putting the fear of god in them.
That you don't think that doing an end run around the legal process is bad faith confirms that nothing would satisfy your requirement of proof they are acting inappropriately.
are you really going to argue that following the law to the letter is bad faith?
yea no, thats a bad argument. it was never guaranteed the injunction was going to be granted?I'm going to argue that going ahead and doing something knowing you'll be told not to is absolutely bad faith.
Doing so directly outside the building where they are discussing it is bad faith.
To defend it is bad faith.
Metrolinx acted in a manner that displays their disregard for the public and legal institutions.
It was more likely than not, as the actions would be irreversible.yea no, thats a bad argument. it was never guaranteed the injunction was going to be granted?
It would be silly. Good thing a injuction isn't restitution.Do you as a defendant give restitution to the plaintiff before judgement comes down? I mean cmon man thats just silly.
Write up from Steve Munro
Osgoode Station Entrance Review
Metrolinx plans along several of its corridors have provoked community opposition and proposed alternative schemes, but Metrolinx has been quite intransigent about “just getting things built&…stevemunro.ca
Interesting points all around. Some of the engineering difficulties of a better station design, and the broader user experience problems with the current design. Namely the lack of a direct connection between platforms. Definitely a solid review with the various elements explained in layman's terms.
This is the most alarming part of the blog post. Unless I'm interpreting things wrong, there is no direct connection between platforms. The only connection between in the lines is the Osgoode keyhole shaft. (Someone can confirm or correct if I'm wrong.) It appears there are engineering challenges that they are avoiding, but the shorter platform and platform placement don't appear to give any advantage to transit users.(the relief line was shifted to form a T for better inter-platform connections)
This station seems to have it's flaws, but I don't even like joking about that!Maybe @Northern Light was onto something with the suggestion of taking this back to the drawing board!
I didn't even notice that in the plans that were posted earlier upthread.
Clearly we were all focusing on the wrong thing ... The more I hear about this project, the less I like it. Seems to me the only thing it has going for it as compared to the Relief Line is the expanded coverage. Cheaping out by buying lighter, shorter trains instead of the heavy duty subway spec trains common sense would suggest the line should run, the stupidity of the in-station connection, and the destruction of the public realm. Metrolinx is truly leaving behind a legacy that we can all be proud of.
Maybe @Northern Light was onto something with the suggestion of taking this back to the drawing board!
This is the most alarming part of the blog post. Unless I'm interpreting things wrong, there is no direct connection between platforms. The only connection between in the lines is the Osgoode keyhole shaft. (Someone can confirm or correct if I'm wrong.)
Meaning a person entering the station at the new Simcoe entrance/a person who exits the western most door of a train, would have to walk the whole platform, exit the paid fare area, go up the escalators, re-enter the turnstiles and go back down the escalators if they intended to transfer to the university line.