Electrify
Senior Member
Cost/benefit analysis aside, if I lived east of the city and I worked anywhere close to Bloor downtown, I would absolutely do that commute instead of taking the GO train and then a subway northbound. Also, If I were headed downtown for shopping or dinner, etc, I would also choose that way of getting downtown, no question. I am sure less people would do it in case of the LRT.
I'm not arguing that Toronto should not pick up more of the tab (it should), only that there is tangible incremental regional benefit.
Or even better, take the new DART bus service to the subway. We don't see Viva buses connecting to an intermediate transit service to Eglinton, then having to transfer again to the subway. The closest to that we have are the Zum buses needing to transfer on to the Rocket at York University, and that will be changing soon with the subway extension to Vaughan.