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drum118
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The commissioners approved the request that $6 million be put into the budget and ask the Government for help on the funds for the following EA's
1. $2 million for the expansion of the Sheppard subway. (This will see the current approved line to STC being move to Sheppard only and to run east to Markham Rd. It should run to Morningside. Nice piece of land on the south-west corner for a bus terminal. It would be a good time to Sheppard extended to Downsview to the west.
I agree that the approve STC alignment should be move to Sheppard as I could never see it in the first place. The line should be extended to Pickering Town Centre/GO Station at a future date as well to the airport if it gets built. This will allow people to leave their car in Pickering and take the subway to the west that will be faster than sitting in the gridlock on the 401.
2. $4 million for the expansion of the BD in the east. (This means the SRT is dead and a new Kennedy station will be built to replace the current SRT/Subway/Bus station with a more direct route to Markham Rd and Sheppard Ave by STC. Also, there is the need to look at building the extension up Markham Rd to Highway 7 now as this extension will see more riders than the Vaughan/York extension will from day one.
We will see what is plan on April 24 at the presentation.
Dave
1. $2 million for the expansion of the Sheppard subway. (This will see the current approved line to STC being move to Sheppard only and to run east to Markham Rd. It should run to Morningside. Nice piece of land on the south-west corner for a bus terminal. It would be a good time to Sheppard extended to Downsview to the west.
I agree that the approve STC alignment should be move to Sheppard as I could never see it in the first place. The line should be extended to Pickering Town Centre/GO Station at a future date as well to the airport if it gets built. This will allow people to leave their car in Pickering and take the subway to the west that will be faster than sitting in the gridlock on the 401.
2. $4 million for the expansion of the BD in the east. (This means the SRT is dead and a new Kennedy station will be built to replace the current SRT/Subway/Bus station with a more direct route to Markham Rd and Sheppard Ave by STC. Also, there is the need to look at building the extension up Markham Rd to Highway 7 now as this extension will see more riders than the Vaughan/York extension will from day one.
We will see what is plan on April 24 at the presentation.
Dave