Updated June 9, 2010 at 7:40 pm:
Council today voted to support the TTC’s proposal for the Ashbridge Carhouse including an access route via Leslie Street. This was little surprise given that Councillors are loathe to override staff recommendations unless there is an overwhelming case in favour of an alternative.
The first part of the debate turned on whether the carhouse should be at the Ashbridge site at all. Despite some uninformed grandstanding by would-be mayor Ford, and handwringing by others over what might have been at the Lever site (Sunlight Park) if only its availability had been known sooner in the process, the Ashbridge site selection was approved.
The second part of the debate focussed on the access route. The TTC argued strongly against the Knox/Russell option and that position won the day, in part because few champions of this route rose in the debate.
The Transit Project Assessment now enters its formal 90-day phase for comment and then goes to the Minister of the Environment for approval.
Steve Munro 