In return, Queen’s Park will back off on taking ownership of the TTC subway system and release Toronto’s government of any obligation to contribute funds toward the building of those transit projects. Given the circumstances, it’s a good deal, and one Tory and council need to take. A relatively straightforward plan hatched more than a decade ago to replace the aging Scarborough RT with a longer light-rail transit line has become a prolonged mess. Under the new deal, which adds two stations to the one-stop subway plan endorsed by Tory, Scarborough residents shouldn’t expect new transit until 2029 or 2030. They’d be out there drinking bottled spring water while making proclamations about the municipal water system based on gut feelings and grudges.

Source: thestar October 22, 2019 18:11 UTC