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Originally Posted by Doady
A city like Toronto has no business building subways, these photos make it clear. People in Toronto like to think they live in a city on the same level as DC or Chicago or something, but in reality it is more on the level of St. Louis and Houston.
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Those photos are limited... and if there were photos of the over crowded subway it would be "Clear" we need more . .lol
I've been to all those, and live downtown Toronto myself. While I see some architectural similarity with Chicago, it's not on the same scale, no doubt about that and the subway reflects that.. It's not as extensive as Chicago's.. Although to be fair to Toronto, the subway plans have been getting scrapped since 1984.. no mayor has been able to build what the city deserves.. Projects keep getting scrapped mostly for political reasons.
Does it deserve subways? yeah i think so. It already has a fair amount of track too and it's used extensively, and crowded already... (meaning we seriously could use more!!). Anyone who rides the TTC sees the obvious problems with overcrowding on a regular basis and it's only getting worse. The subway is an integral part of city planning and investment for the present and future.
I do find Toronto to be a hell of a lot more interesting/vibrant than St Louis or Houston Texas though.
just my thoughts..