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    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    I see what you're saying but given the limited funds we have, the single stop is the best we can accomplish with that money. Unless more funding is secured, adding the Lawrence station just isn't possible. I am neutral on the Lawrence station personally.
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    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    In terms of the Lawrence station, I can see both sides of the argument. On the one hand, it is nice to have an express route to get to/from Kennedy to STC faster since less stops means faster travel times, but it IS pretty weird to have a 6km tunnel. Adding the Lawrence station wouldn't be a bad...
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    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    So why did they choose the higher cost alignment and cut the stops like Lawrence and Eglinton anyways? I mean, I don't think it really matters in the grand scheme of things (since barely anyone got on/off those stops anyways) but just curious. I guess it would make sense to add 2 stops before...
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    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    At the end of the day, downtown residents only care about their DRL and couldn't care less about what Scarborough gets (hopefully no transit forever) while Scarborough residents want their subway station even if it's just 1 stop. Downtown residents will do anything to foil Scarborough from...
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    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    Any kind of LRT is only exciting to a small subset of Scarborough whereas a subway station is exciting to a much larger percentage of Scarborough residents. For example, the Sheppard LRT would be really exciting to me (but is indefinitely postponed), even more exciting than a subway, but the SSE...
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    Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension

    STC subway station is not a stupid idea it could be the home to 2 different subway lines in the future and serve as Scarborough's hub for decades to come. LRTs will follow without any doubts.

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