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Originally Posted by yaletown_fella
The difference is surface LRT has exponentially higher ongoing track maintenance costs (winter etc) as opposed to a simple BRT route.
Also, the whole system can come to a standstill if someone turning left gets into an accident and blocks the tracks.
As someone who commutes long distances , I can tell you regular bus routes in Toronto usually have way too many stops.
The answer may be some kind of small express shuttle van alternative to UBER (like UBER but with 6 or 8 people splitting the cost instead of 1 or 2), but only stopping at major intersections along set major roads. The TTC has proven itself to be too ineffecient and the monopoly should come to an end.
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Again, the main bus corridor across the GTA is the 407, not the 401. And what is "simple" about a bus tunnel under a 12-lane highway? And why would you build a bus tunnel under such a highway when you can finish the nearby Sheppard Subway instead?