04-24-2022, 04:22 PM
(04-24-2022, 12:01 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(04-24-2022, 11:41 AM)rom tijmorlan Wrote: Do you mean the plan won’t accomplish the stated goals, or that the plan won’t be funded?
It seems obvious to me that if we built the grade separation and did the other improvements, it should then be possible to run the stated service. But it seems equally obvious to me that there is a good chance the government will take forever to provide funding for the plan. So if you’re saying there is no plan to implement the plan, I probably agree with you. If you’re saying the plan, if implemented, wouldn’t accomplish the goal, then I’m confused.
I mean, I think there's merits behind both points.
In terms of whether a grade separation and other improvements will lead to "frequent all day two way service", I think my skepticism from the fact that hourly service is barely "frequent" to begin with, and worse, that is actually the maximum capacity. Any delay, or issue will cause cascading delays. Running a system at peak capacity is not actually a good policy, and that's what I see proposed with minimal passing lanes on a single tracked system.
But yeah, I also see zero priority being put on implementing it. I mean, we've had a more realistic plan rebuild highway 7 for something like 4 decades and we are still not expecting that any time soon. Our government has repeatedly promised the world, and delivered nothing even remotely like it, now they've stopped talking, and are focusing only on the GTA.
The grade separation would give them to buffer room so that it's not running at it's maximum capacity. 2WAD is technically possible without, but it's riskier as you say. That is why the grade separation is preferred.
Metrolinx has also been taking steps to implement it, including making improvements to the line in the past year which have already lead to improved travel times and starting land acquisition for the grade separation. So I don't understand how you can justify your position that they have put zero priority on implementing it.