Transit City
Moving Toronto into the Future
The Toronto Transit City Light Rail Plan is an exciting initiative that will revolutionize transit and transportation across Toronto. Its far-reaching lines will revitalize neighbourhoods, spur economic growth and clean the air we breathe. The eight new Transit City lines will bring reliable, fast, quiet and comfortable transit service to many Toronto neighbourhoods. Transit City is included in the Province of Ontario’s MoveOntario 2020 vision for transit in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton announced in June 2007, and is included in the Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan.
Transit City reinforces and implements the strong pro-transit vision of the City’s Official Plan. All eight routes will connect with the existing TTC subway system,GO Rail lines, other Transit City routes, and planned rapid transit lines in Durham, York and Peel regions. They will provide new direct high quality transit links to areas in the north, west, and eastern areas of Toronto that are currently far removed from rapid transit.
Preliminary planning on all eight Transit City lines is underway. To find out more Scroll down the page to the projects.
News
On April 1 2009, the Province of Ontario announced full funding for the construction of the priority projects - the Eglinton, Finch West and the Scarborough Rapid Transit lines.
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What is Light Rail Transit?
Light Rail Transit (LRT) is an updated and improved version of the streetcars that have moved Torontonians for decades, and will bring a new concept of reliable and comfortable transit service to Toronto’s busiest transit routes. Using advanced and proven technology from around the world, modern electrically-powered Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) will carry passengers in their own dedicated transit lanes, in most cases in the middle of the road. The smooth, fast, and quiet LRVs will feature easy step-free access from wide, sheltered boarding platforms. Transit City routes will be fully accessible, so that people with all levels of mobility can use the service with confidence and ease.
You’ll be able to board the LRVs at any one of several doors, speeding up the service and reducing waiting times. Inside, the LRVs will have a bright, contemporary feel, with air conditioning, large windows, comfortable seats, and lots of standing space and hand holds. They’ll be more like a modern subway train than existing TTC streetcars or buses.
LRT service will be reliable. Service won’t be affected by traffic delays, because the LRVs and their passengers will be in their own reserved transit lanes. Traffic signals will give priority to transit riders. Stops will normally be 400 metres apart, and LRVs will operate frequently, like the subway.
Where Transit City is taking Toronto
Sheppard East
This 14-kilometre long route will extend rapid transit service east from Don Mills Station to northern Scarborough, Malvern, and, potentially, Durham Region.
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Current bus routes: 85 Sheppard East, 190 Scarborough Centre Rocket
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Ridership in 2006: 9 million
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Ridership in 2021: 20 million
Etobicoke- Finch West
This 18-kilometre long route will link Finch Station with northern Etobicoke, provide direct service to Humber College and could be extended to Mississauga, the Woodbine racetrack or Pearson Airport.
- Current bus routes: 36 Finch West
- Ridership in 2006: 15 million
- Ridership in 2021: 24 million
- Find out more about the Etobicoke-Finch West LRT.
Eglinton Crosstown
This 33-kilometre long route will link Kennedy Station in the east with Pearson Airport and the Mississauga Transitway in the west. The line will operate in an underground tunnel from approximately Laird Drive in the east to Keele Street in the west.
- Current bus routes: 32 Eglinton West, 34 Eglinton East
- Ridership in 2006: 32 million
- Ridership in 2021: 52 million
- Find out more about the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
Scarborough RT
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Planning is underway to upgrade the Scarborough Rapid Transit Line and and extend it to significantly improve the transit service to the north and east of the Scarborough City Centre.
Waterfront West
This 11-kilometre long extension of the Harbourfront streetcar line will link Union Station and Exhibition Place with Parkdale, High Park, and southern Etobicoke, and could be extended into Mississauga.
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Current routes: 501 Queen, 508 Lake Shore, 509 Harbourfront
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Ridership in 2006: 8 million
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Ridership in 2021: 15 million
Don Mills
This 18-kilometre long line will run along the Don Mills Road corridor from the Bloor-Danforth Subway to Steeles Avenue and potentially into York Region.
- Current bus routes: 25 Don Mills, 81 Thorncliffe Park
- Ridership in 2006: 15 million
- Ridership in 2021: 24 million
- Find out more about the Don Mills LRT.
Jane
This 17-kilometre long route will stretch along Jane Street from the Bloor-Danforth Subway to the new Steeles West Station on the Spadina Subway and, potentially, further into York Region.
- Current bus route: 35 Jane
- Ridership in 2006: 15 million
- Ridership in 2021: 19 million
- Find out more about the Jane LRT.
Scarborough Malvern
This 15-kilometre long route will link Kennedy Station with northern Scarborough and Malvern, and provide direct service to the University of Toronto at Scarborough and Centennial College’s Ellesmere Campus.
- Current bus routes: 116 Morningside, 86 Scarborough
- Ridership in 2006: 8 million
- Ridership in 2021: 22 million
- Find out more about the Scarborough Malvern LRT.
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