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Aside from the DRL....I am wondering why no thought was given to surface LRT on Queen or King....that would alleviate many of the service concerns many folks have here.
It's not that I disagree with funding the DRL. It's of course one of timing in relation to the multitude of other projects that Metrolinx has on the go.
Everyone seems to forget that the Yonge line is getting capacity improvements under the quick wins. That's coming early. I am betting the TTC and Metrolinx consider that to be sufficient till we hit phase 2 of the Big Move. I am no transit planner, but I have faith that they've worked out the math on this.....
Aside from the DRL....I am wondering why no thought was given to surface LRT on Queen or King....that would alleviate many of the service concerns many folks have here.
So, any word from the Metrolinx board meeting today? Was the draft RTP approved as-is?
More than any suburban area, downtown lacks adequate transit, especially east-west. Downtown people are being penalized by this misplaced desire to have subways to cornfields that might someday have something on them.It's not like society and government is trying to penalize them. It's just that Metrolinx is trying to focus on areas that don't have adequate transit. Look at the 'current network' map. Then look at the 15 year map. Can you seriously tell me that all those lines outside the core are not justified. What's more they can be done quickly and cheaply now before traffic and population growths occur...thereby minimizing impacts on traffic, neighbourhoods, etc. The DRL by contrast would have been a significant logistical undertaking and an expensive task at that. It's more suited for the 15 year plan where there are far fewer projects.
No, downtown Toronto and the centres are growing quite quickly. The downtown residential population is skyrocketing, and as the thread in Toronto issues shows, downtown residential growth has so far proven more resilient to the economic downturn than houses in the suburbs. And it's not only residential, the downtown workforce grew by over 18,000 in the last year alone. But even if downtown growth were flat, the DRL is sorely needed for existing demand.Yep. Considering Vaughan is actually growing, unlike Toronto
Globe and Mail
METROLINX
McCallion warns of transit duplication
The board passed a resolution to have Metrolinx staff meet with municipal transit officials to define their roles. It also decided to have staff review any transit routes board members thought were unfairly left out of the draft plan.
None of the municipalities outside Toronto are represented. Outside of Toronto, there is one representative for each region. Region of Peel selected Hazel as their representative, and she (is supposed to) represent Mississauga and Brampton equally.The 3rd largest municipality in the GTA is not represented on the board and their mayor is plenty peeved about some routes/projects left out.
None of the municipalities outside Toronto are represented. Outside of Toronto, there is one representative for each region. Region of Peel selected Hazel as their representative, and she (is supposed to) represent Mississauga and Brampton equally.
I agree with McCallion. This report was just a list of municipal pet projects all in various stages of approval. Why do we need a provincial agency to reannounce them? Waste of money.