The City of Toronto and Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) have installed priority streetcar lanes along a 3.4 km stretch of Bathurst Street, from Bathurst Station (north of Bloor Street West) to Lake Shore Boulevard West.
This project was approved by City Council in July 2025 (2025.EX25.4) and will improve the speed and reliability of transit service to help meet the City’s evolving transportation needs. In response to public feedback and as part of the same Council approval, the section between Eglinton Avenue West and Bathurst Station will be considered at a future time.
Work to install the priority streetcar lanes is now complete, and signal timing updates have been implemented from Lake Shore Boulevard West to Bathurst Station. Learn more about priority streetcar lanes how to use them.
Monitoring is underway, including site observations and public feedback, which will help inform ongoing design adjustments.
Work is expected to begin in mid-April 2026 and be completed by late May 2026, weather permitting. Residents and businesses can expect new signage, pavement markings and parking changes. Work is expected to start with sign installation, followed by red road paint and pavement markings.
The City and TTC are listening. Interim improvements under review include:
On November 5, work to install the priority streetcar lanes began, starting with Lake Shore Boulevard West to Dundas Street West. Installation continuing north, from Dundas Street West to Bathurst Station will follow once the initial section is complete.
On November 12, City Council approved the RapidTO: Bathurst Street updates and solutions to mitigate the impacts of changes to nearby local road travel patterns and the availability of on-street parking.
On November 16, through a separate initiative, the TTC introduced service changes to the 511 Bathurst and 7 Bathurst. The 511 Bathurst now runs every six minutes between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays and between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays. In addition, the TTC has removed bus stops for the 7 Bathurst at Dewbourne Avenue, Ardmore Road and Heathdale Road in both directions.
On October 9, City Council approved the implementation of measures aimed at improving the speed and reliability of the 7 Bathurst. The measures will be installed by the end of 2025, ahead of the original spring 2026 timeline.
On October 16, separate from the initiatives led by Transportation Services, the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) approved rate increases and extended paid parking hours along key surface transit routes, including Bathurst Street. For more information, contact the TPA’s Planning & Policy team, policyandplanning@greenpmobility.com.
Work is expected to begin late October, pause in late December, resume after winter weather and be completed by May ahead of the FIFA World Cup 26™ (FWC26) games.
From Bathurst Station (north of Bloor Street West) to Nassau Street, approved changes include:
From Nassau Street to Dundas Street West, the following design has been installed:
From Dundas Street West to Lake Shore Boulevard West, the following design has been installed:
As part of approved changes to improve the speed and reliability of the 7 Bathurst (2025.TE25.41), being installed between Eglinton Avenue West and Bathurst Station include:
As with any major change, there is an adjustment period where people adjust their travel habits.
A signal timing optimization study is underway, taking into account public feedback and staff observations. Following full installation of the project, updated traffic signal timing will be implemented along the entire project area, from Lake Shore Boulevard West to Bathurst Station, to improve traffic flow and overall operations.
Once the project is fully installed, the City and TTC will monitor traffic and transit conditions on Bathurst Street and nearby neighbourhood streets to identify whether any adjustments are needed. Data, similar to the one for RapidTO: Eglinton Avenue East, will be updated quarterly on this web page for up to two years after installation of the full project.
Public consultation on this project took place from April 22 to May 26. The public consultation report (linked below) provides a detailed summary of all activities that took place, proposed changes and feedback received.
The RapidTO: Bathurst Street project area spans Bathurst Street, from Eglinton Avenue West to Lake Shore Boulevard West.
The City Council-approved RapidTO: Surface Transit Network Plan (2024.EX11.8) is a comprehensive roadmap to improve our surface transit through transit priority measures. It identifies Priority Roadways for study, consultation and implementation by 2032, and Long-Term Planning Studies to be explored beyond 2032.
The northern section of Bathurst Street, from Eglinton Avenue West to Bloor Street West, is identified as a Priority Roadway. The southern segment, from Bloor Street West to Lake Shore Boulevard West, is part of the plan’s Long-Term Planning Studies. Both segments may be advanced sooner if they are aligned with emerging local priorities or can be coordinated with other City-led projects.
In July 2024, City Council directed staff to accelerate transit priority designs for Bathurst Street, from Eglinton Avenue West to Lake Shore Boulevard West, to support reliable transit during FIFA World Cup 26™ (FWC26).
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