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Public transit in Toronto started in 1849 with a privately operated transit service. In later years, the city operated some routes, but in 1921 assumed control over all routes and formed the Toronto Transportation Commission to operate them.
Jun 7, 2024 · In 2022, total transit passenger trips increased to 1.4 billion, up 50.7% from 2021. As reported by the monthly release on urban public transit estimates, ridership continued recovering into 2022. For 2022 as a whole, ridership reached more than half (56.0%) of that reported in 2019.
- City-Led Transit Expansion Projects
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The SmartTrack Stations Program will leverage existing heavy rail infrastructure into an urban rapid transit network. SmartTrack is funded by the City of Toronto and is being delivered in collaboration with Metrolinx, and will see five stations constructed at Finch-Kennedy, East Harbour, King-Liberty, Bloor-Lansdowne and St. Clair-Old Weston. The W...
The Metrolinx-led projects are: 1. the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT); 2. the Finch West LRT; and 3. the Subways Program (i.e. the Ontario Line, Scarborough Subway Extension, Yonge North Subway Extension, and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension). To advance these projects, the City’s Transit Expansion Office is working with the Provi...
City-led Transit Expansion Projects
1. SmartTrack Stations Program: A revised Ontario-Toronto Agreement in Principle was completed in 2021 and represents an investment of $1.463 billion by the City, in which Metrolinx will deliver SmartTrack Stations at Finch-Kennedy, East Harbour, King-Liberty, St. Clair-Old Weston, and Bloor Lansdowne. Procurement for all five stations is currently underway. The Program is anticipated to be fully constructed by 2026. 2. Waterfront East LRT(WELRT): The design for the WELRT is 30% complete and...
Provincially-led Transit Expansion Projects
1. Eglinton Crosstown LRT:Metrolinx anticipates that construction will reach substantial completion in 2023. 2. Finch West LRT:Metrolinx anticipates that construction will be completed in late 2023. 3. GO Expansion:Improvements to rail infrastructure are occurring at Union Station and the eight GO corridors that serve 19 stations within Toronto. On-Corridor, one of the three packages of work in this Program, includes electrification of various GO corridors, new tracks and facilities throughou...
In the last two years, City Council has taken a number of decisions to advance transit expansion objectives and agreements with the Province of Ontario that include but are not limited to: 1. A Term Sheet to set out a clear understanding and agreement between the City, TTC and Metrolinx on funding obligations, approvals, dispute resolution and deci...
Advancement of transit expansion projects supports Strategic Action 10 – Promote Prosperity in the City’s Reconciliation Action Planto improve transit equity for Indigenous Peoples. For transit projects led by the Province of Ontario, Metrolinx is consulting with impacted First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
The advancement of the City’s priority transit expansion projects will increase the number of Torontonians that live near higher-order transit. For example, the EELRT, once completed, will travel through or adjacent to seven Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs) and Emerging Neighbourhoods. City Council has adopted several directives that request ...
Shalin Yeboah Director, Program Management and Planning, Transit Expansion Division Shalin.Yeboah@toronto.ca, 416-397-7358
Mar 10, 2022 · The Government of Ontario has released an enourmously ambitious plan for some huge infrastructure upgrades across the GTA in the coming years, including two controversial new highways and a ton of...
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Sep 8, 2022 · Making public transit a viable option for vulnerable users aligns with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals of building resilient communities that are environmentally stable and...
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May 19, 2022 · Canada's urban transit industry provided an estimated 85.8 million rides in March 2022, up 56.0% (or 30.8 million more rides) from March 2021, marking the 12th straight month of year-over-year growth. As the country emerged from the Omicron-induced restrictions, there was a sharp jump in ridership.
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May 23, 2022 · One of the earliest campaign promises the Liberals have made is their buck-a-ride pledge: any public transit ride, including on the GO Transit system, will cost $1 from September 2022 to...
