I have also decided to put into graphic form what I was describing with respect to the Finch XPress BRT a few pages back. There was a pretty lengthy (and fun) debate on it, so I figured I would put what I'm proposing into graphic form.
There are 4 overlapping services along the corridor:
1) The local bus service that currently operates. Naturally frequencies will be reduced, but it will still be there to service the stops in between the XPress stops.
2) The All-Day XPress BRT route. Runs from Malton Station to Sheppard-McCowan Station.
3) The Central Section XPress route, which runs from Jane & Finch to Seneca, during peak only. The purpose of this route is to give people boarding in the central section a relatively empty bus to board if the XPress buses coming from further out are already full. This type of service is heavily implemented in Ottawa, where routes like the 95X run an abbreviated version of the full 95 route (usually from Baseline to Hurdman as opposed to Barrhaven to Orleans). It's a God-send for people boarding further up the line.
4) The Outer Section XPress route, with Central Section bypass. Basically the exact reverse of the Central Section route. Runs from the end of the line to where the Central route starts, and then runs express to Finch & Finch West stations (and between the two). Very useful for people who get on way down the line, but don't want to sit through every stop on their way to the subway).
Both the Central and Outer section routes run only during peak hours, when demand is highest.
IMO, this type of system offers far more flexibility and service for all of Finch compared to an LRT that would be on 1/2 of Finch West.
There are 4 overlapping services along the corridor:
1) The local bus service that currently operates. Naturally frequencies will be reduced, but it will still be there to service the stops in between the XPress stops.
2) The All-Day XPress BRT route. Runs from Malton Station to Sheppard-McCowan Station.
3) The Central Section XPress route, which runs from Jane & Finch to Seneca, during peak only. The purpose of this route is to give people boarding in the central section a relatively empty bus to board if the XPress buses coming from further out are already full. This type of service is heavily implemented in Ottawa, where routes like the 95X run an abbreviated version of the full 95 route (usually from Baseline to Hurdman as opposed to Barrhaven to Orleans). It's a God-send for people boarding further up the line.
4) The Outer Section XPress route, with Central Section bypass. Basically the exact reverse of the Central Section route. Runs from the end of the line to where the Central route starts, and then runs express to Finch & Finch West stations (and between the two). Very useful for people who get on way down the line, but don't want to sit through every stop on their way to the subway).
Both the Central and Outer section routes run only during peak hours, when demand is highest.
IMO, this type of system offers far more flexibility and service for all of Finch compared to an LRT that would be on 1/2 of Finch West.