The 50-Stop LRT will allow people in Scarborough and the eastend easy access to lots of small businesses. Students will be able to get to the Scarboro U of T campus. Senior can get to the hospital. The one stop subway gets people to the mall at Scarboro Town centre and that is it.
i live in Scarborough.i have odd shift which involves travelling at 4am .it is a struggle .we are at the mercy of TTC.a good system in place would help the early morning riders .the bus is packed at that hour of the morning .
I have taken transit in Scarborough for business in the daytime and been frightened- blocks are very long, transit is infrequent and stops far apart- its not safe for women. I take my car if I have business in Scarbough. Its so poorly served by transit. Its a shame!
If it hadn’t been for Rob Ford we’d have had the LRT pretty much ready by now. John Tory’s obstinate commitment to the 1 stop subway (regardless of cost) is baffling. Scarborough residents have been sold a bill-of-goods and feel they “deserve” a subway even when ridership numbers don’t warrant it and the LRT would serve them better. For those living between Eglinton station and Scarborough Town they’ll have worse service than with the SRT.
A one stop subway provides less flexibility to users than the current 4 stop SRT. That is not progress. There are so many areas in Scarborough which need better service and the one stop subway will not address them. Better to use the available funds to provide more stops on an LRT system.
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Nancy O'Connor
The 50-Stop LRT will allow people in Scarborough and the eastend easy access to lots of small businesses. Students will be able to get to the Scarboro U of T campus. Senior can get to the hospital. The one stop subway gets people to the mall at Scarboro Town centre and that is it.
August 24, 2018 at 6:03 pm
Dilys Tyrrell
Well said! I agree 100%
September 28, 2018 at 9:16 pm
Gretchen
The LRT will serve a wide population and may actually make a profit. Each ride on the One Stop subway will have to be subsidized upto $80.00.
August 24, 2018 at 6:27 pm
admin
Thanks for the interesting fact about the One Stop $80 subsidy. If you have any more information about this please send it our way.
Brenda
Scarborough Transit Action
August 24, 2018 at 6:59 pm
Audrey
i live in Scarborough.i have odd shift which involves travelling at 4am .it is a struggle .we are at the mercy of TTC.a good system in place would help the early morning riders .the bus is packed at that hour of the morning .
August 25, 2018 at 8:17 pm
Betsy D
a subway to STC helps no one! We would have to DRIVE to it to take it.
August 27, 2018 at 4:48 am
Nell Van Meter
I have taken transit in Scarborough for business in the daytime and been frightened- blocks are very long, transit is infrequent and stops far apart- its not safe for women. I take my car if I have business in Scarbough. Its so poorly served by transit. Its a shame!
August 29, 2018 at 3:00 am
Don Tyrrell
If it hadn’t been for Rob Ford we’d have had the LRT pretty much ready by now. John Tory’s obstinate commitment to the 1 stop subway (regardless of cost) is baffling. Scarborough residents have been sold a bill-of-goods and feel they “deserve” a subway even when ridership numbers don’t warrant it and the LRT would serve them better. For those living between Eglinton station and Scarborough Town they’ll have worse service than with the SRT.
September 28, 2018 at 9:08 pm
Dilys Tyrrell
A one stop subway provides less flexibility to users than the current 4 stop SRT. That is not progress. There are so many areas in Scarborough which need better service and the one stop subway will not address them. Better to use the available funds to provide more stops on an LRT system.
September 28, 2018 at 9:15 pm
Neville Ross
When are people in Toronto going to give up their subwayitis and accept that all we can get for the Inner ‘Burbs is light rail?🙄
October 6, 2018 at 7:28 pm