User:Geo Swan/MetroPlan (Toronto)

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Metroplan was the name of a planning initiative in the former municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.^[1]^[2] During 1974-1975 meetings were held across the city to get public input into transit planning.^[3]

Planners recommended that after the TTC finished small extendions to the ends of the Bloor Danforth line that future rapid transit should be grade-separated light rail, similar to the existing fleet of PCC streetcars.^{[citation needed]} They recommended that the first route to be built should be an east-west route along either Eglington Avenue, Sheppard Avenue, or Finch Avenue.^{[citation needed]} The Eglington Crosstown line that was part of the Transit City initiative was identical to the Eglington line recommended in the 1975 MetroPlan report, right down to the recommendation that the central portion be buried, while the outer portions to be built above grade and still achieve rapid transit speeds by using a separate right of way.^{[citation needed]} Unlike the current practice the 1975 plan recommended that when the light rail vehicles ran above ground traffic lights should be synchronized so they could count on green lights when they crossed surface roads.^{[citation needed]}

Following the report the Scarborough Rapid Transit line was built using at that time untested technology developed with the support of the Province of Ontario -- in a breach of the recommendation that all future lines should use standard light rail technology.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Michael Smith, Jim Byers (1968-11-29). "No more escuses Metro is about to elect a council with the clout to tackle many crucial issues -- one that won't be able to pass the buck". Toronto Star. p. D1. Retrieved 2012-03-13. "MetroPlan is supreme." But Toronto Councillor Joe Pantalone, who's seeking Metro's Trinity-Niagara seat, says it's more likely the new council will try to ...
^ Mike Foster (1987-03-17). "Amalgamation might be cure for parochialism". Toronto Star. p. E.4. Retrieved 2012-03-13. That means eliminating our six municipalities - Toronto, North York, ... A document called Metroplan was written, providing guidelines for growth.
^ "City planners have forgotten people". Toronto Star. 1987-12-29. p. A.16. Retrieved 2012-03-13. Harking back to Metroplan, the 1974 product of a lot of public participation looking into directions for a Toronto of the 21st century, it was stated high-density ...

[1] Michael Smith, Jim Byers (1968-11-29). "No more escuses Metro is about to elect a council with the clout to tackle many crucial issues -- one that won't be able to pass the buck". Toronto Star. p. D1. Retrieved 2012-03-13. "MetroPlan is supreme." But Toronto Councillor Joe Pantalone, who's seeking Metro's Trinity-Niagara seat, says it's more likely the new council will try to ...

[2] Mike Foster (1987-03-17). "Amalgamation might be cure for parochialism". Toronto Star. p. E.4. Retrieved 2012-03-13. That means eliminating our six municipalities - Toronto, North York, ... A document called Metroplan was written, providing guidelines for growth.

[3] "City planners have forgotten people". Toronto Star. 1987-12-29. p. A.16. Retrieved 2012-03-13. Harking back to Metroplan, the 1974 product of a lot of public participation looking into directions for a Toronto of the 21st century, it was stated high-density ...

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