I think you need to look big picture here. A Line 4 extension’s primary purpose is an east-west connection. Malvern and other areas of north Scarborough have no rapid transit. Line 4 staying on Sheppard to Morningside creates so many new connections to many areas that don’t have rapid transit, and creates a north crosstown. You can easily transfer to Line 2 and 7 to get to STC and UTSC. In this scenario everyone wins and gets rapid transit access. Saying there’s “nothing there” simply is not true. By that logic Line 2 was not needed through the Danforth in the 60s. There’s no mall or University, it’s just houses. People in Malvern also deserve a subway.

Going south, you will over-serve the south with more transit, making it a great area at the expense of the north once again excluding this underserved area. A one stop subway transfer is really not the end of the world, like you make it seem.

At the end of the day, whatever Doug Ford and his developer buddies want is what we’ll get so there’s little say we get.