Queen's Park came on board midway through and provided the necessary funds to complete construction of the line years earlier than originally contemplated.
Coming through with funds early??? Yup, definitely was a different time, haha!
Queen's Park came on board midway through and provided the necessary funds to complete construction of the line years earlier than originally contemplated.
Coming through with funds early??? Yup, definitely was a different time, haha!
A group of Toronto city councillors, including TTC chair Karen Stintz, is pushing the province to revive plans for a Scarborough subway as part of talks on new fees and taxes for building transit.
Converting the aging Scarborough Rapid Transit line to an extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway is back on the table, several councillors say, and informal talks with Queen’s Park have begun. Plans are in the works to introduce the subway project as part of an expected debate on transit funding at the next council meeting. It’s a move that could put Mayor Rob Ford in a bind by linking a Scarborough subway – one of his long-held ambitions – to the new transit taxes he abhors.
In the (mythical) perfect world we WOULD have a subway going further into Scarborough but building one is not only very expensive it will take many years. Can the existing SRT be kept operating much longer? Would converting it to an LRT quite soon (as planned) be best with a "firm' plan to extend the subway in increments soon after? The worst-case scenario would be a decision to extend the subway, no replacement for the SRT and it becoming unusable and replacing it with buses.A sacrifice move on the city hall chess board?
The worst-case scenario would be a decision to extend the subway, no replacement for the SRT and it becoming unusable and replacing it with buses.
A sacrifice move on the city hall chess board?
There's the issue of is there really a need for an SRT by itself in any incarnation, since it's primarily a feeder route just to get to the longer rapid transit lines.
Scarborough subway revival wanted by TTC chair Stintz, councillors
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ttc-chair-stintz-councillors-want-scarborough-subway-revived/article11586060/
Honestly, I think a Bloor-Danforth extension up to Sheppard Ave would be best at the end of the day. The LRT plan is a fine plan for Scarborough residents, but I do believe residents and others who use the Toronto’s public transit would agree the subway to Scarborough Centre is best.
However, the downtown relief subway line SHOULD be still being top priority for the city. Hell, it can be six months after shovels are in the ground for the DRL and then the B-D extension can start being worked on, just as long as the DRL comes first.