ShonTron
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The problem with Oakwood, Chaplin, Leslie, Avenue is that they will be like Castle frank. Low Ridership after 3 years. There is nothing wrong with running the 61 to Y+E when they reopen the bus terminal. Leslie should not have a stop at all either, it's just creating a traffic mess. I think part of the criticism of Eglinton is the lack of extension. Eglinton is great if you live in the former city of york or old Toronto. I think if Eglinton West was being build right now people would have the same criticisms of stops like Scarlett Road for example.
Sigh. Castle Frank is not the example you are looking for. If you said Chester or Christie, you might have more of a point.
Castle Frank: http://goo.gl/maps/Pwx9Y. Terminus of two secondary bus routes and nearly zero walk-in traffic (made worse by the fact the only entrance is opposite where people live). Still, Castle Frank isn't a waste of a stop.
Avenue Road: http://goo.gl/maps/gyDVV. Area served by three bus routes (one primary, 24-hour route, two secondary routes) with moderate walk-up traffic due to commerical and residential uses (some low and mid-rise apartments within a 5 minute walk) surrounding it.
Chaplin: http://goo.gl/maps/reIA8. Area is mostly residential, with multiple midrise rental buildings, high school is within 5 minute walk. Area served by three bus routes (one primary, 24-hour route the 32, one secondary route, the 14, one teritary route, the 33)
Oakwood: http://goo.gl/maps/rUlpL. Commerical strip with low and mid rise apartment buildings in area, residential beyond. Two major bus routes (63, 32). The old Volvo dealership, car wash/Amco station at Alameda are two immediately obvious areas for redevelopment.
Leslie is the only one that shouldn't have a stop of the four.
I don't understand why suddenly the knives here at UT are out for useful stops on a funded and under construction transit line because some transit consultant put out a report with many factual and argumentative flaws. I only remember the Leslie/Don Mills mess being a hot topic here. It's not as if cutting Oakwood or Avenue Road will get money spent elsewhere.