There’s a new bus lane on Spadina?
On Spadina Avenue, the City of Toronto has recently installed a quick-build bus lane southbound between Richmond Street W. and Lake Shore Boulevard W. According to the City, travel times tripled since replacement buses started due to the ongoing upgrade of the streetcar right-of-way. This bus lane was created for just $240,000, with most of that cost being lost parking revenue of approx. $162,300.88 (pre-HST) and an implementation cost of approx. $78,586 (pre-HST). It goes to show that when the City puts its mind to it, we can move more people on transit in record time (for Toronto standards). Source: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.TE15.59 In 2023, around 35,000 people used the 510 Spadina streetcar per weekday, making it the second busiest streetcar route behind King. Source: https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Transparency-and-accountability/2023-Fall-Service-Hours-and-Boardings-by-Route-Nov-BP.pdf?rev=f2ca4549627144fa95f10065e92d58f0&hash=CABE8AFDB64B20AEE781B5A70AC34710 This lane is set to remain in place until January 2025 to prevent replacement buses from getting stuck in traffic. With traffic agents stationed at key intersections like Front St., Fort York, Lakeshore/Gardiner, and Queens Quay, they keep the flow of traffic moving. The acceleration on RapidTO corridors like Jane and Dufferin needs to be emphasized due to the upcoming 2026 games and further congestion due to construction, and we must act quickly like we did on Spadina. Join MTSO today to advocate for more reliable and resilient transit networks in Toronto and across Southern Ontario. Visit our website to get involved: moretransit.ca Speaker: Jonathan Lee #mtso #moretransitsouthernontario #moretransitso #spadina #streetcar #ttc #toronto
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On Spadina Avenue, the City of Toronto has recently installed a quick-build bus lane southbound between Richmond Street W. and Lake Shore Boulevard W.
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