YRT/Viva Construction Thread (Rapidways, Terminals)

[Sandpit]

I still don't see why this can't be done with the Rapidway from Birchmount to Unionville GO:
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Surely this can be modified to add at least one bus lane
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I think that's actually the plan long-term (but there's no pressing need to do it now).

 

[amnesiajune]

I think that's actually the plan long-term (but there's no pressing need to do it now).

I think the long-term plan is to bypass YMCA Blvd altogether, moving the Unionville GO station up to Enterprise Road once Go Transit builds their two new platforms.

 

[Leo_Chan]

It’s finally open!

 

[Leo_Chan]

It might make sense to rename this thread to cover all YRT Construction Topics like: ‘YRT/Viva: Construction Thread (Rapidways, Terminals)’ @interchange42 @PinkLucy

 

[hw621]

It might make sense to rename this thread to cover all YRT Construction Topics like: ‘YRT/Viva: Construction Thread (Rapidways, Terminals)’ @interchange42

what other projects are we talking about?

 

[innsertnamehere]

cornell bus terminal will likely start soon if it hasn't already.

 

[Leo_Chan]

what other projects are we talking about?

Cornell Terminal, possible Wonderland/Mackenzie Hospital Terminal, Viva Curbside Stops on Major Mackenzie, Jane, Leslie, and of course Highway 7 and Yonge Rapidways.

cornell bus terminal will likely start soon if it hasn't already.

I just visited the site a week ago and there were no materials nor equipment on site. I wonder what's causing the delay.

 

[hw621]

Cornell Terminal, possible Wonderland/Mackenzie Hospital Terminal, Viva Curbside Stops on Major Mackenzie, Jane, Leslie, and of course Highway 7 and Yonge Rapidways.


I just visited the site a week ago and there were no materials nor equipment on site. I wonder what's causing the delay.

There should be some rail projects in the region...

 

[Leo_Chan]

There should be some rail projects in the region...

What do you mean? The Yonge North Subway Extension, GO Lines (Barrie, Richmond Hill, and Stouffville), and Hwy 407/427 Transitways are not YRT/Viva projects.

 

[hw621]

What do you mean? The Yonge North Subway Extension, GO Lines (Barrie, Richmond Hill, and Stouffville), and Hwy 407/427 Transitways are not YRT/Viva projects.

No they are not. I mean York Region should have some LRT projects within the region and connect with GO and TTC subway, not just buses. Mississauga and Hamilton have their own LRT projects and I believe York is big enough, and still growing, to justify that.

 

[cplchanb]

No they are not. I mean York Region should have some LRT projects within the region and connect with GO and TTC subway, not just buses. Mississauga and Hamilton have their own LRT projects and I believe York is big enough, and still growing, to justify that.

the rapidways are designed for easy conversion to lrt should the need arises. york region has future proofed itself for the next 30 years

 

[hw621]

the rapidways are designed for easy conversion to lrt should the need arises. york region has future proofed itself for the next 30 years

LOL, given the 10-15 year planning and construction span, the needs will be there if we start construction now.

 

[Northern Light]

What York Region can't overcome realistically is the hash they made of #7 from Bayview to Bathurst by grade-separating it.

A move made entirely for the benefit of cars, leaves VIVA on #7 very disconnected from any urban fabric (yeah, yeah, what urban fabric, LOL) .......

But there could be one, if the road grid facilitated it.

To the extent there may still be a more urbane Yonge Street near #7, its relationship to VIVA will always be troubled.

 

[innsertnamehere]

you do realize that highway 7 was grade separated at dufferin in the 1980's, and the rest in the early 1990's, right? The environment was rather different back then, it was largely still a rural road.

 

[Northern Light]

you do realize that highway 7 was grade separated at dufferin in the 1980's, and the rest in the early 1990's, right? The environment was rather different back then, it was largely still a rural road.

Young grasshopper, I realize to you, 1988 was only slightly after the die-out of the dinosaurs, LOL.....

But believe it or not, there was extensive development on Yonge, north of Steeles even back then, and regular GO Bus service.

There were towers in Thornhill, and Hillcrest Mall was already old.

Highway 7 was already the main East-West artery through Markham, anchored at the time, by Markville Mall.

The immediate zone of Highway 7/Yonge was country'ish only because it was a protected provincial corridor used to later accommodate #407.

A highway there was no point to building unless one envisioned significant intensification; which one should then have planned for, including pedestrian-friendliness.

I'll concede, the actual project was led by the province, rather than York Region.

Still it was bad planning then, and bad planning now.