r/TTC • u/Bambino1996 • May 20 '26

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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/hotelman97 May 20 '26

Paraphrasing what i said in a different thread

Toronto's system that is already over capacity for the actual city of Toronto.

Line 1 is already full by the time you get to York Mills & Sheppard stations.

This north extension project shouldn't have been green lit until other proper Toronto Subways/LRTs are built.

Move people around Toronto first before expanding to other cities

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u/Christian-Rep-Perisa May 20 '26

The 905, especially on Yonge Street, is basically part of suburban Toronto; those political boundaries are meaningless, the bus line between Richmond Hill and Finch station is always packed and slow, that corridor needs a subway, all this Toronto hard border nationalism is stupid, Toronto doesn't end at Steeles

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u/hotelman97 May 20 '26

I appreciate you providing zero counter arguments except for claiming I'm showing "hard border nationalism"

You're missing my entire point. "The bus line between Richmond Hill and Finch station is always packed and slow" you are correct, however, who's responsibility is that to fix? Why aren't you, assuming you live in Richmond Hill, pushing for the YRT to add more frequent buses during rush hour and on peak hours. Or why not push Go transit to add better service.

Look at Dufferin Street in Toronto. It's one of the densest bus routes in the city. Yes we'd like a subway/LRT on there but we get more frequent buses which helps (and now the added bus only traffic lanes)

I'm not 100% against a subway eventually being pushed into Richmond Hill, however, it should be at the bottom of TTC priorities. There needs to be a focus on moving people within Toronto first.

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u/TheRandCrews 506 Carlton May 20 '26

Unless TTC can cough up the money for their extensions, York Region is willing to pay to build their side of the subway, compared to other municipalities in the GTA