is there actually any official plan or stated intention on the part of the ttc and/or city to build streetcar rights of way on don mills road and/or kingston...
Howdy, I'm sure I am not as well versed on transit issues as many on this site, but I'll put my 2 cents worth in. It seems to me that another logical step...
... I'd like to see streetcars on Bathurst Street north of Bloor as well, but the TTC shot down that idea pretty thoroughly. For one thing, the TTC is ...
... The official plan designates Don Mills and Kingston Road as "avenues", major nodes targeted for intensification (i.e. greater population density)....
But if and when the CNG's disappear from Bathurst (which will happen in the next couple of years, as the 94xx's are being dieselized and the 92xx's are being...
Don Mills and Kingston Road also have a "higher-order transit" overlay with the "avenues" designation. Don Mills is unique as it also has a specific plan for a...
... As I said, the TTC has already done studies on this. Now remember the heavy weighting they give to additional transfers. An additional transfer is like ten...
On that note I was looking at the plans for the Grade separation of the Railway overpass (CP Galt sub) between Dundas St. and St. Clair Ave. at Scarlett Rd. ...
Hi All Since we just saw some great pictures of the college st. streetcar reconstruction, a few thoughts came into my mind. I noticed the replacement of old...
... I walked along Carlton and Parliament last night. Yonge-Church: track being torn up, or gone and fresh sand in Church-Jarvis: track in place, concrete...
What section of the Stoufville sub are you referring to? Everything from Eglinton north to Ellesemere is industrial land anyways, the ROW is wide enough for...
... well, but ... additional ten ... only ... points ... get to ... and again ... that St. ... minutes ... make ... outdoors, and ... subway. ... if the ... ...
This came up a couple of years ago, and while a I agree with teh concept, there is the safety issue of loaded streetcars heading downhill from St Clair to ...
With dedicated diamond lanes coming to GTA highways soon, the criminal negligence trial of the OC Transpo bus driver may be of interest. There has been...
... This was one reason I gave to both Ministry of Transport for Provincial and Federal government early this year for my opposition to MT/GO BRT in...
... Moaz, I do not have official plans on how the St. Clair streetcar could head to Scarlett Road. All I know is that the TTC has already looked at taking the ...
... With a diamond lane on the right, you also have in effect a second fast lane. This is not what other drivers are accustomed too. Too fast lanes increases...
Hi Im curious. If the TTC is attaching a 10 minute weight to each transfer that a rider takes, do they have a assumed limit to the amount of transfering a...
... head to ... taking the ... Runnymede Loop ... option ... the St. ... required by ... Junction ... bus, but ... connection ... closer to ... needed, and ......
... They're doing the Jarvis/Carlton intersection this weekend, which should free up resources to go elsewhere when it's done. ... There are some other...
... Hard to say. It has changed dramatically. The CLRVs are substantially heavier than the PCCs and so did far more damage to the tracks than the PCCs did....
There was also a time (late 70s, early 80s) when some of the trackwork rehabilitation was done using a full tie followed by two smaller ties just under the...
How much heavier are the CLRVs and ALRVs? In that situation, are they damaging the streets like some people (e.g. Tom Jakobek) have claimed? Regarding new LRV...
CLRV weighs just under 50,000 pounds. ALRV weighs 80,900 pounds. PCC weighs 38,500 pounds. But it is the axle load that determines that damage. So a four-car...
I like the idea of the streetcar making its way to Jane St. and then servicing Jane St...(Im assuming you meant the 512) Is the suggestion for a full Jane...
... I believe the TTC is using a new form of track that helps cut down on noise. And I think they are also encasing the track in rubber to help cut down on ...
Will Taylor
willtaylor72@...
Oct 2, 2004 5:57 pm
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Thanks for the info Gordon I think that the complainers must really be concerned with stopped/waiting/stalled streetcars, then...if axle loads are pretty ...
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