This web page is no longer active. For project updates, Please visit the Eglinton Connects page for the City of Toronto Planning Study, or the Crosstown page for the Metrolinx LRT project.
Update – January 2011
As the Environmental Assessment of the Eglinton Crosstown route has been completed, work now begins on the design of the tunnel and stations. Soil samples are being taken along the tunneled section to assist in this design. More information.
Update – June, 2010
The Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project has been approved by the Ontario Minister of the Environment. Please review the Statement of Completion (PDF), Statement of Completion 2 (PDF) and the Ontario Minister of the Environment's Notice to Proceed (PDF).
Update – April 2010
Please note that the 30-day public review period for the Environmental Project Report (EPR) was extended to Monday April 12, 2010.
Update – March 2010
Notice of Completion – Environmental Project Report (EPR)
The TTC and the City of Torosnto have completed the Environmental Project Report (EPR) for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Please see the Notice of Completion (PDF).
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Environmental Project Report – March 2010 (Updated August 20, 2010)
Please review the Environmental Project Report.
Process
The environmental impact of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT was assessed and an Environmental Project Report prepared according to the Transit Project Assessment Process as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, Transit Projects and Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Undertakings (2008).
The Study
The City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) are examining ways to significantly improve transit service on Eglinton Avenue from Kennedy Subway Station to Pearson International Airport.
Toronto’s Official Plan focuses on city-building and creating a Transit City by establishing key avenues for future growth. The Official Plan and the TTC’s Ridership Growth Strategy also stress the importance of making high-quality transit a more attractive option for travel. Modern environmentally-sustainable light rail transit service will support the growing travel needs of people who live and work in the Eglinton Corridor and beyond, and will also make the street livelier, more attractive, and more people-friendly. This is part of Toronto’s Climate Change and Beautiful City initiatives to make all of Toronto a more liveable and pleasant place to live and work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Stations and Stops
Please review the map showing all planned underground stations and street level stops. The underground stations are planned from Keele Street to Laird Drive. The LRT will rise to street level east of the Laird Station, immediately east of Brentcliffe Avenue.
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Study area map
What Are We Recommending?
We are recommending that the bus service on Eglinton Avenue be replaced with modern electrically-powered light rail vehicles. Within the central section between Laird Drive and Keele Street, the light rail vehicles will operate underground. TTC is proposing an underground LRT through this section because the width of Eglinton Avenue is too narrow to accommodate LRT. For the rest of Eglinton Avenue, the light rail vehicles would operate at surface, in dedicated transit lanes separated from traffic. The proposed light rail transit would provide a fast, reliable, and comfortable way to travel on Eglinton Avenue and support the growth management objectives of the Official Plan.
Public Consultation
The TTC and City of Toronto held seven Open Houses across the study corridor in November and December 2009. TTC and City Staff presented the preferred design for both the underground and street level segments of the line. For the surface segments, final stop/passenger platform locations and traffic management strategies to provide fast and reliable LRT service were displayed.
Open House Display Panels
Please review the display panels for the November and December 2009 Open Houses.
Please see the Public Notice (PDF)
On September 2, 2009, the TTC and City of Toronto hosted an additional Open House for the second round of consultation.
Six Open Houses were held in June 2009. Thank you to all residents who took time out of their evenings to attend.
Please review the display boards from the June 2009 Open Houses:
Previous Consultation (2008)
Six Open Houses were held during the first round of consultation in August and September 2008.
Please see the Open House Display Panels August and September 2008 (PDF).
Public Consultation Reports
Please review the consultation summary reports:
Need more information?
Please visit the Eglinton Connects page for the City of Toronto Planning Study, or the Crosstown page for the Metrolinx LRT project.
