You're right about that, and the fare structure is incredibly unfair to Toronto's taxpayers. But you could think about development potential, which is pretty good along Yonge. A lot of planning work has gone into what development and the streetscape would look like post-subway, but feel free to tell me if I'm missing something.
I feel like it'll end up like Sheppard. A lot of development went up but the subway ridership hasn't even raise 1% in 2 decades. I really hope that will not turn out to be the case. At least there's a lot more potential on Yonge than the TYSSE.
Except the Viva bus has shown how much demand there will be when it is replaced with the line 1 extension. I think with Richmond Hill's town centre plans Ontario line being extended passed Eglinton will probably have to be accelerated.
The station boxes are generally cut-and-cover. By placing the station box under Moss Park itself, the roadway and streetcar tracks will be left untouched. However, that means the grass and trees would have to be removed and later replaced (oh the horror!).
Here is my interpretation of the diagram:
My guess is that the escalators are alligned to minimize conflicts with Line 1 crowds so they allign with and prioritize access to the exits to the street
Oh okay, that makes more sense, thanks.My guess is that the escalators are alligned to minimize conflicts with Line 1 crowds so they allign with and prioritize access to the exits to the street
(to minimize common corridors with Line 1 crowds).
The level below the Line 1 Queen platforms could be a transfer level to access Line 1 platforms without conflicting with exitting Line 1 crowds.
I suppose the void area is just a consequence of the depth of the tunnel required to pass below other subsurface structures under Queen St. (PATH passages and utilities). The void area seems to be centred on Yonge St., maybe to minimize construction work near/below the intersection.
That may be a station where the elevator is actually a part of the regular fastest way in/out of the Ontario line level, so long as it is waiting there at the level you want to transfer off from and you don't have to recall it from far away.My guess is that the escalators are alligned to minimize conflicts with Line 1 crowds so they allign with and prioritize access to the exits to the street
(to minimize common corridors with Line 1 crowds).
The level below the Line 1 Queen platforms could be a transfer level to access Line 1 platforms without conflicting with exitting Line 1 crowds.
I suppose the void area is just a consequence of the depth of the tunnel required to pass below other subsurface structures under Queen St. (PATH passages and utilities). The void area seems to be centred on Yonge St., maybe to minimize construction work near/below the intersection.