The Broadway Subway line will…
Severely impact road congestion on Broadway during construction
- All six proposed subway stations will involve cut and cover construction over a four to five year period
- There is a strong likelihood that a bored tunnel method will be replaced with a cut and cover tunnel method, as happened with the Canada Line
- See map for more details
Increase traffic congestion on surrounding streets during construction
- As surface traffic will be severely restricted on Broadway for 4 to 5 years, traffic will move to 4th, 10th, 12th, 16th, King Edward and other streets
NOT reduce traffic congestion on Broadway
- Mode shift from cars to transit is not certain
- Excessive development outweighs any mode shift from cars to transit
- In general, condo residents do not use transit
- New development induces traffic
Increase traffic congestion on surrounding streets
- Excessive development in the surrounding neighbourhoods spreads beyond immediate area of the new transit line
- New development tends to be private vehicle-dependent
- New development induces traffic
Stop the BS 