
LORINC: We built it, but now will we ride it?
Toronto, Metrolinx, and TTC need to promote Crosstown LRT aggressively so Torontonians start riding a project we've complained about for over a decade.
By John LorincAs befits a fall when the Blue Jays have again become contenders, the $10 billion-plus question hanging over the soon-to-be-opened Crosstown LRT is whether it will attract riders. We built it, but will they come? It’s been a very long time since a major trunk rapid transit line opened in Toronto — arguably 1978, when the Spadina subway extension, up to Wilson, went into service, running for about half its length in the middle of a highway. Yet the Crosstown’s true predecessor... Read more