TJ O'Pootertoot
Senior Member
I wonder how many times on the 50+ pages here we've circled back to this 905/416 argument...
I wholeheartedly agree with everyone who points out Steeles is a random boundary and that if Hwy 7 were in Toronto and everything else were the same, no one would really be complaining.
There is no reason for the subway to end at Finch except that it's where it ends. It's awfully shortsighted to stand by a transit terminus build 35 (!) years ago and prattle on about how there's no density etc north of there.
I'm curious what percentage of people who object to taking the Yonge line north actually know what the landscape is like between Finch and 7 vs. those who thing that York Region is empty because it's not Toronto.
I don't see how anyone could have enough interest in transit to be on these boards and have ZERO understanding of the regional transit system being developed of which perhaps the biggest node outside Union Station is Yonge Street and Highway 7. It's baffling, really.
Also,Ii'll be the 50th person to explain to Torontoians that both York Region and Toronto got what they asked for from the province. You want to live in a place where your politicians prioritize subways? Well, by all means, move up here to York Region! You might find it's not quite as bleak and distant from Toronto as you once suspected and we'll even have fare cards soon.
I wholeheartedly agree with everyone who points out Steeles is a random boundary and that if Hwy 7 were in Toronto and everything else were the same, no one would really be complaining.
There is no reason for the subway to end at Finch except that it's where it ends. It's awfully shortsighted to stand by a transit terminus build 35 (!) years ago and prattle on about how there's no density etc north of there.
I'm curious what percentage of people who object to taking the Yonge line north actually know what the landscape is like between Finch and 7 vs. those who thing that York Region is empty because it's not Toronto.
I don't see how anyone could have enough interest in transit to be on these boards and have ZERO understanding of the regional transit system being developed of which perhaps the biggest node outside Union Station is Yonge Street and Highway 7. It's baffling, really.
Also,Ii'll be the 50th person to explain to Torontoians that both York Region and Toronto got what they asked for from the province. You want to live in a place where your politicians prioritize subways? Well, by all means, move up here to York Region! You might find it's not quite as bleak and distant from Toronto as you once suspected and we'll even have fare cards soon.