kkgg7
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If the line had been built along Spadina and it had become an institutional zone similar to what's now on University (somewhat unlikely given the employment related to Queen's Park, but possible), then sure. Chinatown is busy, but retail and residential just don't generate the same number of trips as big employers. The crowds of GO commuters taking the University line from union in the morning are mostly going to work at locations from Osgoode to St. George. I think people underestimate just how many people work in the "institutional zone" (UofT, hospitals, Queen's Park, MaRS, etc.). There are thousands of jobs in that area, which straddles the University line.
Those hospitals are HUGE employers, those office towers along University are also full of people, and the AGO and OCADU are just around the corner. Do you honestly think more people are getting off the subway to take the streetcar to grab a bowl of pho? Maybe on the weekend.
I agree with what you said about the importance of University Ave as a major avenue of employment. What I don't understand is why those employees can't walk for 5 minutes after exiting at a station on Yonge.
AGO is the same distance from University and Spadina by the way. OCAD is 300 meters farther from Spadina. You talk as if if the subway is not on University, people have no way of getting there...
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