[lrt's friend]

Originally Posted by Alegan

Keesmat's transportation plan is finally out!

I think I need some help here, based on an earlier discussion on this thread. Why are we planning an LRT on the waterfront instead of a subway considering there is certainly going to be massive development along this corridor? LRT has a lower capacity than subways, and by the time it is built, it might already be underserving the population, especially in the developing portlands. A subway would have to be built within a few decades anyway, no? I get that there is a hierarchy of capacity and costs, but I feel like we are planning for 20-30 years instead of 50-100+ years. Or more! Hyperloop maybe? I dunno much about transportation planning, but I think we are well behind as it is, and not planning far enough ahead.



https://www.thestar.com/news/toronto-ele...tches-citywide-network-transit-plan.html

For some reason the text isn't showing ^^^but click the link and you'll find it. If you have already read 10 Toronto Star articles, try it in incognito mode

Is a subway practical along the waterfront? Isn't all the land below Front Street reclaimed from Lake Ontario? I am not sure what the implications of building a tunnel under these conditions, building a tunnel through fill and below the water table.