rbt
Senior Member
So cancelling the subway would cost very little then.
Some of the costs of cancelling the LRT will still have to be eaten by the city, even if those plans are restarted.
So cancelling the subway would cost very little then.
Plus we would lose the $660M federal contribution. (although they may allow it to be used on another project - but there is that uncertainty).
Plus we would lose the $660M federal contribution. (although they may allow it to be used on another project - but there is that uncertainty).
We won't lose that cash, it was actually approved in the last federal budget but was labelled as general infrastructure spending. The money can be redistributed to other capital projects like roads or the public housing repair backlog.
Plus we would lose the $660M federal contribution. (although they may allow it to be used on another project - but there is that uncertainty).
We won't lose that cash, it was actually approved in the last federal budget but was labelled as general infrastructure spending. The money can be redistributed to other capital projects like roads or the public housing repair backlog.
Whether or not they would lose the federal money should not be the primary (or even close) consideration. It really should be (for Toronto) about is subway with less stops better than the LRT with more stops....and if it is, is it enough better to warrant spending $1 billion (+/-) of Toronto money to make the step up.
That being said, is there a consensus among transit enthusiasts as to what could be done to the elevated RT if the cost difference with the subway were put towards extending/or branching the S(L)RT? Perhaps a branch along Eglinton to Kingston Rd?
Well the assumption is the Liberals will win the election. If either PC or NDP, then that changes things. Besides what money could have possibly been already spend on the subway for the RT replacement. It was just council that approved the subway and thats it - a subway with 2 stops makes no sense versus an LRT with 7 stops. The problem is it needs to be repeatedly explained that way and not the Scarborough needs subways propaganda that is constantly out there, then gets picked up by the media and is repeated over and over again as if its a given.
Well it's a 3 stop subway, and the amount of stops doesn't mean it can't be an important and effective extension.
Pcs will mandate a subway, and I don't think the NDP have much of a chance.
As I said, if the city pulls the money they will just build Murray's version.