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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper
The streetcar runs west on Queens Quay from Union Station (Bay). This is east.
A streetcar running east and into the Portlands is definitely not a priority. It probably won't be a priority in ten years either. The Portland residential districts are a 30 plus year build out in the best of times and right now is not the best of times. I am a believer in building transit first however, that's when the built out areas are already well served.
Toronto has outgrown its streetcars. On top of that, the TTC has mismanaged them as well. For instance, they rebuilt the tracks on Queen Street East when I was a kid and the line remained in service the whole time. It was done with wooden ties encased in concrete which apparently didn't last very long with the weight of the 1980s streetcars but, there must be a better option that keeps the lines running than the current option that takes the streetcar out of service for months.
In my experience, the majority of customers end up loving bus replacement service and campaign to have to it made permanent . That is a terrible image for streetcars and the TTC. Point being, customers wouldn't know better if they kept the streetcars in service during reconstruction.
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I never understood why we can't do maintenance overnight like we do with the subway, instead of shutdown a streetcar lines for months and years.
As for new streetcar/LRT lines the TTC has said going forward all new lines will have a dedicated lane and the Waterfront LRT would also have that as demonstrated by the bridges now.
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