BreeddekalbL 582 #1 Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) In other forum while members were debating crowding solutions and the venerable DRL a member in jest suggested we should run for mayor so i came up with a fictional transit platform if i ran for toronto mayor id like to see your thoughts and if you want to offer rebuttals. With that here we go Creating the fictional Mayoral Transit Platform Thanks to a member they said one of us should run for mayor got me thinking, id like to hear from you Brian's Mayoral Transit Platform idea If i were to run for mayor of Toronto my Transit platform would include Many Modes Bus, Subway and LRT/Streetcar and reform of the ttc I would reform the TTC by Kicking out the Politician from the Chairman Seat, Why because as we have seen too much oppturnities squandered by politicians meddling in the TTC IOS= initial operating segment First Lets talk Subways My Fictional Administration would Support 3 Subway Projects Line 4 Extension in 4 Phases Line 4 Needs to be extended to its full potential rather then a 5 stop shuttle First phase to victoria park Goal is to extend the route with the eventual goal of extending to stc Stops would be at brian and victoria park Second Phase Extension to Sheppard West Goal is to extend the subway west adding more stops and improve connectivity Stops would be at bathhurst and Sheppard west Third phase is Extension to Scarborough Town Center Goal is to Improve transit for those in Scarborough Stops to scarborough would be at birchmount, Brimley and STC Forth phase to Morningside with Connection to Line 5 Goal is Service Expansion with connection to Line 5 Stops would be at Mcowan, Shorting, Markham, Washburn, Breyon and Morningside Line 2 Extension to Scarborough town Center Goal of Improving Transit Access to Scarborugh I would do a 2 stop extension Stops will be at lawrence east and stc I would also support a study for the bloor danforth subway extension west to Mississauga And here we are with the venerable dream of the Relief Line with 2 phased extensions With 2 phased extensions my drl as proposed would run from don mills to dufferin via queen The IOS would be from pape to osgood and run via queen street First phase extension would run north from pape to don mills Second phase would run from osgood to dufferin via queen Bus to improve capicity on Over Crowded lines i would expand the order of Articulated buses LRT I support the Eglington Line 5 With 2 phased extensions Phase 1 Extension to Pearson Airport Purpose is to give an alternative for service to airport for those who do not want to use UP express Phase 2 is to extend Service to Morningside Purpose is to expand service to Scarborugh Run as proposed Streetcar and Lrt proposals All streetcars and lrt should have grade seperated Row where streets are wide enough Finch LRT Support finch Lrt as proposed with phase 1 extension to Finch subway station Jane LRT Proposed Jane Lrt would run from Jane station on line 2 connect with line 5 at Eglinton and connect with finch lrt at finch and jane will also connect with 512 steeetcar at st clair and jane Steeles lrt Proposed steeles Lrt wouls run from Kipling and steeles to york university with phase 2 extension to future steeles line 1 station Kipling LRT Proposed Kipling LRT IOS would run from Kipling station to steeles to connect with steeles Lrt 2nd phase extension to queensway-humber college via kipling 512 streetcar Extend 512 as proposed to connect With Jane LRT Waterfront Lrt Must expand union streetcar loop for more capicity (how can that be done?) Run waterfront streetcar as proposed to humber loop Funding agreement would be a 40 30 30 combo if agreeable Edited March 3, 2018 by BreeddekalbL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
