LAz
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Does anyone know where I can get the sheppard subway EA?
Correct ... as we pointed out earlier in the thread, the actual speed for the first 10 km, is only 15 km/hr ... not including terminal time. And that's assuming it's running on time. I have heard comments that it does not always run on time.Can people stop repeating "17km/hr"? That's not what the Sheppard bus runs at.
Well, it should intersect the SRT at Markham Road ... but I agree the case for LRT east of Markham Road is not that strong. It's a shame that TTC is trying to reduce transfers.Then what's the point of this thing? Take away riders from Agincourt and there's barely a case for bus service east of McCowan.
Ah, look what I found. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930045658/http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/pdf/rtes2002.pdf
Man it depresses me just browsing through it... it's such a slap in the face to abandon the subway in favor of tram transport.
Transit city... taking rapid out of transit!
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Then what's the point of this thing? Take away riders from Agincourt and there's barely a case for bus service east of McCowan.
Don't worry K, they will build most of those eventually. But, the opportunities lost in the meantime will be mind-blowing. In fact they already are.
Correct ... as we pointed out earlier in the thread, the actual speed for the first 10 km, is only 15 km/hr ... not including terminal time. And that's assuming it's running on time. I have heard comments that it does not always run on time.
Barely a case for bus service? Are you for real? I know you hate the LRT but there is no need to just make stuff up.
I grew up in Malvern. Right off Washburn way. My parent's still live there. And I am there regularly. I know how much demand is there, east of Agincourt. I am not making up anything. Ride the 85 and check it out. Most of the ridership is west of McCowan and another chunk gets off at Markham. From there riders really start to taper off.
That was west of Don Mills on the section already constructed. Check TTC's 10-year more recent EA for the Sheppard East LRT; the projected demand for subway east of Don Mills was only 5,000.