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View Poll Results: Based on options for Broadway Corridor Study, what is your preferred choice?
BRT: Commercial to UBC 25 6.16%
LRT A: Commercial to UBC OR Commercial via VCC to UBC 31 7.64%
LRT B: Main St. to UBC AND Commercial to UBC 18 4.43%
RRT: Commercial to UBC OR VCC to UBC 283 69.70%
COMBO: RRT to Arbutus/LRT to Main St via Arbutus 39 9.61%
BUS: Enhanced Bus Service for all buses to UBC 10 2.46%
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Old Posted Feb 28, 2014, 3:42 AM
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But when it comes to funding it's like a chess game. We took our move and built the Canada line, then Evergreen Line. I rather save the Evergreen line money for a Broadway extension sooner, but at least it was a better choice than what Toronto decided to do with it's $3 billion:



Yes, that's all the stations being built. The nothingness isn't just a blip on the route to a worthwhile destination; the whole route runs down the middle of a 10km swath of industrial land and hydro corridors, where no one lives. The projected ridership in 2030 is 80,000, less than the Millenium Line. So why does it cost 3 billion?




Well the stations look very expensive, yet hideous at the same time








They're also located in the middle of nowhere and served primarily by park and rides.



http://urbantoronto.ca

Here's the kicker... you'd think they'd go elevated or at-grade here, or at least do cut-and-cover in such a no-man's zone, but the entire route is bored tunnel

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