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unimaginative2
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Back on to the topic of the DRL, I wish that they could be talking about it now while Union Station is already under contstruction. That station would be one of the most expensive components of the line, but that cost would be slashed if it were built as part of the second platform project.
One of the biggest justifications for the Downtown Relief Line was the extension of the financial district into the railway lands. Now that it is finally happening, it will further contribute to the route's attractiveness. Also note that when the project was first studied in 1985, the SkyDome and ACC weren't even built.
A subway along the rail corridor, costing a mere pittance, would be a powerful catalyst for development in the West Don Lands and East Bayfront. If a route along Lakeshore east of the Don to Pape were taken, it could bring about the re-development of the port lands years before it otherwise would occur.
Tell Miller that there's no way that a streetcar could get people from the Port Lands or East Bayfront to downtown in less than 25 minutes, while a subway could do it in about 7.
One of the biggest justifications for the Downtown Relief Line was the extension of the financial district into the railway lands. Now that it is finally happening, it will further contribute to the route's attractiveness. Also note that when the project was first studied in 1985, the SkyDome and ACC weren't even built.
A subway along the rail corridor, costing a mere pittance, would be a powerful catalyst for development in the West Don Lands and East Bayfront. If a route along Lakeshore east of the Don to Pape were taken, it could bring about the re-development of the port lands years before it otherwise would occur.
Tell Miller that there's no way that a streetcar could get people from the Port Lands or East Bayfront to downtown in less than 25 minutes, while a subway could do it in about 7.