The Waterfront East LRT's Huge Potential

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Transitthinker

Transitthinker

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Today's video covers the corridor of Toronto's Waterfront Light Rail Corridor, both the existing western side, and the proposed eastern section.
The Waterfront East LRT is a proposed streetcar that would operate along the rapidly growing Queens Quay East and through the Port Lands in Toronto's eastern Harbourfront. The project is in the planning and design phase but needs more funding from other levels of government to actually be built. Connected with the existing western section, this project would serve thousands of people and make traveling along Toronto's waterfront faster and easier. Thanks to RMTransit for helping with the video. This video was made in partnership with the Waterfront BIA.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Western Waterfront
03:47 Bay Street Tunnel
04:34 Eastern Waterfront
10:35 Outro

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@Vortexone112
@Vortexone112 Ай бұрын
Our politicians are STILL twiddling their thumbs on funding this project. Its so demoralizing for Toronto’s transit future
@timk4584
@timk4584 Ай бұрын
Great video, Jamie. Can't wait to see the next one!
@EvanHyland
@EvanHyland Ай бұрын
Great video! Hopefully, we can see that union station rebuilt for the streetcars soon, which they should've thought of right when the new streetcars first came out, but i would love to see the extension to villers island happen soon 🙏🏽
@jayvonnoelsmith8445
@jayvonnoelsmith8445 Ай бұрын
Me to
@Arxsas
@Arxsas Ай бұрын
Excellent video! Hopefully, the Cherry St. infill station on the Ontario Line / GO happens, as it could reduce the need to renovate the Union Streetcar terminal, which is the most expensive part of this project. The Waterfront East LRT should be started ASAP, and reducing costs and disruption (which the Union upgrade is driving up) could make it much easier to get the project funded.
@Dynamics416
@Dynamics416 Ай бұрын
Well done TT, keep the videos coming. Wish the province funded this first instead of the Line 1 extention to Richmond Hill.
@transitthinker
@transitthinker Ай бұрын
Thanks, the Yonge North Subway Extension definitely has its merits but it'd be nice to see this project move a bit faster as well
@timmurray2692
@timmurray2692 Ай бұрын
The Exhibition area also serves as home for the Argos, Toronto FC and the Marlies.
@rebeccawinter472
@rebeccawinter472 Ай бұрын
I really hope that, in addition to the eastern extension - which is really needed - that they extend the waterfront LRT west from exhibition (to Dufferin at least) to serve the dense communities in Parkdale and High Park. As it is now the Ontario Line + the Waterfront LRT + Bathurst tram will all terminate at Exhibition with no way to get further west, aside from the GO Train, which will only take you to Mimico and Long Branch etc… good for long distance but not for a local service. The Union / Queens Quay rebuild is going to be a nightmare - but I think we should build the 509 extension (east and west) while the rebuild takes time. A small shuttle bus can be used to run people to Union if they lack the mobility to walk the 5 mins to Union. It’s not perfect, but we shouldn’t let perfect be the enemy of making improvements in the coming couple years. I’d definitely also rebrand the tramway as “T-1” or something similar to distinguish it from the trams (aka streetcars) that don’t run on their own right of way. They’re ostensibly the same as Finch (Line 6) and Eglinton (Line 5). One could call it Line 7 - but I would go for T1 for Harbourfront; T2 for Spadina; T5 or T7 for St Clair (assuming that a T3 will go in on King or Queen in future).
@bigbandgapenergy
@bigbandgapenergy Ай бұрын
Another great video! It might be too late to say, but I wish they could've had a branch from the Ontario Line to go directly to the Port lands. It would've made it even easier to access the Port lands
@transitthinker
@transitthinker Ай бұрын
Thanks! Not sure if a branch is even needed as a station at Cherry would probably do the job
@musicforaarre
@musicforaarre Ай бұрын
I went to the Ontario Line community office on Queen Street a block west of the GO/VIA bridge. The girl there said that she does not know of any plans to have the Broadview streetcar connect to the East Harbourfront LRT. If it is going to be done, then the engineers better design an underpass under the railway now while the chance is in hand. It would be much more difficult in the future, when there are 6 running tracks through the East Harbourfront station. Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario
@timmurray2692
@timmurray2692 Ай бұрын
Billy Bishop doesn’t serve jets.
@Vortexone112
@Vortexone112 Ай бұрын
I believe there are plans to allow them
@timmurray2692
@timmurray2692 Ай бұрын
@@Vortexone112 No. That would take amendment of a tripartite agreement between the city, the province and the feds and the current federal government is on record as saying they are not supportive of amending to allow jets.
@1ntenz493
@1ntenz493 Ай бұрын
@@timmurray2692They host e170’s from porter
@timmurray2692
@timmurray2692 Ай бұрын
@@1ntenz493 They might fly that aircraft out of Pearson, but not out of Billy Bishop.
@laughingkor8643
@laughingkor8643 Ай бұрын
DF's business partner developers from Chicago have their eyes on Exhibition Place and the now closed and empty Ontario Place. A new subway line going to nowhere is currently being built. It goes to an empty Ontario Place!
@Vortexone112
@Vortexone112 Ай бұрын
How could you possibly say the Ontario line goes to nowhere. Every stop has massive ridership projections (including exhibition, which I don’t know if you noticed serves Liberty village, the exhibitions grounds, and the TFC/argos stadium - in addition to the future Ontario place expansion)
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