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rfmcdonaldThere seems to be a flurry of apparent progress, or at least change, in Toronto transit generally. See Ben Spurr's Toronto Star article for another example.
A controversial extension of the TTC’s Yonge subway line has gotten a boost, after the province announced it would fund design work for the project.
The Ontario government said Thursday it would provide $55 million to provincial transit agency Metrolinx to work with the TTC and the Regional Municipality of York on detailed planning for the Yonge North Subway Extension.
The project would extend the TTC’s Line 1 from Finch station to Highway 7 in Richmond Hill, and has been championed by municipal leaders in York Region for years.
In a statement Thursday, York Region chair Wayne Emmerson said the subway was the regional council’s “number one rapid transit priority” and the funding announcement was “a critical first step” in its completion.
“The Yonge North Subway Extension project is now on track and moving forward,” he said, adding that the subway would replace 2,500 daily bus trips currently serving that section of Yonge.
