Thoughtless Miscreant
Active Member
No offense but until Steve Munro tells me that I remain sceptical that is a fact.. It might be but I dont know... Has steve commented on this issue? If it isnt possible why were so many counsellors trying to suggest that it could be repurposed.
Steve has talked about the Weston corridor many times. His stance is that a converted UPX would be the most logical place to put the western leg of the Downtown Relief Line. This doesn't mean literally converting the line to subway technology (that is definitely impossible) but rather electrifying it, adding in more local stations, running more frequent service, and charging a much lower fare. This would be entirely doable, and much cheaper and easier to build than any other DRL West option.
Personally I can't imagine why we would waste this valuable space on a low-ridership premium express train to the airport. The corridor connects densely populated neighbourhoods, large employment districts, and the city's two most important transportation hubs. And it does that while crossing basically every major transit corridor in the west end, including the Eglinton LRT, the Bloor Subway, all of the streetcar lines, and a whole bunch of very busy bus routes. When you think about all that potential, the UPX just seems kind of pointless.