Mar. 6, 2017
LRT vs Subway
"there are strong arguments for replacing the SRT with a subway:
1) Cost
- Replacing the RT with an LRT costs $1.8 billion
- Replacing the RT with a subway costs $2.3 billion
- Therefore, for under $500 million “top up” Scarborough can finally get a subway
2) Ridership
- The projected ridership of the Scarborough Subway is 125,000 riders per day /38.9 million per year
3) Service continuity during construction
- Constructing an LRT means shutting down the SRT for the duration of the construction (4+ years) and riders would have to use shuttle buses during this time
- Constructing a subway means no service interruptions, as the SRT will continue running until the new subway opens
4) Convenience
- A subway would eliminate the transfer between the Danforth Subway and the Scarborough RT at Kennedy Station, which by 2031 would save tens of thousands of riders per day 5 minutes per trip (a 3 minute walk through the station and a 2 minute wait for the train)
- Eliminating the need to transfer would also increase ridership and increase TTC revenues"
SOURCE - Councillor and Media Briefing Package - 2006
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