nfitz
Superstar
The mode was never confirmed. In the post above yours, TTC was referring to Pioneer Village station being designed for an LRT along Steeles.So out of curiosity, what is happening with this BRT? Is it dead or it’s sitting on the heap of unfunded projects?
The province's Greater Golden Horseshoe transportation plan from last year, still showed it as one of the 33 upcoming transit projects; not as high as the 12 projects they've committed to (which somehow counts the upgrade of the 5 GO lines to RER-like service as 2 projects, and the Bowmanville extension as a 3rd).
Though with the inclusion in the new plan, of the Ontario Line subway running along 407, I'd think that would push rapid transit on Steeles further down the list.
I'd think the opposite. The Liberals talked a good game, with all sorts of promises and announcements. But when push came to shove, promised lines weren't funded and others were delayed by many years.Sadly, the Ford Government hasn't been an advocate for transit like the last one.
In it's 4 terms (15 years) in office, the Liberals started 3 major transit expansion projects in Toronto. The Spadina Line 1 extension, Line 5, and Line 6. With completion dates extended for many years on Line 5 and Line 6.
In it's very first term, the Ford government Sstarted 4 projects. The Line 1 extension up Yonge, the Line 2 extension to Sheppard (how many times did the Liberals promise a version of that one?), the Line 5 extension to Renforth, and the Ontario Line subway. Now they've promised the Line 4 extension, and the Line 5 extension to Pearson (though that's almost entirely outside of Toronto).
Meanwhile, the Tories have continued with the expansion of GO services.