“Every rider who relies on a streetcar knows how frustrating the service has become. People are fed up with being stuck in traffic, stuck at endless red lights, and stuck waiting for streetcars that arrive late. The measures in this report are common-sense solutions that will finally give streetcars the priority they need to move, and help our network live up to its promise as a fast, reliable, and iconic part of Toronto. Riders deserve a streetcar network that works.”
Andrew Pulsifer
Executive Director, TTCriders
Tim Kocur
Exec. Director, Waterfront BIA
“The growth of our city’s rail connectivity just in the last few months has been incredible. We appreciate the effort of this FastTrackTO plan to keep the momentum going, to never stop improving, and even to look forward to maximize the impact of the next rail priorities like the Waterfront East LRT that will be under construction soon.”
“Streetcars are an essential component of transportation in Toronto, but they do not live up to their potential. They should and could be a fast and efficient way of moving people around the city. But Toronto’s streetcars are the slowest in the world. This report outlines quick, simple, and cost-effective ways to vastly improve the network based on implementing a unified program using proven technology and best-practices. With these easy changes, Toronto can have one of the best streetcar systems in the world. This report provides pathways to improving mobility and liveability, while making Toronto’s streetcars a model for other cities to follow.”
Dr. Brian Doucet
Associate Professor of Urban Planning at UofW, Co-Author of Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: a visual analysis of change.