Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario that plans seamless, integrated transit across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
Created in 2006, Metrolinx champions, develops and implements an integrated transportation system for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area that enhances prosperity, sustainability and quality of life.
Under our mandate, we have committed to delivering the best possible transportation services today while leading the way to an even better, more convenient service tomorrow. We pledge to make the best possible use of public transportation investment dollars, and measurably improve the quality of life in our region.
Metrolinx has 3 operating divisions: • GO Transit: the regional public transit service for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. • UP Express: an express rail shuttle service between Union Station and Pearson Airport. • PRESTO: a regional fare payment system
I really hope Metrinkx don’t miss the extended timeline. They already missed 2024 completion target. The longer it takes means more cost to taxpayers. I would be happy to see this completed on time than all these promotions
when is the BR platform at caledonia going to be built? line 5 still has 8 million years left to go, now's the time to build it while the station is closed!
Im annoyed like everyone else about the Eglinton LTR delays, but honestly I do love these videos showing the actual process of building all the new projects, its a step in the right direction for communicating the work Metrolinx is doing. The main reason of course they dont talk about the actual Eglinton delays is because of legal issues with the conctractor consortium building the main Eglington streach. The way projects are handling now has significantly improved compared to how Eglington has gone based on all the issues that came up with the contractor consortium.
This project is such a pain..my work is literally on hurontario street and going to work every day drives me nuts...it seems like the aim is to show how slow can we do this project....
Another over promised, under delivered and way, way over budget project by the money pit metrolinx. Other than easier boarding and carrying more passengers, the new streetcars are a joke. Takes twice as long to get to the destination, dead slow at loops and intersections. The older streetcars moved more quickly. Lakeshore West line had no streetcars for over 5 years.
They really thought "let's do an Elixabeth line" with the naming and then named it after a relative nobody. You don't name transit lines after relative nobodies, especially not with 7 syllables.
Brampton is actually shooting themselves so badly in the foot by opposing this line going directly downtown. It’s the most obvious place to stop it with the GO station that’s RIGHT THERE. “Ruining the look of downtown Brampton” is a horrible excuse, especially when you look at how dead the retail scene is with the little foot traffic that’s currently there. Horribly shortsighted for that city.
Lol at the cafe testimonial at the end. I live here and every time i pass by, the commercial plazas are engulfed in pilons, blocked lanes, caution tape, or driveways blocked. And i really feel sorry for the small businesses along the route. Yes construction workers struggle to keep access open, but as a driver going by, you would never know. Worth it in the long term or not, it decimated the businesses in the area that are not Walmart or Lablaws names.
Since it's runs along Hurontario Street, why don't just call it Hurontario line? Hazel McCallion is a useless piece of info that confuses trainset riders. Nobody needs to know who Hazel McCallion is
A complete boondoggle. @Metrolinx - can you confirm there will actually be any time saved by installing the streetcar vs. the existing busses? This is a lazy attempt at bolstering transit. It should have been a subway to truly provide people with a benefit to leave the car behind. And a needed connection along Dundas to Kipling Station. If you need help planning transit projects. My rates are fair.
Hazel is most likely very uneasy in her grave hating this white elephant was named after her. Hazel was a very efficient Mayor to whom time and money meant the most. Hurontario Street has been in never-ending shambles for years and no one even knows what and how is this going to end up or was it just another ’project’ planned by politicians and builders for their own good ! 👎👎
well thank you for mention that public transport also generates jobs, but mention the next time that running the LRV and maintaining them also generates more jobs...
Will the trains carrying ~50 passengers get actual signal priority at intersections or do they have to wait for inefficient left-turning single-occupancy vehicles?
It's not a subway or train. Yes all intersections will have signals, very similar to streetcars, tho at parts it will go by the side of the roadway instead of middle. The transit company will call them "smart" signals, which is a fancy way of saying for certain rush hour periods, signal periods may vary. See Eglinton LRT as it's already set up (tho not live yet).
