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| Ferrand Drive at Eglinton |
It now appears that Metrolinx has changed its recently announced plan to cancel both the Leslie Street and Ferrand Drive stations on the Scarborough LRT. Instead, only the Leslie station will be eliminated while the Ferrand Drive station will be built. This new direction emerged from a meeting held January 31, 2013 at the Ontario Science Centre with residents of the area. Metrolinx is the provincial body charged with planning all mass transportation in Ontario. At the meeting, Metrolinx spokesman Jamie Robinson, is quoted as saying “We believe Ferrand can work.” The logic of this direction is fairly apparent. While the Leslie Street intersection is surrounded by parkland and right at the bottom of the Don Valley, Ferrand Drive is on a flatland that is home to Flemingdon Park. It is also opposite the Aga Khan Museum, a large cultural centre which is expected to draw considerable traffic. Previous Post
