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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. During this period, streetcars provided the bulk of the service.
Mar 10, 2022 · Published Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:48PM EST. Last Updated Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:48PM EST. Ontario's 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto includes highway...
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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...
- Becky Robertson
May 9, 2023 · The first 5-Year Service Plan & 10-Year Outlook (2020-2024) identified service-related improvements to public transit service in the city of Toronto and beyond. As part of the 5-Year Service Plan (2020-2024) process, we committed to developing detailed Annual Service Plans (ASPs) every year.
Jun 23, 2022 · Two of Ontario's biggest public transit agencies say they're seeing a welcome uptick in ridership after two years of dismal demand, but they warn there's still a long way to go before...
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Jul 17, 2024 · The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the launch of the Canada Public Transit Fund, a new $30 billion investment over the first ten years to expand public transit and make it more accessible across the country. This is the largest public transit investment in Canadian history.
