As any resident who rides the subway knows the Yonge Line is already at capacity. During rush hour at stations like Eglinton, it is common to wait for two or three trains before boarding and once on, you’re crammed in like a sardine. The overcrowding is most critical at Bloor-Yonge station, which is already nearing capacity, with [...]
As many of you experienced first-hand, Toronto's already overcrowded subway system was thrown into chaos this week. The serious delays on Tuesday and Wednesday caused by signal errors, track problems, and other incidents, punctuated the need for the Relief Subway Line. As any resident who rides the subway knows, the Yonge Line is already at capacity. [...]
The federal government announced they would contribute $4.8 billion toward 1/3 shares of transit projects in Toronto. City council has submitted four priority projects for the federal transit fund: The Relief Subway Line ($6.8 billion) RER ($3.7 billion) Eglinton East LRT ($1.7 billion) Waterfront transit ($1.5 billion) Together, the projects are estimated to cost $13.7 billion. [...]
UPDATES April 2017: The City has announced a new preferred alignment for the Relief Line that will continue along Eastern Avenue and turn north on Carlaw Avenue, instead of Pape. The new recommended alignment will be going to Executive Committee on May 16th and City Council on May 24th. Original alignment in red, new proposed alignment in blue. April 2016: Council [...]
The Relief Line subway is Toronto's top transit priority. The new subway is desperately needed to reduce overcrowding on the Yonge line, which already sees many of you waiting 3 or 4 trains just to get on at Midtown stations including Eglinton, Davisville and St. Clair. I am pleased that Council took an important step forward by voting [...]
