That would be a best case scenario, but let's make one thing perfectly clear... As a project manager, not building the shelters longer in the first place was a mistake. Not even having planned for the stops to be longer is inexcusable.
As a project manager, it is your job to at least plan for the future, to prepare for every scenarios to avoid future cost that will most likely be higher than if you would have built them in the first place for cheaper...That's Project Management 101.
Even the Sheppard Line was design that way.The platforms were built so they could be easily extended in the future.
I live on St.Clair and those stops are already too shorts when 2 streetcars are following each other. The second streetcar has to slow down to wait after the first one and take red lights on purpose. Even back then, longer stops were already warranted. The line would have been faster and more efficient.
The TTC coming out today saying "we didn't have the specs of the new streetcar" is just PR but you can be certain that Byford must have been cursing in his office thinking about the idiot who didn't plan for this. Take it in every angles that you want, it's extra cost at the end of the day and that's a black eye for the team who planned St. Clair.
Are you a Project Manger and if "SO", you are wrong on 101?
A project manager is given a set of drawings, description of work to be done, by whom and when as well cost schedule. It is then up to the project manager to bring in the project on time and and on budget as well trying to get it done sooner and under budget. They are to make sure all work meets the standards as well comply with the contracts conditions.
The owner tells the engineers what they want and it up to them to come up with a design to meet the owner idea and cost. They can offer better options if there are in the first place and it is up to the owner to decide to use these options or not.
Since TTC is the owner and they knew longer cars are coming, the platforms should have been built to meet that longer car needs. What TTC wanted in the way of height ended up being wrong, as it could not be met by the builder of the car. A catch 22 case. I was told from day 1 that the platforms where able to handle 100' cars before the line saw construction by TTC.
As for the shelters, it was a city item and cost came into play with TTC having no real say in the matter at the end.
As for locations of stops placement, that was under the control of the city planning engineers who were more interested in traffic than transit. They (Survey Team) laid some of the stops as well tracks in the wrong locations and one reason the tracks between Dufferin and Oakwood were 1.5 ft off set when the final connection was to be made. One reasons for the snake in the tracks to get around all these wrong placement of items and track placement.
At the end of the day TTC did screw some things up as there was a group of TTC personal who want streetcars to disappear in the name of subway.
By the way I have seen 2 streetcars at the same platform at the same time with no issues at the intersection or crosswalk more time enough. I believe I have some photos showing it some where.
Getting longer platforms than 100' was a killer since the traffic engineers/planners opposed it as well cutting away of more sidewalk space.
The black eye is the "CITY TEAM", not TTC, but TTC will get the blame for it since its their line in the first place as well in the public eye.
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