[ssiguy2]

So this "rapid transit" is going to warp out at 60km/hr, have to wait for red lights, and have too many stations. All this for just $1.5 billion.......what a deal.

Torontonians are going to be awfully disappointed when they find out that they have put up with endless construction for a system that won't be any faster than an express bus with limited stops and que-jumping lanes at intersections.

 

[reinventingthewheel]

Torontonians are going to be awfully disappointed when they find out that they have put up with endless construction for a system that won't be any faster than an express bus with limited stops and que-jumping lanes at intersections.

This project has always been about increasing capacity. Rush hour bus headways on Finch could not be reduced further.

 

[Steve X]

So this "rapid transit" is going to warp out at 60km/hr, have to wait for red lights, and have too many stations. All this for just $1.5 billion.......what a deal.

Torontonians are going to be awfully disappointed when they find out that they have put up with endless construction for a system that won't be any faster than an express bus with limited stops and que-jumping lanes at intersections.

The main goal as stated many years ago is not to build an express train (which they could have done on the hydro corridor just north of Finch) but a surface (easy to access) line to help riders connect between different destinations along Finch Ave West and promote midrise development along the corridor. Many riders don't actually travel from Finch to downtown. This forum however is obsess with subways and long distance commutes, which doesn't fit in the agenda of many users on this corridor.

The Eglinton East LRT and all former Transit City lines also share this design. The city could improve it with better transit priority though.