Subway lines to Pickering, Markham, in the long-term, says Doug Ford
(The Star Toronto Raptors)

Premier-designate Doug Ford says commuters from the suburban 905 areas should have an easy ride into Toronto.Speaking in Pickering Thursday morning, Ford said his long-term plan is extend the subway from Toronto to places like Pickering and Markham.“We love subways, rapid underground transit — unlike the LRT that they rip up two lanes of road traffic and they clunk along the street, antiquated system,” he said, referring to above-ground light rail transit trains.“We’re going to focus on being the most modern transit system in the world. We’re going to build rapid underground transit that’s going to extend not only in Toronto but we are the first government that’s going to run a regional transportation system. “So folks in Pickering will eventually be able to hop on a subway and get downtown Toronto. People of Markham and the outlying areas, over time, will be on a subway to make sure that we get traffic moving.”GO Transit already serves Pickering, and the ridership is not believed to be enough for subway service.In Toronto, the one-stop subway extension to the Scarborough Town Centre is expected to cost $3.35 billion, for roughly five kilometres.