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I'm assuming around Islington station since it would essentially be extending the existing subway which ends at Islington, all the way to Square One.
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The subway ends at Kipling.
I'm assuming around Islington station since it would essentially be extending the existing subway which ends at Islington, all the way to Square One.
Forgive my lack of knowledge of communities in Toronto et al., but where is Cherrywood?
The Cherrywood I'm familiar with is in Pickering. That would be quite the extension.
I would like to see the Bloor line extend one or two stops west to Sherway Gardens with a terminus there. I would also like to see the future Hurontario LRT swing east on maybe Dundas after it links with a multimodal stop at the Cooksville GO station so that Mississauga's LRT has its terminus at Sherway Gardens as well. The reason that I think Sherway Gardens would be a good terminal and future mobility hub is that this transit stop has great access to 3 different highways. There are on/off ramps from the Gardiner Expressway, QEW and the 427 allowing many commuter buses, such as GO and Coach Canada buses to name two, very good access to this future mobility hub- it is using existing infrastructure (the highways) to enhance our commuting experience with maybe even a commuter bus that went to the airport from this station via the 427. Not only commuter buses could use this moblity hub but many TTC buses and Mississauga Transit buses could stop there. Mississauga's LRT would link the busy Square One transit hub with the future TTC Sherway Gardens hub. Mississauga and Peel region have over a million people and this large population would have a good alternative to choose commuting for those that don't want to get on the GO or a long Mississauga Transit bus ride that presently goes to Islington Station- speaking of which such an extension would take many MT buses and TTC buses off of our streets freeing it up somewhat for commercial traffic.
There are many benifits that I think such a project would get both federal and provincial funding because it really benefits more then one region, which would make it a good candidate for some federal funding. These projects would also enhance the business at both Square One and at Sherway Gardens- which could eventually become a destination itself for many rather then just a transfer point.
Since far-out suggestions are encouraged and since megaprojects like the DRL are anything but novel (it's going to be necessary), I'd suggest having the Don Valley Expressway and train tracks by the Don River buried south of Bloor and replaced with a neighbourhood built around the canalized river with main-street-style low-rise development on both sides.