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Has there been any analysis of the impact the Eglinton Crosstown line will have on Yonge subway ridership? I would think many riders would take it west to the Spadina line and head south from there, as it should end up being faster (fewer stops and not as busy, so less dwell time at each station).

It's going to be a great station, so great. It's gonna be so great it'll make your head spin. And we're gonna get Downtown to pay for it!

The difference is Scarborough needs transit access, not relief. Somehow the consensus on here and with the transit lefties is that better off people on the Yonge Line getting a bit of relief is a higher priority than immigrants in Scarborough getting equal access in the first place. If it...

Sheppard is a bit ahead of the current SRT. The current SRT has a ridership of 39,000, so it's not hard to imagine that once it is upgraded to a Subway and development kicks in it could match or exceed. TYSSE Extension will probably be less than 39,000 I imagine. This is really a pointless...

That's a great stat, I hope Tory uses that in his next editorial!

Well that's just a silly argument, as I could just as easily say, instead of building the DRL long east + west ($15-20B?), we could build every single imaginable LRT line in the entire GTA. If we look at it like this, we'd never build another subway ever again.

Ah, but that is the key fallacy though...the amount of people within walking distance of the 7 LRT stops is basically irrelevant as none of them aside from STC really matter. The vast majority of ridership will come from buses. Just look at the current SRT...it has virtually zero ridership at...

That's a great point. How much would it cost now for a "2 stop extension" to STC and Shep/McCwn? And why is the cost estimate for this subway so high per km now? At this rate the DRL Phase 1 will cost much much more than the $4B that is being quoted.

Don't you mean to say: a lot more people will take a bus and transfer to the subway versus the number of people who would transfer from a bus to an LRT, then transfer again to the Subway at Kennedy.

True, but the idea is for other provinces and states to follow. Someone has to be the first!

If anything, DRL west should continue west south of High Park to Humber Shores, down to Mimico/Long Branch and then over to Sherway. This would allow great densification along the waterfront. It doesn't necessarily need to connect back up to Bloor. There is already the Roncesvalles streetcar...

Just think, the entire Phase 1 only cost $1B (and that includes maintenance for 30 years!)...that's 1/3 a Scarborough Subway! Phase 2 will cost another $1.2B.

Ah, so maybe that's why it's free until next year! :D

Well, looking at the eastbound video, it's a pretty big fail that they couldn't finish the work at Brock Road on time for the 407 opening...sort of defeats the point.

I'm confused...based on the current traffic it seems 407 is not open by the congestion at Brock Road? I don't see why it would back up there if 407 is really open with 3 lanes. Is traffic still forced off at Brock?

The government still influences 407, they just don't dictate the rates. 407ETR is smart, they know they have to keep the rates high enough to prevent congestion, and keep the highway as an express route. Don't forget that 407ETR is owned 40% by the CPP and 16% by Canadian company SNC Lavalin...

Well, just think about how much the average household spends on hydro per month compared to 407. $100 vs $1? While the sale of each is controversial, hydro is much more significant as a part of every day life.

Remember that many more people live in the Suburbs than in Toronto. It's just not possible to have transit that meets your every day needs in suburbs as they are more spread out than old capitals like Toronto. Based on my observations, Toronto has much worse road congestion than suburbs. The...

Not sure why it is assumed the government has a "green agenda". This highway extension has been in planning since the 90s and historically the toll roads always have a free period.

Well, they haven't announced a date yet when the tolls kick in (just "sometime in 2017"). I believe the same was done for the original 407 (free for awhile). It makes perfect sense really (like a UPX free weekend to get people to try it out).