dowlingm
Senior Member
Ridiculous though that TTC refer to a five year program as a "pilot". It's either "in production" by now or it ain't. Not to mention them giving up on all door boarding/Proof of Payment on Queen.
Five? They start year nine of the pilot in July.Ridiculous though that TTC refer to a five year program as a "pilot". It's either "in production" by now or it ain't. Not to mention them giving up on all door boarding/Proof of Payment on Queen.
Not to mention them giving up on all door boarding/Proof of Payment on Queen.
They haven't given up on this. dowlingm is incorrect.Really? Since when? They little green stickers that they keep putting back on the repainted cars aren't correct?
The City is looking at widening the railway bridge.
You could make thinner support columns.How do you widen the underpass (roadway) without lengthening the bridge?
They should replace the bridge entirely. It looks so dilapidated, like a lot of railway bridges in the old city of Toronto--particularly the metal ones. The suburban bridges tend to look better simply because they're 50 years younger. The government should set standards for the appearance of these bridges in addition to their structural integrity. The metal railway bridges would look great if painted, like the orange bridges reused for the West Toronto Railpath.
Is there any serious plan to extend the 512 and run it along Dundas to Kipling/427, possibly with an extended 505? It's basically an extraordinarily cheap way to get a second crosstown.
I don't think it is a good idea. There is no R.O.W. available between Jane and Kipling. It will have to run in mixed traffic half of the way, will take about an hour to get from Yonge to Kipling, and the reliability of the St Clair R.O.W. section will suffer.
The 512 route Yonge to Kipling will not be able to play a crosstown role because of its low speed. I do not think a lot of riders use 501 streetcar to travel across the town.
However, extending 512 just to Jane makes sense, as it would improve the connectivity and simplify the bus network in the area.
Put the sidewalks into tubes on the sides (like they have on Dufferin St. just north of Eglinton Ave. W.) and then widen the roads by taking over the sidewalks?
They should replace the bridge entirely. It looks so dilapidated, like a lot of railway bridges in the old city of Toronto--particularly the metal ones. The suburban bridges tend to look better simply because they're 50 years younger. The government should set standards for the appearance of these bridges in addition to their structural integrity. The metal railway bridges would look great if painted, like the orange bridges reused for the West Toronto Railpath.