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Originally Posted by HillStreetBlues
This morning’s Spec article on the topic made it seem as though this extension was entirely Eisenberger’s idea, and had not been seen let alone approved by Metrolinx. It would be great, but I wonder how much extra it would cost. If this thing is a branch taken by some east-west trains, I can see it decreasing the utility of the line by effectively decreasing the frequency for cross-town trips.
What would be great? We have a billion-dollar commitment from the province, the municipality should kick in the extra cost to actually build the A Line, since the plan might now include a couple kilometres of it.
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I didn't get the same impression re: Eisenberger,
if this is the article you're referring to. But the map has the Metrolinx logo, and is actually
posted on their website. So clearly they've seen it... whether they've looked at the longer extension in enough detail to have an opinion yet is the question.
I agree there are key questions about how the extension would operate. There's a good argument for running separate services to maintain the most efficient travel along the E-W spine, requiring a transfer between the lines.
The city
should look at making a complementary investment to either extend the B-Line to Eastgate, or add more to the A-Line. E.g., why not extend the A right down to the GO Centre and have a direct connection to GO service there as well as at West Harbour? Once the core infrastructure is in place, extensions (edit: relatively short extensions) aren't that cost prohibitive.
I also wonder if more efficient placement of the storage/maintenance facility would be possible, but there seem to be few city-owned plots of land close to the B or A lines that would be suitable.
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