Update — July 28, 4:01 p.m.: You can view the presentations for the meetings here, here and here. (all .pdf documents)
Update — July 27, 6:49 p.m.: The TTC and City have rescheduled the open house for Wednesday, July 29.
Update — June 24, 2:15 p.m.: Due to the strike by members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Locals 79 and 416, TTC and City of Toronto staff have canceled tomorrow evening’s public open house.
TTC and City of Toronto staff are hosting six open houses to present their plans for the Eglinton - Crosstown light rail Transit City line this month.
During the events, staff will be available to answer your questions on the project and also make a presentation on how they propose to locate stations along the route.
They will also provide information on where they propose building the line on the surface and where they propose building a tunnel to accommodate the line underground. Staff will also review various options for building portals — entrances for light rail cars to enter and leave the underground portion of the line — around Black Creek Drive in the west and Brentcliffe Road in the east — and various potential routes for the line between the airport and Martin Grove Road.
The 31-kilometer-long line will stretch from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kennedy Station on the TTC’s 2 Bloor - Danforth subway and 3 Scarborough rapid transit lines and the future Scarborough Malvern light rapid Transit City line.
Passengers traveling along the Eglinton - Crosstown LRT will be able to connect with other future Transit City lines along Jane Street and Don Mills Road, the Mississauga Transit / GO Transit bus rapid transit line and the the TTC’s current 1 Yonge - University - Spadina subway at Eglinton and Eglinton West Stations.
Also, at the Airport, the line will meet the future Metrolinx / GO Union - Pearson Rail Link and, possibly, depending on the final route, the future Etobicoke - Finch West Transit City light rail transit line. A future rail station in the Mount Dennis Community may also allow Eglinton - Crosstown passengers to transfer to GO’s Georgetown line and the Union - Pearson link. At Kennedy Station, the line will also meet GO’s 71 Stouffville commuter rail line.
The TTC and City plan to open the new line in 2021 and expect that the line will carry 51 million passengers every year.
All six open houses take place from 6:30 until 9 p.m.:
Monday, June 15,
Leaside Memorial Arena,
William Lea Room,
1073 Millwood Road (at Laird Drive).
You can see a map of the June 15 meeting location here. (.pdf)
Wednesday, June 17
Eglinton Public School,
223 Eglinton Avenue East (at Mount Pleasant Road)
You can see a map of the June 17 meeting location here. (.pdf)
Thursday, June 18
Richview Collegiate,
1738 Islington Avenue (at Eglinton Avenue West)
You can see a map of the June 18 meeting location here. (.pdf)
Tuesday, June 23
York Memorial Collegiate,
2690 Eglinton Avenue West (at Keele Street / Trethewey Drive)
You can see a map of the June 23 meeting location here. (.pdf)
Wednesday, June 24
Beth Sholom Synagogue,
1445 Eglinton Avenue West (at William R. Allen Road)
You can see a map of the June 24 meeting location here. (.pdf)
Thursday, June 25
Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre
(formerly Mid-Scarborough Community Recreation Centre),
2467 Eglinton Avenue East (at Kennedy Station)
You can see a map of the June 25 meeting location here. (.pdf)
You can find out more about the Eglinton - Crosstown light rail line here.
You can read frequently asked questions about the line here. (.pdf)
You can find out more about the Transit City network of light rail transit lines here.
Metrolinx has designated the Eglinton - Crosstown line as one of six priority transit projects in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton for funding.
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