That said, your point has some validity, a similar challenge exists w/the Golden Mile on Eglinton East (served by the surface Crosstown).
A transit proposal shows up, appropriate to the density that IS present, or perhaps a few thousand extra souls....................
And suddenly you have development proposals serving literally 10x the most optimistic estimate.
Now the surface provision of streetcar/LRT (little to no transit priority in the case of Crosstown) is almost certainly woefully inadequate.