05-29-2015, 10:48 AM
(05-29-2015, 10:30 AM)MidTowner Wrote: I'm not sure it's the most appropriate comparison; I certainly wasn't referring to the Bloor subway line when I referred to 500 meter spacing as very tight, so don't read into it that I think Bay station should be closed or anything else.Indeed, you weren't referring to Bloor, I was when I said "This route should be our Bloor Subway".
450m spacing in a downtown can be justified because the density of destinations is there.
I don't think that a suburban commuter express is the kind of service we need to be introducing in order to be encouraging the intensification goals that the city has. I'm looking for a service that is appropriately close to everyone along its route, allowing all along its route to make useful trips.
Amusingly, the reason for the split stop at Highland/Mill:
Those were the places where they could find space to build full iXpress shelters as close to Highland as was convenient. That appears to be the entire reasoning behind the stop locations.