Electrify
Senior Member
This thread isn't about which one would be better per-se, but rather why did the city puts all its eggs in the Spadina basket rather than the Christie (400 south extension) one? Surely building a highway through one of the wealthiest and most well connected neighbourhoods in the city was not going to be an easy sell with little controversy. Not to mention it wouldn't even connect with the Gardiner, just dump all the traffic out at the intersection of Spadina and Bloor! Meanwhile the Christie Expressway was to run through poorer neighbourhoods so it would probably face less opposition, still be accessible for those in Forest Hill, and would terminate at the Gardiner rather than on city streets.
My theory is that like the appeal of having a subway station steps away from your home, the planners at the time assumed the wealthy would have liked a highway interchange only a short distance away from their driveway. Of course, this ignores the foresight of the noise, air pollution, and excessive traffic congestion such a route would have caused for this community.
What are your thoughts on the subject?
My theory is that like the appeal of having a subway station steps away from your home, the planners at the time assumed the wealthy would have liked a highway interchange only a short distance away from their driveway. Of course, this ignores the foresight of the noise, air pollution, and excessive traffic congestion such a route would have caused for this community.
What are your thoughts on the subject?