Yet somehow this fantastical regional rail idea only ever comes up when the Milton line is brought up, even though it's a corridor on which its impossible to add any trains, which are desperately needed.
Yet the same people don't become so tied to regional rail when it comes to Richmond Hill, and instead support subway there. Why not just reroute Richmond Hill GO? Well the usual response is, it doesn't go where riders want to go. Quelle surprise!
I honestly don't understand this double-standard when it comes to Mississauga. It baffles me. It has a deeper significance, especially when you read the "Why the hate for Mississauga" thread and people resent Mississauga as a suburb, yet have no problems with Brampton, Oakville, Vaughan, Markham, Durham Region, which are all the same sprawly cities as Mississauga, if not worse.
This is an argument which has been going on for years here on UT and isn't going to go away. The best we can do is agree to disagree on the need for the subway. I've already conceded regional rail is important, but it isn't a replacement for subway. They're completely different markets and no one here has demonstrated that the regional rail network would obviate the need for subway to MCC.