steveintoronto
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Do as you please, but it's essential to understand what Ford means by "Subway"...he's stated it incessantly, and continues to do so. You may not want to understand what he means, but sure as hell many do. I find it very clear as to what he's referring to. He references it constantly. Some wish it to be otherwise. Reality just might intercede to force Ford to eat his words. It's called "budget".But we've been debating nomenclature for quite some time and no one seems to agree on anything, so can we please drop it?
And he's referring to what Toronto refers to as the *present* subway. Most of us know what that is.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_subwayThe Toronto subway is a rapid transit system serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It is a multimodal rail network consisting of three heavy-capacity rail lines operating predominantly underground and one elevated medium-capacity rail line, collectively encompassing 75 stations and 76.9 kilometres (47.8 mi) of track.[1][2] In 1954, the TTC opened Canada's first underground rail line then known as the Yonge subway, under Yonge Street between the existing Union railway station and Eglinton Avenue with 12 stations. With an average of 950,700 passenger trips each weekday recorded during the fourth quarter of 2016,[3] the system is Canada's second busiest after the Montreal Metro and second longest by track length after the Vancouver SkyTrain.
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THAT is what he's intending to extend out to Timbuktu Downtown Mall Donuts and Emporium. And Sudbury too, of course.
And Mimico! Subway to Mimico Folks! The People have spoken!
http://www.680news.com/2018/06/25/new-etobicoke-bus-service-start-new-transit-options/New Etobicoke bus service could be the start of new transit options
Posted Jun 25, 2018 6:02 pm EDT
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Designs are now starting to take shape for a new GO Station at the site of the former Mr. Christie’s factory. Etobicoke-Lakeshore Councillor Mark Grimes is convinced he can get Premier-designate Doug Ford to back the plan.
“I think all systems go on that, everything’s on board,” said Grimes. “I worked with [Ford], he’s a former Etobicoke councillor. He knows the area very well. Gonna make sure that we push this forward.”
The bigger unknown is the future of the Waterfront Transit Reset, a vision that would connect the entire stretch of Etobicoke from Long Branch straight through to Union Station. The plan calls for some dedicated right-of-ways for transit vehicles and signal priority for streetcars.
A similar plan was shelved by previous Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, with both Rob and Doug Ford saying they prefer subways over streetcars and buses. Doug Ford’s office did not respond to a request for comment from CityNews today regarding transit along the waterfront, but the current mayor isn’t jumping to conclusions. [...]
"Isn't jumping to concussions" is more like it...
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