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City, Metrolinx, TTC host public meetings
on transit: June 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25



The City of Toronto, Metrolinx and the TTC are working together on several, related transit-planning initiatives to bring more transit to neighbourhoods across the city and region.

The initiatives include

  • GO Transit’s plan to introduce regional express rail service along all its lines;
  • Mayor John Tory’s electoral campaign transit promise, the SmartTrack above-ground rapid transit plan, including along the Eglinton West corridor;
  • the “Scarborough Subway”, extending the TTC’s 2 Bloor - Danforth line further into Scarborough; and
  • the “Relief Line”, a rapid transit line linking the eastern part of the 2 Bloor - Danforth line directly to downtown Toronto.

Together, these projects would vastly improve the transit network in Toronto and links between current transit lines and future projects across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.

Toronto’s City Planning Division, Metrolinx and the TTC will host several joint public information sessions about these transit proposals. The events take place across the city from Saturday, June 13 to until Thursday, June 25. During each meeting, staff will present the same information about every project, but may emphasize one or more projects that most affe ct the local community in which they’re holding the meeting.

Events take place:

The City, Metrolinx and the TTC will consult again with Torontonians about these plans in September. It will also consult with other municipalities, including the City of Mississauga, the Region of Peel, the City of Markham and the Region of York.

City and TTC staff will present recommendations to the Toronto Transit Commission and City Council about SmartTrack (including the Eglinton West Corridor), the Scarborough Subway Extension and the Relief Line this fall.


Saturday, June 13

Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute,
500 The East Mall,
From 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • Eastbound MiWay buses operating along the 20 Rathburn or 26 Burhamthorpe routes to Burnhamthorpe Road and The East Mall. Cross Burnhamthorpe at the signal and walk two blocks north along The East Mall.
  • Eastbound TTC buses operating along the 50 **Burnhamthorpe route to Burnhamthorpe Road and The East Mall. Cross Burnhamthorpe at the signal and walk two blocks north along The East Mall.
  • Westbound TTC buses operating along the 50 **Burnhamthorpe route to Burnhamthorpe Road and The East Mall. Cross East Mall at the signal and walk two blocks north.
  • Southbound TTC buses operating along the 111 East Mall route to The East Mall and Keane Avenue, in front of the school.
  • Northbound TTC buses operating along the 111 East Mall route to The East Mall north of Keane Avenue, across from the school.

Monday, June 15

Estonian House,
958 Broadview Avenue,
From 6:30 until 9 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • TTC subway trains operating along the 2 Bloor - Danforth line to Broadview Station. Transfer to buses operating along the 8 Broadview, 62 Mortimer, 87 Cosburn or 100 **Flemingdon Park routes to Broadview and Browning Avenues. Cross Broadview Avenue at the signal, then walk half block north to #958.
  • Westbound TTC buses operating along the 8 Broadview, 62 Mortimer and 87 Cosburn routes or southbound buses operating along the 100 **Flemingdon Park route to Broadview Avenue and Chester Hill Road. Walk north to #958.

Wednesday, June 17

Spring Garden Baptist Church,
112 Spring Garden Avenue,
From 6:30 until 9 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • TTC subway trains operating along the 1 Yonge - University or 4 Sheppard lines to Sheppard - Yonge Station. Walk north two blocks along Yonge Street, then two blocks east along Spring Garden Avenue to the church.
  • Westbound buses operating along the 85 Sheppard East route to Sheppard Avenue East and Dudley Avenue. Walk north along Dudley two blocks to the church.
  • Eastbound buses operating along the 85 Sheppard East route to Sheppard Avenue East and Leona Drive. Cross Sheppard East at the signal, then walk north along Dudley Avenue two blocks to the church.
  • Southbound buses operating along the 97 Yonge route to Yonge Street and Elmhurst Avenue. Cross Yonge at the signal, then walk one block north to Spring Garden Avenue, then two blocks east to the church.
  • Northbound buses operating along the 97 Yonge route to Yonge Street and Greenfield Avenue. Walk one block north along Yonge to Spring Garden Avenue, then two blocks east to the church.

Thursday, June 18

Archbishop Romero Catholic Secondary School,
99 Humber Boulevard South,
From 6:30 until 9 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • Eastbound TTC buses operating along the 161 Rogers Rd route to Cliff Street north of Humber Boulevard North. Walk one block eastward along Humber Boulevard South to the school.
  • Westbound buses operating along the 161 Rogers Rd route to Humber Boulevard North at Cliff Street. Walk one block eastward along Humber Boulevard South to the school.

Saturday, June 20

Hyatt Regency Hotel,
370 King Street West,
From 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • TTC subway trains operating along the 1 Yonge - University line to St. Andrew Station. Walk west five blocks, or transfer to westbound streetcars operating along the 504 King route.
  • Eastbound streetcars operating along the 504 King route to King Street West and Blue Jays Way. Cross at the signal to the northeast corner.
  • Westbound cars operating along the 504 King route to King Street West and Peter Street.
  • South- and northbound cars operating along the 510 Spadina route to Spadina Avenue north of King Street West. Walk eastward one block along the north side of King West.

Monday, June 22

Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute,
2239 Lawrence Avenue East,
From 6:30 until 9 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • TTC rapid transit trains operating along the 3 Scarborough line to Lawrence East Station. Transfer to westbound buses operating along the 54 Lawrence East route.
  • Westbound buses operating along the 54 Lawrence East route to #2216 Lawrence East. Walk eastward along Lawrence, then cross at the signal to the school.
  • Eastbound buses operating along the 54 Lawrence East route to Lawrence East in front of the school.

Wednesday, June 24


Scarborough Civic Centre,
150 Borough Drive,
from 6:30 until 9 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • GO Transit buses operating along the 51 Pickering / York U, 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale and 96 Oshawa / Finch express routes to Scarborough Centre GO Bus Terminal, beside the civic centre.
  • TTC rapid transit trains operating along the 3 Scarborough line to Scarborough Centre Station beside the civic centre.
  • Buses operating along the 9 Bellamy, 16 McCowan, 21 Brimley, 38 Highland Creek, 43B Kennedy via Progress, 130 Middlefield, 131 Nugget, 132 Milner, 133 Neilson, 134 Progress; 169 **Huntingwood, 190 Scarborough Centre rocket and 199 Finch rocket routes to Scarborough Centre Station bus terminal, beside the civic centre.

Thursday, June 25


Riverdale Collegiate Institute,
1094 Gerrard Street East,
from 6:30 until 9 p.m.

Getting there by public transit:

  • Southbound TTC buses operating along the 83 Jones route to Jones Avenue and Gerrard Street East. Cross Jones at the signal to the school.
  • Northbound buses operating along the 83 Jones route to Jones Avenue north of Gerrard Street East, beside the school.
  • Westbound buses operating along the 506 Carlton route to Gerrard Street East at Jones Avenue, beside the school.
  • Eastbound buses operating along the 506 Carlton route to Gerrard Street East at Jones Avenue. Cross Gerrard East and Jones at the signal to the northeast corner.

SmartTrack (including the Eglinton West corridor)

The SmartTrack concept builds on the GO Transit’s regional express rail initiative. It proposes a 53-kilometre, all-day, two-way, frequent service operating within GO’s Kitchener and Stouffville / Lakeshore East corridors and a new heavy rail corridor to the Mississauga Airport Corporate Centre.

The City is working with the TTC and Metrolinx to undertake a feasibility review of options to connect SmartTrack from Mount Dennis station to the Mississauga Airport Corporate Centre.

Current consultation for SmartTrack focuses on receiving input on the conceptual alignments within each of the three options.

From the Transit Toronto archives, read:

  • “Metrolinx continues to progress toward regional express rail services”, here.
  • “SmartTrack tracks smartly ahead, as city agrees to study the plan”, here.
  • “What is SmartTrack?”, here.
  • “Ontario confirms plans for GO regional express rail along all GO corridors”, here.

Scarborough Subway Extension

The City of Toronto and the TTC are planning to extend the 2 Bloor - Danforth subway line from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue East. The extension would replace the aging 3 Scarborough rapid transit line and “allow for a seamless journey for transit users by eliminating the need to transfer at Kennedy Station”.

Current consultation for the Scarborough Subway Extension focuses on the preliminary evaluation of potential corridors and the potential alignments and station concepts within shortlisted potential corridors.

From the Transit Toronto archives, read:

  • “Heading down the track: the Scarborough Subway”, here.
The Relief Line

The City of Toronto and the TTC are studying a new subway line to connect the 1 Yonge - University subway in downtown Toronto to the 2 Bloor - Danforth subway east of the Don River. This line would relieve crowding on Line 1, at Yonge - Bloor Station and on transit vehicles operating along other transit routes into and out of downtown.

Current consultation for the Relief Line focuses on the results of the evaluation of potential station areas and potential corridors.

From the Transit Toronto archives, read:

  • “Downtown relief line study: Public consultation…”, here.
  • “What a relief! TTC endorses downtown line”, here.
  • “The Downtown Relief Line Proposal” by Jonathan English, here.