The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is a creature of both politics and engineering. As mayor, Rob Ford has been able to direct that the LRT should be buried all the way from its eastern terminus to the western end. Transit cognoscenti will know that this eliminated an open area section from the terminus to a tunnel entrance near Brentcliffe Rd. That made political sense (i.e. a potential convenience for many people, mostly drivers). The South Bayview Bulldog, for one, really liked the idea. The engineers have now been heard from. Their best efforts to conceive an executable plan to burrow under the Don River have come up short. Very difficult to do. In the end it seems to come down to money, as it usually does. The engineering feat itself cannot be impossible. The issue for Ford and others who might like to see the LRT buried may be in making sure that politics stays out of the engineering. Just saying.