An LRT NETWORK is the best plan for TRANSIT RIDERS
Whoa! The price tag for the One-Stop Extension has skyrocketed. It’s gone up $900 million to $3.16 billion. But ridership predictions have dropped to 7,300 peak/hour - half the original estimate (9,500-14,000) used to justify extending Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth line) by one stop (and 6 km) to Scarborough Town Centre. Worse, it will only be within walking distance of 3,500 residents.
Mayor Tory and Scarborough councillors are so fixated with this subway, they have thrown sensible transit planning principles out the window. They might even try to cancel the Eglinton East LRT and use that money to pay for this one-stop boondoggle. We need to show there is support for the Eglinton East LRT.
We say no to paying $900 million more, for a One-Stop Extension within walking distance of only 3,500 Scarborough residents.
We say yes to an LRT network within walking distance of 125,000 residents.
Mayor Tory and City Council should:
TTCriders asked all federal MP candidates from the four major parties about their commitments to public transit. Read their responses to our transit policy survey and see where your candidates stand on improving public transit!
Transit and environmental groups across Canada have released the results of a policy survey on public transit commitments from federal parties. Candidates from the Liberal, New Democrat, and Green Parties provided responses or shared commitments in their party platform. See where federal parties stand on key transit issues ahead of this election!