Dan416
Senior Member
Definitely agreed that this is a waste of money. Just as talk of a BRT on Yonge is a complete waste of money. Just extend the subway.
The TTC has known about the Finch West LRT since plan was announced in March 2007 by Giambrone to the public. I'm sure the TTC knew about it in 2006, in time to consider that as an alternative to building in the hydro corridor.
In any case, this is why people here have lost all faith in transit projects. Why is it that highway and road widenings can just happen fairly easily, while all transit projects and repaving road projects are like passing kidney stones - slow and brutally painful.
I'm disappointed that the buses will seem to have to wait for any trains going by at that rail line intersection in the hydro field... That can spell disaster if it's anything but a GO train.
How many trains actually go by that rail line intersection? I'd be surprised if it was even near double digits through the course of a normal school day (7:30 - 17:30) and half of those would be GO.
I'm disappointed that the buses will seem to have to wait for any trains going by at that rail line intersection in the hydro field... That can spell disaster if it's anything but a GO train.
Also, the traffic light for the busway at Pond Rd is ridiculous. It doesn't seem to have sensors placed, as it just randomly decides to turn red for cars even if there is no bus coming, and stay that way for a good minute before turning green for the cars just as a bus is approaching. Defeats the purpose. They need a sensor half way down the busway to trigger a red light by the time it reaches the traffic light.