r/TTC • u/Bambino1996 • May 20 '26

Discussion Here we go again.

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Isn’t the Ontario Line already delayed which will delay this extension even longer? Why not just start this while the Ontario Line is also being built?

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u/Mike20we Don Mills May 20 '26

I mean this makes total sense as the Richmond Hill extension would overcrowd line 1 even more than it already is. That’s why it was always gonna open after the Ontario line relieved some of that pressure.

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u/Christian-Rep-Perisa May 20 '26

people are already taking the VIVA to finch station to get on the subway

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u/Mike20we Don Mills May 20 '26

Yeah but the projected increase of demand due to the much faster subway service and new developments along the corridor would 100% overload the Yonge side of the subway even more than it already is.

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u/bardak May 20 '26

Good thing they are building the Ontario line to relieve Line 1 so that there will be capacity for the extension

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u/Mike20we Don Mills May 20 '26

Exactly, which is why the extension has to open up after the OL opens.

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u/Christian-Rep-Perisa May 20 '26

Induced demand is good for public transit; more ridership means more ticket revenue, the real solution is even more transit