[Midtown Urbanist]

Where do you figure this would go north of Bloor? If it stays on Dufferin, it would get awfully close to the Spadina Subway.

Why are we afraid of that?

It only gets close to Spadina by the time Dufferin reaches Eglinton. At that point, it would be more egregious to not connect with the Crosstown, than it would to duplicate service.

If we sent it up north of Eglinton on Dufferin, that to me just says that we gotta up-zone all those lands along Dufferin, Yorkdale and Lawrence Heights for some of that delicious density.

 

[M II A II R II K]

After Eglinton it could veer north east to connect with Glencairn which would give more of a reason to use that station.

 

[micheal_can]

If relief is needed fast perhaps the line could start off with a tunnel with just a Pape and Queen station only so it can open earlier and then add the extra stations later.

The cost alone would make this prohibitively expensive.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

The cost alone would make this prohibitively expensive.

Sadly, you're right. The Relief Line is a priority project, so some money will have to be allocated for it.

 

[robmausser]

Where do you figure this would go north of Bloor? If it stays on Dufferin, it would get awfully close to the Spadina Subway.

And if it goes to Dundas West, its too close to GO-RER on Kitchener and Barrie.

Honestly when you consider the GO-RER lines, the existing Spadina Subway, there is no need for this portion of the relief line to go north.

That area has tons of transit options already.

It should terminate at Dufferin and Bloor.

We dont HAVE to have every subway line continue to the ends of the earth.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

And if it goes to Dundas West, its too close to GO-RER on Kitchener and Barrie.

Honestly when you consider the GO-RER lines, the existing Spadina Subway, there is no need for this portion of the relief line to go north.

That area has tons of transit options already.

It should terminate at Dufferin and Bloor.

We dont HAVE to have every subway line continue to the ends of the earth.

Keele or Dundas West. I think RER-Kitchener should be fine.

 

[W. K. Lis]

I would like to avoid the buried rivers and streams. They tend to show up every so often, usually after a big rainstorm.

http://mercator.geog.utoronto.ca/georia/lostrivers/leaflet-storymap_webtest/disappearing.html

See link on Lost Rivers of Toronto Web-mapping Pilot Project

From link. (There's a river under Keele Street/Parkside Drive/Bloor Street.)

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Keele or Dundas West. I think RER-Kitchener should be fine.

As far as I concern, I believe the Relief Line should end at either Lansdowne or Dundas West. Did you read @W. K. Lis's comment, that Keele and Parkside have a ravine under them ? Plus Keele is too far west anyway

 

[north-of-anything]

I don't think it should meet Line 2 on Bloor at all. Hopefully GO RER can be used instead, and have the relief line serve either Queensway or Lake Shore.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

I don't think it should meet Line 2 on Bloor at all. Hopefully GO RER can be used instead, and have the relief line serve either Queensway or Lake Shore.

So, you'd rather have DRL go all the way to Long Branch instead? Well if that's what you people want, RIP 501.

 

[Kitsune]

... we could use a Relief Line West thread. It was mentioned somewhere I believe that consultations would start after RLN is done.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

So, you'd rather have DRL go all the way to Long Branch instead? Well if that's what you people want, RIP 501.

Long Branch doesn't have the density or development potential.

It should be under The Queensway, terminating at Sherway Gardens (and/or Dixie GO).

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Long Branch doesn't have the density or development potential.

It should be under The Queensway, terminating at Sherway Gardens (and/or Dixie GO).

That sounds likely to happen, and a way better idea then @north-of-anything's idea of going to an area, that you, me, and we all know is pretty low density.

 

[BurlOak]

That sounds likely to happen, and a way better idea then @north-of-anything's idea of going to an area, that you, me, and we all know is pretty low density.

north-of-anything suggest going along Queensway, but you think its better to go to Sherway.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

north-of-anything suggest going along Queensway, but you think its better to go to Sherway.

I think Queensway to Sherway is a good idea, Donald Duck.