EFSF Jaburo
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Read the thread. I'm not the first person to state 9 seconds. The number was chosen partially to make fun of your silly idea.
Rosedale generates millions of rides per year. That's the whole point of the station. Removing Rosedale benefits nobody farther north (unless letting 905ers sleep in for another 9 seconds counts as a benefit) but hurts everybody near Rosedale.
Density is irrelevant...those "low density" houses generate more transit trips than do higher density houses farther from the core and inhabited by poorer people.
Ok you just cant agree even on your own posts. Just before, you were arguing the area was "medium density" - which by your logic justifies the station. Now you say density is irrelevant?
Furthermore, it's starting to sound like you're employed in one of those rosedale homes as a cleaner or something since you're so sure that those mansions generate lots of trips.
I happen to think that Rosedale could actually double its ridership were a second exit built into the southern end of the station (exiting onto Belmont). Had you scrolled down in your satelite photos you would have noticed high-rise office buildings running through this whole general area from Belmont to Davenport. So employees of those businesses instead of walking 10 minutes down to Bloor Station could opt instead to make use of this station (particularly with an entranceway is integrated into the building's sublevel, as could be possible for the SE corner of Belmont). Another thing to consider is that the line could be decked over through this section with condominiums placed on top. That alone would generate an increase.
As an aside, Blythwood Stn sounds like a good idea... back in the 90s. With all the added regulations and building requirements nowadays it's not worth the effort. Besides just operating the 97 bus on more frequent headways would resolve the problem.
Decking over the line was not such a great idea in the first place. What caused the subway to shut down few weeks ago? yeah
And what has actually been built over the decks so far? some tennis courts, some grassy field but nothing more.