Comment 81202

By JDAWG (anonymous) | Posted September 24, 2012 at 10:02:45

Who says this line will need an operating subsidy?

Many TTC routes make a profit and subsidise the 24/7 service to remote corners of the city. Several streetcar routes have 60,000 riders daily and that would mean they must take in $100,000 in revenue every single day. There's no reason to think a rapid transit line on Eglinton couldn't replicate this.

The real challenge will be figuring out who gets what revenue. When someone rides a Metrolinx LRT across Eglinton and then gets on the TTC subway, who gets how much of the $2.50? That will take years of negotiating.

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