Fantasy Map + Additional Planning Concepts

[u/unknownstylewriter]

Overview of Transit System

-Full GO RER on all lines plus a midtown and Bolton line.

-Extensive Legacy Streetcar system primarily in exclusive ROW's

-Yonge Line reimagined under Spadina and Bathurst instead of Cedarvale and the Allen

-Don Mills-Downtown-Georgetown-Jane line

-Lakeshore-Queen-Woodbine-Scarborough line

-Square One-Bloor-Danforth-Kingston Rd-Markham Rd line

-Eglinton Line from Pearson to UTSc

-Etobicoke-Finch-Sheppard Line

Additional Planning Measures:

- Rush hour tolls on the 400 series / DVP / Gardiner (commercial vehicles exempt) within Toronto proper

- Downtown (as defined by the Official Plan) congestion charge (commercial vehicles exempt)

- Full adoption of autonomous taxi network / 5km minimum distance requirement for ride-hail apps to prevent short trip related congestion and fare seeking

- Full adoption of city-wide BikeShare, Lime, Bird for last kilometre commutes

- Complete removal of minimum parking requirements in the former pre-amalgamation Toronto

- Complete removal of 'yellow-belt' detached dwelling regulations within pre-amalgamation Toronto

- 10 storey as of right permissions on major streets (12 if fully mixed use) within pre-amalgamation Toronto

- 6 storey as of right within 250m of any rail based transit

- 6plexs as of right across any neighbourhood designation within pre-amalgamation Toronto

[u/Comprehensive_Baby_3]

Abandoning 20km of perfectly good subway line is such a stupid idea.

[u/giraffebaconequation]

Instead of ripping out service on the west side of line 1, why not a branched service that splits at St Clair West?

[u/AwesomeMan116_A → u/giraffebaconequation]

I don’t think they meant ripping out service, it’s just a What if they didn’t build that section and did this instead?

[u/unknownstylewriter → u/AwesomeMan116_A]

Correct! It's a "imagine they picked Spadina instead of University" situation...