Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) Future Use Initiative

In December 2024, City Council endorsed in principle the substantial removal of most of the remaining SRT Line 3 infrastructure that is no longer required for transit operations. City Council also directed staff to consider ‘future uses’ for the corridor and identify any portions of the elevated infrastructure that could remain, along with estimated capital costs. In response, the City is undertaking the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) Future Use Initiative for the east-west SRT corridor segment between Ellesmere Station and roughly 100 metres east of McCowan Station.

Phase 1 consists of three primary tasks to be completed in 2026:

  • A review of legal ownership information
  • Technical evaluation (e.g. structural condition)
  • Preparation of a strategy to develop and evaluate options for future uses, including public engagement

Together, this work will guide next steps to reimagine the east-west segment of the SRT corridor.

Staff are targeting a report back to City Council in Spring 2026 to provide an update on Phase 1 of the SRT Future Use Study.

The SRT Future Use Initiative focuses on the east-west SRT corridor segment between Ellesmere Station and roughly 100 metres east of McCowan Station.

Map of the Scarbrough Rapid Transit (SRT) future use study, generally extending from east Ellesmere Station to 100 metres east of McCowan Station. Ellesmere Station and Scarborough Centre Station are shown as out of scope for the study, with Midland and McCowan stations shown as in scope.

 

The Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) line provided transit service from Kennedy Station to the former McCowan Station along a dedicated corridor for approximately 40 years, until SRT vehicles ceased operation in August 2023.

A portion of the SRT corridor from Kennedy Station to the former Ellesmere Station is being converted into a busway for use by TTC vehicles. Much of the remaining portions of the SRT consists of an elevated structure and former SRT stations.

See the TTC webpage for more information on the Environmental Project Report (EPR) for the Line 3 Busway replacement, which was completed by TTC as part of the Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process Regulation.

  • Item EX19.6: In December 2024, City Council endorsed in principle the substantial removal of most of the remaining SRT Line 3 infrastructure that is no longer required for transit operations. City Council also directed staff to consider ‘future uses’ for the corridor and identify any portions of the elevated infrastructure that could remain, along with estimated capital costs.

The Initiative is currently in Phase 1, which includes a technical evaluation of the SRT corridor. The City is looking forward to engaging the community in Phase 2 following a Report to Council in Spring 2026 with results of the technical evaluation.

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