CanadianNational
Senior Member
Interesting....
Certainly the desire is there to do something more with Sheppard, simply to make sense of it.
Any move to extend Sheppard in any direction would help the Mayor save face, and soothe some of the acrimony that his promises have whipped up. It sounds like a chilled, Stintz kind of move. If it's true, whether it is a notion thought up with a good chance of becoming real, or simply one fabricated to smooth proceedings is open to debate. Either way, it would be interesting because it would put the Mayor on the spot to see if he was realistically serious about funding the subway and getting it built - even in this reduced capacity - or if he just wants to keep blowing hot air. Either way, council can come to a decision.
On a side note: could the notion of extending the Sheppard Line westward to Downsview possibly drain future commitments to the Finch LRT going to Yonge? That would be a lot of rapid transit being committed to a relatively underpopulated area.
Certainly the desire is there to do something more with Sheppard, simply to make sense of it.
Any move to extend Sheppard in any direction would help the Mayor save face, and soothe some of the acrimony that his promises have whipped up. It sounds like a chilled, Stintz kind of move. If it's true, whether it is a notion thought up with a good chance of becoming real, or simply one fabricated to smooth proceedings is open to debate. Either way, it would be interesting because it would put the Mayor on the spot to see if he was realistically serious about funding the subway and getting it built - even in this reduced capacity - or if he just wants to keep blowing hot air. Either way, council can come to a decision.
On a side note: could the notion of extending the Sheppard Line westward to Downsview possibly drain future commitments to the Finch LRT going to Yonge? That would be a lot of rapid transit being committed to a relatively underpopulated area.