Vaughan hopes for extension of subway line
Councillor eyes provincial cash
Taken from The Toronto Star By FRANK CALLEJA
STAFF REPORTER

A $1.4 billion proposal to loosen gridlock by extending the Spadina subway line from Downsview station to the planned Vaughan Corporate Centre on Highway 7 is "possible right now." Although there were questions about longterm funding, councillors agreed to request that the province and the federal government make a longterm funding commitment to GTA public transit that will permit longterm planning. They also asked that additional funding be provided through a dedicated portion of gasoline taxes as well as other sources. "The project is definitely feasible within a time span of seven to 10 years and we're urging the municipality to press forward with it. The extension northwest from Downsview station through York University to the Vaughan Corporate


Centre 50 hectares along Highway 7 from Jane St. to Highway 400 - would provide a conduit for commercial, industrial and residential growth in the region. Gridlock and related problems results in the loss of $2 billon annually to the economy of the GTA. Councillors were told the project could be done in two phases, costing about $1 billion to extend it to Steeles Ave. and remaining $400 million to link it to the developing corporate centre on Highway 7, between Jane St. and Highway 400.
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