scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
No, running the subway east of Pharmacy is not equivalent to running Kipling out to Hurontario, a route that's twice as far and with <50% less existing or potential density. If Sheppard East can't sustain a subway, no other place in the entire city north of Bloor that isn't reliant on funnelling in feeder buses to boost ridership figures (including Yonge north of Finch, Eglinton, etc.) does, either. Running a subway there would virtually guarantee North York Centre levels of redevelopment...it's already begun in anticipation of the line. This is one place where we should spend a bit more upfront to reap massive benefits.
You also seem to think there must be "density" between stations for a line to be viable. When almost everything will be within 500m of a station, are there any gaps at all? Let's see...a Consumers stop would serve a large office park, as would a Victoria Park stop, which would also serve the VP bus and a tower cluster. Yes, there's currently what you'd call a development gap around Warden, but should the area not see much redevelopment, the Warden bus would more than make up for that. An Allanford/Agincourt Mall stop would be very well-used. Throw in a stop at the Stouffville/Midtown GO intersection, turning it into a real transit hub, and the only other "gap" is the proposed stop near Midland & Progress. There's 1km of industrial wasteland here and this stop wouldn't see high ridership without redevelopment...but why does one potentially underused station unjustify the entire extension? You might as well suggest the Danforth line should never have been built because of the gap between Parliament and Broadview.
You also seem to think there must be "density" between stations for a line to be viable. When almost everything will be within 500m of a station, are there any gaps at all? Let's see...a Consumers stop would serve a large office park, as would a Victoria Park stop, which would also serve the VP bus and a tower cluster. Yes, there's currently what you'd call a development gap around Warden, but should the area not see much redevelopment, the Warden bus would more than make up for that. An Allanford/Agincourt Mall stop would be very well-used. Throw in a stop at the Stouffville/Midtown GO intersection, turning it into a real transit hub, and the only other "gap" is the proposed stop near Midland & Progress. There's 1km of industrial wasteland here and this stop wouldn't see high ridership without redevelopment...but why does one potentially underused station unjustify the entire extension? You might as well suggest the Danforth line should never have been built because of the gap between Parliament and Broadview.