A 60 to 80 Kilometre Web of Light Rail
Published by Toronto Mike on March 16, 2007 @ 11:31 in TTC ~ Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto News ~ Toronto Focus
The TTC is unveiling an ambitious blueprint for a light rail system that would crisscross the city far beyond existing and planned subway lines. Here's a map of the network of new routes, which include:
- Don Mills – Steeles Avenue to Bloor-Danforth Subway
- Eglinton Crosstown – Kennedy Station to Pearson Airport
- Etobicoke-Finch West – Yonge Street to Highway 27
- Jane – Jane Station to Steeles West Station
- Scarborough Malvern – Kennedy Station to Malvern/Morningside
- Sheppard East – Don Mills Station to Morningside Avenue
- Waterfront West – Union Station/Exhibition to Long Branch
I'm a pretty big fan of the Toronto Transit Commission and a very regular user of buses and the subway. I rarely start up the car anymore, far preferring to TTC it if I can't walk it. Blanketing the 416 with such a system is an exceptional idea and a key step toward Toronto becoming a true green, clean, and liveable city.
Now we just need the money...
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Annemarie
March 16, 2007 / 14:22
I'm all for cutting down on gridlock & saving the environment, but one of the reasons I got my car 5 yrs. ago is so I WOULDN'T have to take the TTC any longer! Oh I agree it can be good for some things, sometimes, otherwise, I try to avoid it *@ ALL COSTS!* Suffice it to say, I'd take my car anyday over the TTC. You could say I'm real passionate about driving. I'm sooo not a fan of the Red (a-hem) Rocket (?) that I don't even mind driving in snow, dealing w/ traffic and/or fighting/paying for parking! Hey, @ least I drive a Honda. :) I think even w/ this new system & the tax break on TTC passes, the preferred method of transportation will continue to be personal/co. vehicles & prob always will be. I mean, come on, you can get places in a *fraction* of the time! & as we all know, we have very little of that these days. I can honestly say, besides you Mike & prob my younger nieces & nephews when/if they get the chance, I know ONE other person who doesn't mind/actually LIKES the TTC (yikes) but he lives in Cobourg; everyone & I mean EVERYONE else likes to take their cars & don't know how they'd get along w/o them. I do my part for gridlock by taking alternate routes, etc. when I can & for the environment by being an avid recycler, not wasting & encouraging others to do the same. Time & convenience are just too precious of commodities "when you've only got 100 years to live", maybe less. Enjoy your beloved TTC! I hope you & your Lady In Red will continue to have a very happy life together & all your experiences are good ones! For me, it's me & my silver bullet, 'til death do us part. :)