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Metrolinx teases commuters with a downtown transit relief; but the TTC isn’t into it

By Stephen Spencer Davis
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The province’s transit authority is considering expediting the creation of a new downtown subway or light-rail line (or at least, it’s considering expediting the conversation about it). Metrolinx CEO Bruce McQuaig says a relief line could be pushed into the public transit picture a quarter of a century before originally planned, which suggests that the transit is getting really, really crowded. It seems that as the downtown core increases in density, Union Station simply won’t be able to handle all the commuters. But TTC chief general manager Gary Webster isn’t so hot on the idea. Apparently, Webster believes the TTC and Metrolinx should “maximize the capacity of existing lines.” Of course, anyone who’s ridden the TTC downtown at rush hour would probably say transit is maximized already. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »

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