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<title>blogTO Recent Comments: Subway into York Region a (Pretty Much) Done Deal</title>
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<title>leo</title>
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How about Yonge Subway, it should go to HW7 asap. Building such a small subway line would take 10 years? Then we should plan it ealier, we know GTA's population will go up very soon in the next 10 years.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c281074</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:32:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>mrjcleaver</title>
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Why doesn't Toronto have its Go Trains serve the city as well as long distance?
 <a href="http://martin.cleaver.org/blog/2007/03/20/why-dont-torontos-go-trains-stop-inside-the-city/">http://martin.cleaver.org/blog/2007/03/20/why-dont-torontos-go-trains-stop-inside-the-city/</a>]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c125355</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:48:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Jack</title>
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I think they should expand the Yonge line up to highway 7, connecting the Go train station at Langstaff.. and further up...
In fact, ttc should get rid of all the buses and convert everything to subway just like nyc...given our weather condition, it just doesn't make sense to rely so much on surface public transit.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c112653</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:37:54 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jeff</title>
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Jason:  To say that Vaughan or 905 north of Steeles is sparsely populated is just plain ignorant.  You obviously don't get north of bloor much.  The subway up to York and Vaughan combined with VIVA is going to take tons of cars off the road.  Finally we're getting moving again after the lost Harris decade.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c112629</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:46:04 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jason Bradley</title>
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York Universsity should be the end of the line.  Sending it out to the sparsley populated suburbs is ridiculous - an idea so stupid that only politicians could conceive it.  When its all done it will cost 5 billion, lose money and then be sold to the private sector for pennies on the dollar - just like the 407!!!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c112531</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:38:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Brian</title>
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Allison: Search for Blue22 (wikipedia has an article). Its a dedicated line from Union Station to Pearson that would take only 22 minutes.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c112513</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:23:18 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Aurele</title>
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I agree that there are other arguably higher priorities for the TTC, and that stable funding is essential.
However, building a subway is a good thing, because once it is there, no one can take it away. It's there, and it will be useful, one day (decade) or another.
It would be also great to alleviate the Yonge line a bit :-).]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c112431</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:19:41 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Allison</title>
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What Toronto/The GTA/Ontario really needs is an efficient transit system to the airport. This could be a LRT line (light rapid transit) from Kipling and should be funded by all three levels of government.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c112171</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:53:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Matt</title>
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This is definitely a step in the right direction, even if it comes a clean decade too late for this former Yorkie. :)

Yes, there are certainly a significant number of other issues that the TTC needs to address immediately, but I have to say the last few months are the first time in a long time that I've felt like the organization is legitimately listening to the population in terms of what we need/want from them. It's nice to imagine that the TTC will actually be a competitive transit system by sometime in the next decade.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c112133</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:38:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title>j</title>
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I think the Toronto government is leaning towards privatizing Bus routes and leaving the Subway to be run by the TTC. A subway is definelty needed up there, have you see that area! Rush hour is horrendous. York lost many investment opportunties (CFL & FIFA) because of tranist issues. These investors could have easily built that area up. Lets be realistic as well, running a bus with a york route to downsview costs hella of a lot then running a subway.  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111934</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:15:48 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Ian</title>
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Sam: Yeah, that's right. Thanks for the point-out!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111924</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:55:27 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Sam</title>
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"With the city, the province, and the feds all kicking in their part of the $697 million price tag"

You mean their part of the $2 billion price tag. The $697 million is just what the federal government is putting forward.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111920</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:46:27 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Ian</title>
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Hamish: I agree, transit is needed up there. But I don't think the kind of high-density transit that is a subway is needed.

Subways don't get built the way they used to, and their costs are through the roof. I've read that the York subway will take 10 years to complete -- that means the frosh riding to to their first classes are right now in Grade 4. In those ten years, with half a billion dollars, we could blanket entire parts of the city with ROW streetcars and create an actual network, not just another stump on an already underused subway line. 

I think it's a matter of practicality and utilitarianism; while it would be nice to have a subway running right up to Vaughan, there are better, and more spread out ways of spending that money.

I really recommend that anyone interested in this read Steve Munro's blog. I don't agree with everything he says, but he knows the TTC better than anyone in the city, and certainly better than the vote-hungry politicians.

www.stevemunro.ca]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111899</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:16:08 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Joe</title>
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Great that the subway is getting to York U, but we need more Subway or Streetcard lines in the city of Toronto proper.  What about Eglington West?  What about finishing the Sheppherd Subway?  What about Etobicoke.  Also when this Subway is finished what will happen to those who live south of the 401 on the Spadina line.  In rush hour by the time the train arrives it will be full.  The TTC should not be used to fix the horrible development mistakes that have been made in the 905 region.  Toronto needs to focus on Toronto for once.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111869</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:03:02 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Joe</title>
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Great that the subway is getting to York U, but we need more Subway or Streetcard lines in the city of Toronto proper.  What about Eglington West?  What about finishing the Sheppherd Subway?  What about Etobicoke?  Also when this Subway is finished what will happen to those who live south of the 401 on the Spadina line.  In rush hour by the time the train arrives it will be full.  The TTC should not be used to fix the horrible development mistakes that have been made in the 905 region.  Toronto needs to focus on Toronto for once.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111868</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:01:57 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Jerrold</title>
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Big news for York U students!]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111851</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:19:59 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Hamish</title>
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What you suggest as another way to spend the money?  One of the big problems with the TTC is getting more riders to use it, period.  Since this is a fare-supported system, having more stops in high intake or outlet areas will increase revenue.  York University alone will amortize the cost of its station.  And further north, what do we see but acre after acre of development.  Transit is needed up there!  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/03/subway_into_york_region_a_pretty_much_done_deal/#c111850</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:19:23 PST</pubDate>
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