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Originally Posted by highthief
It'd be easier to get around?
The lack of another main artery other than the Don Valley Parking lot is a serious issue for Toronto, especially given its substandard public transportation system.
The Allen ending at Eglinton is ridiculous.
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The Allen was supposed to be the Spadina Expressway.....
It was to go all the way downtown to link up with the Gardiner.
That's why when you are driving eastbound on the Gardiner just before Spadina, the lanes get really wide. That was to the be the off ramp for the Spadina Expressway North. That's also why the Spadina Street Car was pulled out in the 60's (not exactly sure of the date) - to make way for Spadina. Then, it was recently put back in a dedicated corridor.
They were going to cut a swath right up Spadina similar to the Boulevard Metropolitan in Montreal. Huge tracts of residential neighbourhoods were scheduled to be razed.
On top of that, there was going to be the "Scarborough Expressway" which was essentially going to be the Gardiner Expressway extended up through the beaches in elevated format along Kingston Road and into the hydro corridor.