Reliability seems like just another problem that the downtown subway could help solve.
- No more issues with frozen switches.
- Problems on one line would far less affect the other line.
- Fewer medical issues caused by overcrowding (i.e. people forced to stand when they shouldn't, claustrophobia etc.)
- Fewer pedestrian/auto/cyclist incidents downtown.
- System would have capacity to recover from an event, instead of a persistent traffic effect when something goes wrong. It would be possible to clear out backlogs.
Remind me again why this isn't a priority?
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