I'm torn between both on Main and one on each. The reason I sway toward both on Main is because Main's size is already perfect for both directions while maintaining a decent traffic flow and street parking/bike lanes/etc. I definitely don't think both directions could be handled on King St., especially through downtown between Wellington to about Catherine. It narrows down to 2 lanes Westbound at Wellington, which gets very busy as it is at rush hour.
On the other hand I can't argue with the fact that King has a much better streetscape/streetwall for LRT. Possibly Main St's "parking lot corridor" could turn into some kind of condo boom in certain spots downtown, but King would benefit in a much more fitting, urban way I think.
In the end I think they should both go on Main, and we'll just have to hope there's a decent amount of spillover to King.
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