10-18-2021, 10:27 AM
(10-18-2021, 12:56 AM)Acitta Wrote: The ION wouldn't have got built at all if they tried to make it a subway. There was too much whining as it was. Even if they did manage to push through a subway project, it would still be under construction. Just look at how far behind schedule the Eglington Crosstown is, and that is only partly underground.
This. LRT was absolutely the best option that could have been approved.
Capacity can be greatly increased by (1) reducing headways from 10 minutes to five minutes and (2) running double cars. If those are insufficient we should have more routes elsewhere, it doesn't make sense to concentrate it all on a single route.
As for speed, the LRT is capable of more. Traffic light priority is the simplest improvement, the speeds can also be increased, subject to regulations.
As I said, absolutely the best option. And zero regrets about this.