kEiThZ
Superstar
I thought ICTS was ruled out because it couldn't be made a continuous line with Eglinton, without grade separating Eglinton the whole way and boosting overall costs.
The SLRT plan at least eliminates the transfer at Kennedy for core bound traffic. The SSE does the same. The ICTS, if not implmented along all of Eglinton, we will simply waste billions to maintain the status quo which ticks off a lot of Scarborough. No point. If we're going to spend the money, LRT or Subway and ditch the transfer.
On this note, I'd also argue very strongly for spending the money to convert the Sheppard stubway and to then promote the whole LRT plan as a transfer reduction strategy. That would sell LRT incredibly well in Scarborough. At minimum, it will split off all but the most ardent subway advocates. Why the politicians don't want to do this is beyond me. Converting Sheppard is far, far cheaper than extending the Bloor-Danforth. And getting rid of transfers will dramatically improve the LRT "brand". Instead, they keep adding transfer, insistent on aggravating the public in the burbs.
The SLRT plan at least eliminates the transfer at Kennedy for core bound traffic. The SSE does the same. The ICTS, if not implmented along all of Eglinton, we will simply waste billions to maintain the status quo which ticks off a lot of Scarborough. No point. If we're going to spend the money, LRT or Subway and ditch the transfer.
On this note, I'd also argue very strongly for spending the money to convert the Sheppard stubway and to then promote the whole LRT plan as a transfer reduction strategy. That would sell LRT incredibly well in Scarborough. At minimum, it will split off all but the most ardent subway advocates. Why the politicians don't want to do this is beyond me. Converting Sheppard is far, far cheaper than extending the Bloor-Danforth. And getting rid of transfers will dramatically improve the LRT "brand". Instead, they keep adding transfer, insistent on aggravating the public in the burbs.