If there’s one thing Toronto needs to do, it’s to capitalize on the enthusiasm people have about the somewhat-deficient transit system. Aside from all the fighting between the union and the commission, there’s a core group of TTC enthusiasts in this city, all of whom love the transit system for all it can be.

One of those enthusiasts, Miguel Syapp, has posted a vision of his fantasy subway system for Toronto, and unlike NC Duong’s fantasy map from last year, Syapp’s vision is not only much more effective, but also details the steps of building such a system through various phases. Exciting, not only because it makes Toronto look much more connected, but also because I’d have a subway stop next to my home by phase 9.

(Syapp’s gone over his bandwidth because of the popularity his map is getting, so James Bow has mirrored the site over at Transit Toronto. Check it out there if you can’t access Syapp’s original site.)

Now, I’m the first to admit that building so many subway routes is close to impossible, and definitely not feasible, but instead of discarding Syapp’s plans altogether, it may make sense to see if any of the proposed lines could be built as LRT routes. It is time that Howard Moscoe and the rest of the commission stop bickering with the union and stop trying to quell citizen engagement with TTC policy, and instead listen to the swarms of TTC enthusiasts that only want the TTC to acheive the amazing potential it has.

There’s some good discussion over on Spacing Wire and Torontoist about the map, if you have something to say.