05-26-2018, 11:05 PM
(05-26-2018, 09:30 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Since we're speculatinghow about a one-way loop route? Something like Victoria St S - Belmont St W - Highland Rd - Queen St S - Courtland Ave E - Benton St - Frederick St - Victoria St N? With a single track the width of the right-of-way is much less of an issue. (Yes, it would take longer to get to King from, say, Victoria and Belmont, but not terribly so, and a larger number of neighbourhoods would be serviced, and hopefully intensified (Belmont is another area that has potential, as is Frederick beyond Edna).
A lot more areas would be "served" but the service would be questionable. Like, if you can take a train from Victoria/Belmont to Victoria/King in 5 minutes that's nice, but taking 30 minutes to go the reverse direction means you'll be taking the direct bus back on Victoria instead. If there isn't one, then you're not going to consider transit viable for the trip at all. People don't want to travel in loops.