08-17-2017, 09:55 PM
I actually thought the number of property owners for running a trail straight along the north side of the CN/GWR/GEXR line from the IHT to the hub is pretty small; 4 I think.:
Catalyst137,
Airboss,
the parking lot owner,
and MetroLinx.
If you try and do it along the south side is something like 15 owners, much more built up, and more difficult terrain/grading.
Despite their new +1,000 space parking lot Catalyst137 is making a connection to the IHT so they seem open to supporting active transportation and would only need to sever a small swath.
The parking lot parcel would require minimal preparation, no demolition, little grading. So mostly the costs of a 5m silver along the edge of the property.
The MetroLinx siding is only temporary until the Shirley facility is up and and they support active transportation (e.g. funding the spurline trail). They could just give up the land in kind. The land is already graded; only the siding tracks would need to come out.
So really it would come down to Airboss. How much does their little siding actually get used? Even if they still use it there is no reason a simple crossing could not be put in like the new one near Victoria Park.
This really does seem to be the path of least resistance. I really hope what some said earlier about current proposed trail becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy of "well we built it and no one uses it so we aren't going to try building another trail!"
Catalyst137,
Airboss,
the parking lot owner,
and MetroLinx.
If you try and do it along the south side is something like 15 owners, much more built up, and more difficult terrain/grading.
Despite their new +1,000 space parking lot Catalyst137 is making a connection to the IHT so they seem open to supporting active transportation and would only need to sever a small swath.
The parking lot parcel would require minimal preparation, no demolition, little grading. So mostly the costs of a 5m silver along the edge of the property.
The MetroLinx siding is only temporary until the Shirley facility is up and and they support active transportation (e.g. funding the spurline trail). They could just give up the land in kind. The land is already graded; only the siding tracks would need to come out.
So really it would come down to Airboss. How much does their little siding actually get used? Even if they still use it there is no reason a simple crossing could not be put in like the new one near Victoria Park.
This really does seem to be the path of least resistance. I really hope what some said earlier about current proposed trail becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy of "well we built it and no one uses it so we aren't going to try building another trail!"
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.