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How was the SRT marketed/perceived in 1985 before it opened? Were people excited about a new form of transit in Toronto in the suburbs (Scarborough, Etobicoke) or were people complaining it wasn't "what we deserve" as it's "not good enough"?
I moved to Scarborough in 1991. And all I've ever known were people complaining about the SRT and the transfer at Kennedy since I was a kid.
The idea of the SRT would have been more sustainable if they had extended the line deep into northern Scarborough. But they never did. And that made the line look as useless as Sheppard subway. Even worse is the fact that virtually all the ridership on that line is centered around 3 stations: Kennedy, Lawrence East and Scarborough Centre. Even the ridership at McCowan is fake since it operates as a glorified kiss n ride for SC.
And now because they didn't extend it for 3 decades, nobody really, really trusts them to do it properly. That's why its innate to push for a subway extension. It's the one thing that seems to get built in Toronto.