Toronto’s Vision for Transit

Mar 01, 2007

Spadina Subway Extension

In its March 23, 2006 budget, the Province of Ontario announced provincial funding of $670 Million for the Spadina Subway Extension Project.

In its March 19, 2007 budget, the Government of Canada announced up to $962 million in funding help fund five transit projects in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including the extension of the Spadina subway line.  The Spadina Subway extension is expected to open in 2013/2014 and will be 8.6 km long, from Downsview Station to Steeles West Station (in Toronto), and from Steeles West Station to Vaughan Corporate Centre Station (in York Region), with six stations in between.

For more information, visit the Toronto Transit Commission’s website.

Light Rail Transit

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) also unveiled an ambitious plan to extend the existing Toronto transit system by constructing new light rail systems, stretching to each corner of the city.

If it goes through it would be one of the biggest expansions in TTC history – 120 kilometres of tracks in some of the city’s underserved areas by the year 2021, at a cost of more than $6 billion. It’s estimated the new lines would carry 175 million riders per year. The plan would span 15 years and calls for the purchase of 240 light rail vehicles to travel over seven different lines:
Don Mills - Steeles Avenue to Bloor-Danforth Subway
Eglinton Crosstown - Kennedy Station to Pearson Airport
Etobicoke-Finch West - Yonge Street to Highway 27
Jane - Jane Station to Steeles West Station
Scarborough Malvern - Kennedy Station to Malvern/Morningside
Sheppard East - Don Mills Station to Morningside Avenue
Waterfront West - Union Station/Exhibition to Long Branch

To view the full plan in .pdf format, visit http://www.transitcity.ca/

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