44 North
Senior Member
Why is going to Dundas West / Bloor Subway so important for the Western Extension?
I see it as an argument if you want to build the subway out to Mount Dennis and begin relieving the University line. However, there is much greater density being underserved by transit by Humber Bay Shores.
This is one of the reasons I'd like for the City/TTC to explore branching of any new line. Hypothetically we could build to both destinations/termini with same line, or have the typical DRL U while also serving future growth in the eastern and western waterfronts.
Naturally creating wyes, flyovers, flyunders etc will up the cost of any project; but the savings can be brought about by using a branch in place of other new infrastructure projects. Or only building single track and passing tracks for the lesser-used branch. With the dynamics of shifting growth / commuting / development patterns, automated operation can be tuned accordingly to address these changes over time.