W. K. Lis
Superstar
How does that help? A shutdown like that requires about 200 buses to carry the subway ridership (probably less, because many will walk, and you really can't handle a bus every 10 seconds on Bloor).
If there's 2,000 buses to draw from, surely that makes getting shuttle buses easier than if there's only 1,000.
Most of those buses used for shuttles came from other bus routes. Which meant crowding on those bus routes.