regional BRT network
I don't think so -- look at the snip: "a comprehensive plan linking Oakville to Pickering" -- so, not just the bits we know well. Chong has clout with Ford, IIRC, and I know him to be fairly clear in expressing himself. Except I can't find the report under the name Bus Rapid Transit Proposal .
What would a BRT build-up to future subways look like? It could mean BRT-type upgrades ahead of (and during) underground construction for the Sheppard corridor, the Yonge North corridor, etc.
Alas, there is another minus for 'temporary' BRT -- the fear that exclusive bus lanes would pre-empt or undermine the business case for subways (hello, York University!) instead of potentially bolstering the case for such.
Another bonus for pre-subway BRT is that exclusive lanes could protect bus riders from hellish traffic while construction is underway.
Now can we find some common ground on the general concept that potential subway corridors could be preceded by BRT, or would we get caught up in disagreeing over which specific routes deserve what? I know it's tricky, cuz we'd have to find a generally agreed niche for LRT too, such as those routes that can't justify subway for ages or the community won't support BRT.
ed d.