In February 2024, City Council endorsed the RapidTO: Surface Transit Network Plan (2024.EX11.8). This plan will help guide how the City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) plan, prioritize and implement future transit priority projects, making transit a more reliable and competitive choice for getting around the city.
Between 2021 and 2022, the City and TTC reviewed technical data and gathered public feedback to help identify and prioritize 47 key roadways for future transit improvements.
Following a detailed evaluation against the eight criteria, 20 priority roadways were identified for transit priority improvements over the next ten years (2023–2032):
In addition to the 20 roadways identified for near-term study, 27 more corridors have been identified for long-term transit planning studies to be considered beyond 2032.
The following roadways may be studied sooner if they align with emerging local priorities, Council direction or can be coordinated with other City projects:
From 2020 to 2022, the City and TTC conducted two phases of public consultation to inform the development of the RapidTO: Surface Transit Network Plan. The consultations helped identify priorities and determine where transit priority improvements could have the greatest benefit.
In October and November 2021, the City invited public feedback to help define and rank the criteria used to prioritize roadways for transit priority improvements.
Building on Phase 1, the City and TTC applied the weighted criteria to identify roadways where transit priority improvements could have the greatest impact. Eight evaluation criteria were used:
These criteria were informed by the 2018 Surface Transit Network Implementation Study (2020.EX18.1) and refined through public feedback.