RedRocket191
Senior Member
Lets do some calculations:
Subway average speed is 40 km/h, so a 22.5 km trip from RHC to Union will take about 30 to 35 minutes.
Regional express average speed is 80 km/h, so a 29.5 km trip from RHC to Union will take 22 minutes (blue 22!!!).
If GO runs every 15 minutes or better, and there is fare integration so either mode costs the same then the GO option will be better for people going into the core. It will still be faster to go to Union and backtrack if you're bound for the central business district.
But, don't forget that the law says that Langstaff Gateway has to see the same sort of densities as Yonge / Eglinton and North York Centre. The subway will be the best way to connect those three and should be built for the medium length trips - say RHC to Yonge & Eglinton.
Subway average speed is 40 km/h, so a 22.5 km trip from RHC to Union will take about 30 to 35 minutes.
Regional express average speed is 80 km/h, so a 29.5 km trip from RHC to Union will take 22 minutes (blue 22!!!).
If GO runs every 15 minutes or better, and there is fare integration so either mode costs the same then the GO option will be better for people going into the core. It will still be faster to go to Union and backtrack if you're bound for the central business district.
But, don't forget that the law says that Langstaff Gateway has to see the same sort of densities as Yonge / Eglinton and North York Centre. The subway will be the best way to connect those three and should be built for the medium length trips - say RHC to Yonge & Eglinton.
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