Proposing an ambitious transit overhaul seems to be a prerequisite to run for mayor. But the reality is often a far cry from the campaign promise
While Ford tried to sway voters with shiny new subways, Tory wanted to use the tracks that Toronto already had. He proposed running frequent commuter trains along GO rail corridors, creating a new 22-station line that would start at Pearson, dip down to Union and then wind through Scarborough up to Unionville.
Further study revealed that some sections of Tory’s proposed line would be impossible to build, and provincial transit plans rendered other stretches redundant. The line was eventually scaled back to just five new stations, on which construction has barely commenced. It has already cost the city nearly a billion dollars.
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