Downtowns are back

[Yuri]

Originally Posted by lrt's friend

How is this sustainable without growth in transit to serve a growing population? The loss in downtown populations in the past matched the loss of streetcars and bus service in the 40s, 50s and 60s. Are we really prepared to spend to provide real transit improvements rather than just vanity projects.

Even Toronto is struggling with growing congestion. Who knows when the proposed Ontario Line will actually be built.

Not specifically about Toronto, but Downtowns are usually the most better served in transit, aside having a huge chunk of the jobs on the urban area, jobs that might even be reached on foot by those new Downtown dwellers.

Aside the reversion of urban decay, that's one of the most interesting aspects of the population boom: people will live near their jobs, reducing greatly commute times, improving economic productivity.