Newly released data from the City of Toronto from May and June confirms that the King Street pilot is working!
The 504 streetcar is the busiest surface transit route in the city, with 72,000 riders per day before the pilot began. But we all know that the street wasn’t working for anyone - traffic congestion made it faster to walk than take transit, and overcrowding and unreliable travel times discouraged people from taking the streetcar to travel along King Street.
By prioritizing streetcar traffic we have seen great improvements in streetcar service, with improved reliability and reduced travel times. The new data from May and June shows:
New Moneris point-of-sale data also shows no significant impact in sales along the street, which was a concern early on in the pilot.
The success of this pilot demonstrates that there are cost effective ways to improve service and increase the number of people travelling along key surface routes across the city.
Have you showed your support for the King Street Pilot? Visit We ♥ King to join TTCriders and the King for All Coalition in supporting the pilot.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2025
Toronto, ON — TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, is celebrating a victory today as, after hearing a marathon six hours of speakers, with most voicing support on the issue, the Executive Committee approved RapidTO dedicated transit lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin Streets. This would not have been possible without transit riders standing up and speaking in favour of this common-sense solution.
RE: EX25.4 - RapidTO: Transit Priority on Dufferin Street and Bathurst Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto — Transit riders gathered this morning at Dufferin Subway Station alongside TTCriders, the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA), and Environmental Defence Canada (EDC) to call on Toronto City Council to implement long-promised dedicated transit lanes on Dufferin and Bathurst streets.