Amare
Senior Member
I honestly dont understand how some people interpret the Metolinx report saying that the Yonge line will be under capacity in 2031. From what I took out of the report, it stated that the Yonge line will be at or over capacity again by 2031 even after RER, the Spadina extension and ATC are in place.
In a June 2015 study, Metrolinx concluded that the Yonge subway will be under capacity even in 2031, due to the implementation of Regional Express Rail/SmartTrack, the Spadina subway extension, automated train control and other currently funded projects. Therefore, there is no reason the extension of the Yonge subway can’t proceed in parallel with other priority transit projects over the next 15 years.
Another thing I disagree with is proceeding with the extension in parallel with currently funded projects. The only currently funded projects that would relieve the Yonge line in any way would be: RER, the Spadina extension, ATC and the Eglinton Crosstown. So basically what Emmerson is saying is that the Yonge extension should be constructed as soon as RER construction begins. The issue is; no one knows 100% for sure how RER will affect transportation patterns in the GTA -even with all the analysis and modelling that is being done- until it's completed.