I fear having Eglinton in a similar scenario will eventually result in the same thing, where the tunnel won't be able to keep up with demand because the surface sections are operating at or very near capacity.
You see, aiming for the bottom is better than aiming for long term strategic growth. What you want is something of the past. Since the 1980s Toronto has set precedent for the future, where subway expansion is not necessary. Therefore we must do all that we can in order to appease the car, or in other words to take rapid out of transit. This is why we must do all we can to eliminate the best possible solution. Afterall, the apples at the bottom of the barrel are more sweeter than the ones at the top, don't you remember that?
Sarcasm aside, I do not understand why in the hell would someone dig such a long tunnel without making it a subway from the getgo. I think that the reason why is because people are scared of extra capacity. I mean dude, what on earth would we do with extra capacity!!?!
I told a number of people about the 13 km tram tunnel who do not know much about toronto. They all think that it is a stupid thing. And yet some fools actually support it. This is so mind-boggling to me...
I'm not making any kind of generalized accusation here - I'm just saying that lots of anti-LRT("anti-streetcar") types will claim to be pro-subway when really all they really want is surface transit to move out of the way so they can get places in their car. This is the Rob Ford-type of being 'pro-subway.'
If I was pro-car I would support trams more than anything. The reason why is because this would only put subways behind big time. What's the logic here - delaying the construction of real rapid transit, aka a real alternative to the car. Why ride a quick subway on sheppard when one can go at a snail's pace in a tram? It's clear, the car lobby wants trams, because a comprehensive subway plan would devastate the car. Something
must be done, so there is an analysis of the alternatives. The cheaper alternative is chosen, and more importantly, the alternative that harms cars less is chosen, that alternative is the low capacity slow moving tram.