Comment 120237

By RobF (registered) | Posted October 03, 2016 at 18:12:18 in reply to Comment 120235

People who like it really like it. I'd say most of the support is a mile-wide and an inch-deep, which is typical. The naysayers and serious opponents think if they obstruct enough and ask enough questions -- some relevant, but most not -- then it will plant a seed of doubt in the minds of the soft-supporters. And referendums, like recall campaigns, are great for merchants of doubt ... tons of free media exposure and conflict sells, so both sides are built-up.

The upshot is once it is built there will be something tangible for other parts of the city to see and want. The anti-LRT crowd in Toronto is mostly pro-subway and want a subway because that's what downtown and surrounding core neighbourhoods have. As they say about the SRT: second rate transit. So they say we don't want second rate transit. Give us the subway we've been promised and deserve ... nevermind that a modern LRT system is better suited to medium density environments where right-of-ways are wide enough to accommodate rapid transit at grade.

But alas, we aren't dealing with what's most rational here.

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