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Originally Posted by losername
It needs subways downtown, not in the suburbs or to the suburbs. A subway on Shepard is a complete waste of money as is one in Scarb. and Vaughan.
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Toronto's transit success has actually stemmed from the suburbs for the most part, and the expansion of transit in the suburbs.
The suburban subway stations generate a huge percentage of Toronto's subway ridership. So the excuse the suburbs can't support grade separated transit is just false and is not how Toronto became a transit success.
Kennedy, Warden, and Victoria Park subway stations in Scarborough, generate over: 120,000 trips a day.
The Yonge Subway north of Lawrence, carries over 223,000 riders a day.
Even the much complained about Spadina line, carries over 104,000 riders a day on the stretch north of Lawrence West.
Subway ridership on Sheppard is approaching 50,000 riders a day. Hardly little usage for a not even half finished subway.