Whoaccio
Senior Member
I really don't think it is necessary to pull a second subway up to Finch via Don Mills. Eglinton is important because that is an intersection of quite a few major bus routes (Don Mills, Eglinton East, Leslie, Lawrence East). Given that there really wouldn't be many stops between there and Bloor, it would also provide a big speed advantage over Yonge. Between Eglinton and Sheppard, there really isn't much to intercept. There is the York Mills bus, then there is the Lawrence-Donway bus, neither of which would justify a subway. Sheppard isn't really in drastic need of relief, so putting another subway there would be overkill.
If the goal is to have the DRL turn into some kind of 30+ km uber line, we should make sure from the get go that we build it in line with lower ridership suburban operations. If we have to build some kind of 500m/km uberbahn up to Don Mills and York Mills, it will never ever have a chance of working. At least if we used something SRT-ish in scale and costs, it would be easier to extend it into low density areas.
If the goal is to have the DRL turn into some kind of 30+ km uber line, we should make sure from the get go that we build it in line with lower ridership suburban operations. If we have to build some kind of 500m/km uberbahn up to Don Mills and York Mills, it will never ever have a chance of working. At least if we used something SRT-ish in scale and costs, it would be easier to extend it into low density areas.