GenerationW
Senior Member
2006 was when funding for Spadina was first announced, and I think the feds (or the province?) then delayed its portion for some reason which added another year or two. In addition, the 2011 accident at York University caused a one-year delay.One thing that I haven't seen a lot of discussion about is how long it's going to take to plan, design, approve and build a subway extension to Scarborough. Looking at the Spadina extension to Vaughan as an example the planning was started sometime before 2002 when the TTC first put it forward for funding. The first riders will be using the extension in 2016 if everything goes to the current schedule. That is 14 years. The Crosstown was first put forward in or around 2004 and it will hopefully be carrying its first customers in 2018 - again 14 years.
Eglinton was officially proposed in 2007, funding announced in 2009, funding reduced in 2010, project cancelled by Ford in 2011, and then reinstated by Council in 2012. Last I heard, they're targeting it to open in 2020.
If there's a B-D extension, the early estimate is a 2022 opening.