'Extra transfer pushed on Sheppard residents'? Nothing is being pushed on them. Relatively speaking, the Sheppard Subway Line is barely used.
The LRT is a great solution for lower density areas. It's not only more affordable, it offers better coverage and access.
When did this debate become political? When a certain former mayor decided to use transit as a vote-getting tool, pretending that LRTs are somehow lesser than subways. The current mayor is unfortunately following the same playbook.
I'm also tired of hearing complaints about having to make transfers. That's how transit works. If I'm at Bathurst & Bloor and want to go to Yonge and Eglinton, I have to take the subway east...then I have to get off the train, walk up a flight of stairs, and get on another train. Kind of like what I have to do when I want to go to STC. The expectation that one should be able to get on a transit vehicle and it should take them wherever they'd like to go is ridiculous.
Transit isn't an entitlement. Infrastructure decisions should be based on need and practicality - in this case, the ridership numbers and density clearly do not justify a subway extension. A quick look at the stats shows that 37% of the people who use the RT (excluding Kennedy) take advantage of stations other than STC. A 6KM subway extension is going to leave those people out in the cold. This is going to make transit in Scarborough worse, not better - all so politicians looking for votes can claim they deliver a subway to the supposedly deprived citizens of Scarborough.