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It's indeed exciting to see some new station renderings. I would like to see better integration with the historic structure at the base, though I realize that may be challenging with these particular buildings.

I was referring to the layout in the most general sense. It really points to the poor planning behind this project. The most sensible approach is not possible due to space constraints and their commitment to the community (which as @Steve Munro pointed out, is dubious at best).

To the credit of the original designers, these stations have very clean designs. It shouldn't be that difficult to maintain design integrity. That's the biggest disappointment - all of this is very avoidable with the most basic attention to detail and quality control.

Is it just me, or does this number seem a little low? I know this is just referring to transfers, but given the growth in this area and the ridership of those two lines, I'd imagine the number would be higher. Even if it starts there, I can't imagine it will stay at 4,000 for very long. I hope...

Maybe that's why no one uses them. ;)

I like what they've done with the stations on this line. They're clean, distinctive and should age well.

Safer spacing, with the potential for expansion in the future.

A terrible precedent, but I'm sure it will be applauded by his base. This isn't even the first time this has happened - he almost did it at the start of his term to reduce the size of Toronto's city council. Such a completely irresponsible use (abuse) of power.

The "MYTH" seems a lot more sensible. I wonder why they can't just provide some more concrete plans to the community to assuage their fears. The use of vague language isn't helping.

I'd add that the debate really wasn't about technology at all. It was about 'respect for Scarborough', not being forced through the horror of making a transfer, etc. An SRT upgrade would've not moved the needle in that regard.

At the time I understood why LRT was chosen. It offered (and I believe this was the case in studies), greater future expansion possibilities and more than enough capacity for a long, long time. The SRT upgrade would've been the best route to go, but I could understand why an LRT made sense too.

This is exactly why you can't just drop higher order transit in certain areas and expect density and accessibility to come with it. A lot of our suburbs were designed for motorists - not pedestrians, cyclists or efficient transit. Culturally speaking I think we still have a ways to go before...

I don't think the city was lamenting it as much as they were stating a clear reality. The same political will that led to these extensions being supported is exactly why these areas are unlikely to be intensified.

It's a fairly long trip. Even if we're looking at subway timings, Kipling to Kennedy is about 50 minutes. Would be great to have a faster option. It's something we need, that's for sure. We're going to have to change the way we build things.

That will be a difficult, if not impossible sell when the line runs mostly through suburban residential neighbourhoods. As it's been established, there's an expectation these suburban extensions can be built with minimal sacrifice and/or disruption of the built environment.