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spmarshall
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"every corner of the city covered from Malvern to Long Branch, from Rouge Hill to Albion."
I could do that too. With one subway line to boot.
"every corner of the city covered from Malvern to Long Branch, from Rouge Hill to Albion."
3. Finish Sheppard from Don Mills to SC
Also notably absent is Mississauga. While MCC is a massive trip generator (likely the largest outside Downtown Toronto, the airport, and possibly York U), I think it might be better served by S-bahn style service on the Milton GO line.
Like I said before, there are lots of ways to provide rapid transit to outer areas without subways. When light rail, commuter rail, or a hybrid like the S-Bahn would serve those areas just as well at a fraction of the cost, why would we waste billions on subways? That makes as much sense as building an international airport in Moosonee when it's served just as well by a local one.But in order to get to those 'far-flung corners' the lines must and DO pass through dense neighbourhoods. I'm for inclusion not exclusion of people who can't afford to live in the core but must get to work/school/amenities somehow.
An LRT or electric regional rail that runs up the Milton sub could easily go up Hurontario without a tunnel. That type of thing is done routinely around the world. It would be a lot faster than the surface streetcars downtown. And a fraction of the price of the subway, even if new tracks had to be laid for much of the route.Yeah, that'd be great, except Milton doesn't go through MCC. And a diversion through MCC is about as likely as a subway extension beyond Kipling. Actually, less likely. It'd have to be tunnel, and if you're gonna have a tunnel, you might as well have a subway no?
An LRT or electric regional rail that runs up the Milton sub could easily go up Hurontario without a tunnel. That type of thing is done routinely around the world. It would be a lot faster than the surface streetcars downtown. And a fraction of the price of the subway, even if new tracks had to be laid for much of the route.
Milton doesn't go through MCC. And a diversion through MCC is about as likely as a subway extension beyond Kipling. Actually, less likely. It'd have to be tunnel, and if you're gonna have a tunnel, you might as well have a subway no?