Rainforest
Senior Member
Rainforest
Moreover, even if the SRT extension crosses Sheppard at Markham Rd, it will bring more than enough capacity to Malvern Town Centre and hence another LRT line does not need to go there.
The Sheppard LRT going east to Meadowvale is questionable as well, will be overbuilt for the area's demand. The plan for the north-eastern corner should be reconsidered.
One option is to end the Eglinton-Kingston LRT at UTSC, and the Sheppard LRT at the SRT station on Sheppard, serving the rest of area with buses.
Another option is to combine the Sheppard and Eglinton-Kingston lines, so that a single arc-shaped route runs from the Sheppard subway terminus east to Morningside, south to UTSC and Lawrence, then loops west to Kennedy subway via Kingston and Eglinton. That would create additional travel possibilities within Scarborough, and hence the patronage of the north-eastern section will be higher.
I'm wondering. If the city chooses the Highway 401-Neilson Road alignment for the SRT extension, then there would be no need to bring this line north of Sheppard.
Moreover, even if the SRT extension crosses Sheppard at Markham Rd, it will bring more than enough capacity to Malvern Town Centre and hence another LRT line does not need to go there.
The Sheppard LRT going east to Meadowvale is questionable as well, will be overbuilt for the area's demand. The plan for the north-eastern corner should be reconsidered.
One option is to end the Eglinton-Kingston LRT at UTSC, and the Sheppard LRT at the SRT station on Sheppard, serving the rest of area with buses.
Another option is to combine the Sheppard and Eglinton-Kingston lines, so that a single arc-shaped route runs from the Sheppard subway terminus east to Morningside, south to UTSC and Lawrence, then loops west to Kennedy subway via Kingston and Eglinton. That would create additional travel possibilities within Scarborough, and hence the patronage of the north-eastern section will be higher.