Existing GO stations would also be part of SmartTrack, which is being built as part of Metrolinx’s previously planned regional express rail project. Maps of SmartTrack included in his campaign material showed a 22-stop line, with 13 new stations. City planners are poised to recommend that John Tory’s signature transit line be built with seven new stations, six fewer than he promised during the mayoral campaign. According to documents presented at a city public consultation on Wednesday, the alignment of seven new stops would put stations within 500 metres of 24,100 residents and 19,000 jobs. Chris Eby, the mayor’s chief of staff, said that regardless of the number of stations, Tory’s office is “very confident” that SmartTrack is “moving ahead in a way that .

Source: thestar June 02, 2016 18:10 UTC