Notice in The Star today for a public meeting on our turf next week:
The general project page at the City's website has more information on the whole scheme.
Also: a recent story from The Post on the same general issue, albeit one which I happen to think is pretty much misguided. When your framing question for transit is "why aren't there more subways?" then you get stuck with semi-useful bits like the Sheppard line. The better question is "how can we build a functioning network?"
Also some dubious and self-serving observations from Coun. Stintz. It seems like grandstanding to demand full subway service on Eglinton, and all the more so when the segment of the proposed Transit City line in Ward 16 would be totally underground - a higher-order transit service functionally eqivalent to a subway, but better suited to the demand.
Regardless of your specific opinions on this (or mine, for that matter) I would urge everyone to turn out next Tuesday to let your city-buildin' voices be heard.
(PS: an excellent resource for transit issues in T.O. is Steve Munro's indispensable blog.)
Yonge Subway Extension
Upcoming Public Consultation Meeting:
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Open House: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Presentation: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Multi-Purpose Room
North Toronto Memorial Community Centre*
200 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario M4R 1A7
* Paid parking available under Community Centre
A Notice (PDF) has been published in the Metro and Toronto Star.
Contact Carolyn Embury at 416-397-8685 for more information.
Also: a recent story from The Post on the same general issue, albeit one which I happen to think is pretty much misguided. When your framing question for transit is "why aren't there more subways?" then you get stuck with semi-useful bits like the Sheppard line. The better question is "how can we build a functioning network?"
Also some dubious and self-serving observations from Coun. Stintz. It seems like grandstanding to demand full subway service on Eglinton, and all the more so when the segment of the proposed Transit City line in Ward 16 would be totally underground - a higher-order transit service functionally eqivalent to a subway, but better suited to the demand.
Regardless of your specific opinions on this (or mine, for that matter) I would urge everyone to turn out next Tuesday to let your city-buildin' voices be heard.
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As an afterthought, it seems a little sad that the city's website giving details of this meeting takes care to note the parking situation, but doesn't bother to tell people how to get there on the TTC.
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