The Panel's report and recommendations are now in the hands of Council. It's up to our elected officials to take the final step at their Special Meeting on March 21st and say yes to Rapid Transit for Toronto!
Please take a read through the Panel's report.
To get rapid transit finally moving in Toronto we need a majority of Councillors to agree with the Panel's number 1 recommendation and support building LRT on Sheppard Avenue East.
Please call or email your Councillor and encourage them to vote for for the LRT plan.
Please also help to spread the word about the real options for transit on Sheppard Ave using our current flyer.
The FACTS speak for themselves. Based on the facts, LRT is the preferred rapid transit mode for Sheppard Avenue East.
The Panel's Recommendations are as follows:
1. Council:
a. Confirm that Light Rail Transit(LRT) is the preferred rapid transit mode for Sheppard Avenue East, from Don Mills to Morningside, and confirm the Sheppard Avenue East LRT as a priority transit line within the approved Metrolinx '5 in 10 plan'.
b. Request the City Manager to develop a communication plan which outlines the significance of transit's role in city building, on Sheppard Avenue East and across the city.
2. Council:
a. Request the province, through Metrolinx, to accelerate the preparation of the investment strategy for the "Big Move" transit expansion plan.
3. Council request the:
a. City Manager to develop, for Council's consideration and approval, a comprehensive transit plan, that:
i. is consistent with Metrolinx's Big Move;
ii. integrates equitable economic development and other city-building strategies;
iii. recognizes the context of the current 5 year Official Plan review; and
iv. can ultimately be woven into the City's Official Plan.
b. City Manager to develop a comprehensive public consultation process that provides residents and businesses an opportunity to participate and inform the development of a sustainable transit plan, including funding options, for the City of Toronto.
c. City Manager to develop an intergovernmental strategy in support of a sustainable transit plan; working with the Federal and Provincial governments (including P3 project delivery), along with appropriate municipal associations (e.g. Federation of Canadian Municipalities), to seek a commitment to the type of long-term tri-partite funding commitment discussed in this report.