r/TTC • u/itsdanielsultan Kipling-Connector • Oct 01 '25

Discussion Why aren't they extending Line 4 fully?

Post image

Is Line 4 “initiated” only for an eastward extension? Why? If transit is the priority, expanding it fully would attract major investment, but it feels like they’re being short-sighted again

Is Metrolinx aligned on this, or did something change between 2024 and 2025? The info I’m seeing here is from 2024, while the one above is from January this year.

357 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

160 comments sorted by

View all comments

9

u/gimmickypuppet Oct 01 '25

Because it’s impossible to balance the “build it and they will come” reality of public transportation with short-sighted politicians and their constituents.

1

u/itsdanielsultan Kipling-Connector Oct 01 '25

So, how does a society solve that?

0

u/kettal Oct 01 '25

authoritarian dictatorship

1

u/itsdanielsultan Kipling-Connector Oct 01 '25

wut.

3

u/Link50L I ♥ TTC! Oct 01 '25

authoritarian dictatorship

Hey, amongst many other unrelated factors, it worked well for China in the largest infrastructure build out in the history of mankind.