Downtown Relief LineWhat it is: A rapid transit line that would connect downtown Toronto to the Bloor-Danforth subway east of the Don River. Toronto city council is expected to set its transit priorities for the next 15 years at a meeting on Wednesday. Council initially approved a seven-stop light rail transit (LRT) line for that purpose; that LRT would have followed the current RT route but then extended it to Centennial College, ending at Sheppard Avenue. The Relief Line is expected to relieve crowding on the Yonge subway line and the Bloor-Yonge station as well as provide riders with more travel options. Here's what council needs to consider:Scarborough subway extensionWhat it is: A one-stop extension of the Bloor-Danforth subway line east of Kennedy station to Scarborough Town Centre.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2016 02:37 UTC