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Some Scarborough Councillors better rethink their future careers
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Well get Metolinx to elevate Eglinton East and then the ECLRT can be connected to the SRT. The reason why elevation was never seriously brought up during the subway versus LRT debate is beyond me.
It was, but Ford shut down the idea because he didn't see the difference between at grade and elevated. He was obsess with underground
Sigh... I still have a sliver of hope that Metrolinx will decide to ignore Council and elevate Eglinton East. I know it wont happen, but a man can dream...
Building 2 types of transit on the same line, within the city boundaries is 'DUMB" and poor planning.
Countless studies have shown that the general public will be less likely to take transit if they have to transfer.
Bloor and Danforth subway should be extended to Scarborough and the Sheppard line should be all subway or convert the Sheppard subway into underground LRT and make the whole line an LRT line.
I'm traveling in one direction and now I need to transfer to keep going in the same direction. HERP DERP!!!!
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why underground lrt?
They would "call that even"? I wasn't aware that Scarborough was out for retribution. I thought our goal was to deliver the best transit possible across Toronto.
As far as I'm concerned, the Finch West and Sheppard East LRTs should be built. Not building them would be a very significant loss for Toronto. Much more than what would be gained from moving the SRT from LRT to subway.
I agree we (Scarberians) should just suck it up while the LRT gets built. If that means people have to take a bus to the STC for four years then so be it. Its not like the rest of Scarborough already doesn't have to take typically more than one bus to the STC already (I for instance have to take either a bus and then the SRT or two buses). Bus transferring is just a part of life out here.
Because it makes no sense to make half the Sheppard line a subway and the other half an above ground LRT.
Convert the Sheppard subway into an underground LRT and make Sheppard a seamless LRT line just like the one they're constructing for Eglinton.
Too bad they are discussing a scarborough subway instead of an elevated ECRLT.
Assuming that there is support from Scarborough, I see no reason why the project can't proceed concurrently with DRL.
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