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Originally Posted by someone123
I wish improved transit around the peninsula were on the radar, rather than just service for existing suburban commuters who live in neighbourhoods that are not transit-friendly. It's fine to talk about commuter rail to Bedford but densities and infill potential are subpar along that corridor. On the other hand there is tremendous potential along a hypothetical Robie-Young corridor. It wouldn't take much investment to build a streetcar system or a system of dedicated bus lanes to serve the main parts of the peninsula and move tens of thousands of people around conveniently, and the federal government is in the process of handing out money for transit.
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I 100% agree. I whole-heartedly wish that this was an explicit and outward push by the city, with things like density bouncing along the transit corridors for contributions offsetting costs of developing the transit service. I support the commuter rail concept, in particular if there is a partnership to be had that would risk/infrastructure share, but having a coordinated transit/development infrastructure plan that spurred smart density along urban corridors would go a long way in developing that sense of vibrancy.