TOareaFan
Superstar
The GO transit lines are elevated through downtown from about Simcoe to Cherry.
really? never noticed
The GO transit lines are elevated through downtown from about Simcoe to Cherry.
That said, I am not a very political person and try to see both sides of any issue...but others often take positions and do what they can to defend them and all I was saying is that there are people who have made taking down the gardiner a lifeswork and they use the cars and barriers argument (mostly)....by supporting a transit barrier they would be risking attack from the equally dogmatic people who support the gardiner at all costs...that is all I was saying.
All I'll say to that is that the downtown-centric focus of this forum tends to underestimate the wider appeal of Sheppard.I'm not convinced there are a great many people in Toronto who are actually demanding a Sheppard Subway extension.
Tough call for McGuinty because he could also lose a good deal of Toronto.He'll gain more votes outside of Toronto from telling Ford where to go, than he will by bending over.
No one knows.That was W.K. Lis' point, right?
Im ok with Eglinton being built elevated after Vic park and after Jane to the airport. However if Eglinton goes elevated then it should be contingent on the Sheppard Subway being converted to LRT and then run elevated as well. If elevated becomes the solution it should be implimented in both situations. And it also is rediculous that Eglinton have to cut back its spending to subsidize a SUBWAY system which we all know if under served and will continue to be underserved... Elevated could also be a solution to the Jane LRT situation south of Eglinton where the street is to narrow for in median service.. This too is the situation from Bloor to Eglinton on the don mills side. How about a JANE and Don Mills LRT that goes Elevated at each section from Eglinton south and connect with eachother through the downtown core somewhere. A One way street like richmond or addelaide would be perfect for this. I know its not a perfect DRL but its a far cheaper one...
Time to start the expropriation machine!
Not if they voluntarily sell to the government who in turn gives it to the TTC as part of the overall funding the TTC gets, and the TTC itself could get into the real estate business to only build where extension routes are planned. The TTC can become a PPP in and of itself.
All I'll say to that is that the downtown-centric focus of this forum tends to underestimate the wider appeal of Sheppard.
Whether one is for or against it, the real problem with Sheppard (and Transit City before it) is that the DRL is sinking further into the abyss. Four years lost with Miller's second term is now eight with Ford.
Tough call for McGuinty because he could also lose a good deal of Toronto.
No one knows.
I guess if you can't find any shop that sells X then you can take the subway to go get X from a shop thereWider appeal of what? going from mall to mall?
I guess if you can't find any shop that sells X then you can take the subway to go get X from a shop there
Wider appeal of what? going from mall to mall?
Going between the largest two development centres outside downtown along a rapidly-developing corridor that hosts one of the city's busiest bus routes?
Not to mention that it runs parallel to the busiest highway in North America, Highway 401. The Gardiner and DVP don't even come close to the 401's traffic volumes. The Sheppard line will facilitate suburb to suburb commutes which are the majority today.
We need both the Sheppard line and the downtown relief line, they serve totally different purposes.
The Sheppard line will facilitate suburb to suburb commutes which are the majority today.