Sunnyside
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Could it be one is city-led and the other province-led?
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Sheppard Line 4 Subway Extension (Proposed)
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steviej1
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The Sheppard West extension is not a provincial plan at all for now. Only Sheppard East is. And I have a feeling that the Market Updates will not have any update on the Sheppard East extension for a couple of years, and it will be a campaign promise for the next election. I hope I'm wrong.
steviej1
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I've read the comments that work is being done behind the scenes on it and about the gossip/speculation. I just have a hard time believing that *meaningful* work is being done at the moment to bring this to reality.
nfitz
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Wasn't that the point of last week's funding announcement? That they were funding the meaningful work (the design, etc.).
Whether they are already doing meaningful work, 8 days later, I don't know ...
Aplus23
Active Member
Personally I think this is a great line and probably the most important line needed that's not already underway.
Having a east west line on
Lakeshore East (GO)
Danforth
Eglinton
and Sheppard
would cover almost all major roads in Scarborough and give the residents a way in and out of the downtown core on several different major routes via Trams or Trains, whichever is the proper word here
Having a east west line on
Lakeshore East (GO)
Danforth
Eglinton
and Sheppard
would cover almost all major roads in Scarborough and give the residents a way in and out of the downtown core on several different major routes via Trams or Trains, whichever is the proper word here
denfromoakvillemilton
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The city needs to build this. 100 percent funded by the province, fine, but not Metrolinx beyond planning support.
Railrunner
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Sheppard Subway Extension and Finch West LRT Extension is critical for Toronto’s future. Both should be under construction today.
Adjei
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Yes and I’m glad the province is not stupid enough to do this. Fund 100 percent of the costs with no involvement. Thankfully those days are over.
denfromoakvillemilton
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We don't need another Crosstown. Metrolinx' mandate is commuter rail, and they're lagging there.
drum118
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nfitz
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Metrolinx's mandate was extended beyond commuter rail under McGuinty.
They are currently building or designing ten different LRT and subway expansion projects in the GTHA - six of which are already under construction. In another decade they'll be moving more subway and LRT passengers than commuter rail passengers a day.
And they are designing BRT lines now as well.
Aplus23
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I have a feeling they will not bring this east enough. They're gonna terminate it at stc or McCowan, when it needs to go to at least Markham, preferably Morningside.
sixrings
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All the way to Pickering to fulfill Doug fords promises.
T3G
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Not good enough. Extend it all the way to Montreál.
Islington Express Bus
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When they announced the extension of Line 2 to Sheppard and McCowan, I assumed that was to be the terminus of any future Line 4 extension. I think anyone expecting this to be extended into Malvern in one phase will be disappointed. That would be 11 km, all underground. That's longer than the tunneled section of the crosstown!